Claridon Township in Marion County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Claridon ME Church
Photographed by Craig Doda, November 24, 2023
1. Claridon ME Church Marker
First congregation in Marion County.
Est. 1820
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1820.
Location. 40° 35.002′ N, 82° 59.911′ W. Marker is in Claridon, Ohio, in Marion County. It is in Claridon Township. It is on Marion-Mt Gilead Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4845 Marion-Mt Gilead Road, Caledonia OH 43314, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Scioto Valley and in the Till Plains. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Claridon Prairie (approx. 2.9 miles away); The Marion Engineer Depot (approx. 3.2 miles away); Camp Marion, World War II Prisoners of War (approx. 3.2 miles away); Methodist Episcopal Church Bell (approx. 3.9 miles away); Caledonia Memorial United Methodist Church (approx. 3.9 miles away); Boyhood Home of Warren G. Harding (approx. 3.9 miles away); Caledonia Veterans Memorial (approx. 4 miles away); Caledonia (approx. 4 miles away).
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Photographed by Craig Doda, November 24, 2023
2. Claridon ME Church Marker
Photographed by Craig Doda, November 24, 2023
3. Claridon ME Church Cornerstone
Credits. This page was last revised on November 27, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 26, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 215 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 26, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
