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Bethel in Clermont County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Early Settlers Burial Ground

 
 
Early Settlers Burial Ground Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, November 5, 2016
1. Early Settlers Burial Ground Marker
Inscription.

Resting here among other pioneers are:
Obed Denham,
native of Plainfield, New Jersey, donor of this plot, founder of Bethel in 1798, and pioneer abolitionist;
Thomas Morris,
antislavery leader, veteran state legislator, U.S. senator 1833-1839, and Liberty Party vice presidential nominee 1844;
Reader Wright Clarke,
U.S. representative from the Clermont District 1865-1869, and U.S. Treasury second auditor 1869-1870;
"The Unknown Hunter";
befriended by Obed Denham and the first person buried in this hallowed ground.
 
Erected 1973 by Bethel Historical Association and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 2-13.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesSettlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list.
 
Location. 38° 58.103′ N, 84° 4.836′ W. Marker is in Bethel, Ohio, in Clermont County. It is at the intersection of Old Bullskin Trail (Ohio Route 133) and West Circus Street, on the left when traveling north on Old Bullskin Trail. Touch for map
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. Marker is at or near this postal address: 393 North Main Street, Bethel OH 45106, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Cincinnati. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Ohio River Valley, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bethel (within shouting distance of this marker); Bethel World War II Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Bethel Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Private Edgar R. Aston (approx. 0.6 miles away); Bethel Methodist Church (approx. 4.1 miles away); John Collins, Methodist Preacher and Circuit Rider / Bethel Methodist Church and Cemetery (approx. 4.1 miles away); Civil War Veterans (approx. 4.1 miles away); Elk Lick Mound (approx. 4.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bethel.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. Old Bethel M.E. Church (was approx. 4.1 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
 
Also see . . .
1. Thomas Morris - Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. (Submitted on November 28, 2016, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
2. Reader Wright Clarke - Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. (Submitted on November 28, 2016, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
 
Early Settlers Burial Ground Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, November 5, 2016
2. Early Settlers Burial Ground Marker
Early Settlers Burial Ground Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, November 5, 2016
3. Early Settlers Burial Ground Marker
Early Settlers Burial Ground Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, November 5, 2016
4. Early Settlers Burial Ground Marker
Early Settlers Burial Ground Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, November 5, 2016
5. Early Settlers Burial Ground Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 26, 2016, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,386 times since then and 73 times this year. Last updated on June 2, 2023, by Grant & Mary Ann Fish of Galloway, Ohio. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 26, 2016, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
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