Radnor Township in Delaware County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Radnor Village and Township
Radnor Heritage Society
Photographed by Pamela S Zeirott, November 28, 2023
1. Radnor Village and Township Marker, Side One
Inscription.
Radnor Village and Township. . , Radnor village is located amid a cluster of elevated knolls surrounded by broad fields and beautiful farms largely devoted to the cultivation of grain. In the early 1800s, many Welsh settlers came to this country for three reasons: they wanted their own land, worship in the church of their choice and offer their children a good education. In 1802. Welshman David Pugh purchased 4000 acres in the area for $2650, about $.75 an acre, and named the area after his home county of Radnorshire in Wales. This became Radnor Township in 1803 with Ohio statehood. The first settlers were the Henry and Margaret Perry family in 1803. The first child born in the settlement was David Penry. Jr. and the second was Mary Jones (Warren) in the spring of 1807. The first death, Sarah Kyle, in 1807 required a burial ground and was set out like those in Wales with a hedge fence (since removed). Mr. Pugh designated a village plot named New Baltimore, but it never materialized. Thomas Warren purchased the plot in 1810 then opened the first tavern in 1811. Elijah Adams was the first Justice of the Peace. In 1821 there were three log school houses in the township and in later years the number of schools grew to fourteen with approximately 300 students. In 1833, Edward Evans laid out a new village called Delhi. The cemetery was legally established in 1835 when Pugh sold 2½ acres for it to the Trustees, with the elaborate Lych Gate later added in 1911. In 1870 the consolidation of schools made one central school, and further consolidation in 1962 made Buckeye Valley School district. By the late 1870s, the Delhi village name was changed to Radnor to satisfy railroad requirements for mail delivery. At one time Radnor village had five churches: Baptist. Congregational. Methodist. Presbyterian and Episcopal. The Baptist was the first and it was constituted in 1816. By 2000 only the Baptist and Congregational United Church of Christ remained. Radnor Township and Radnor Village remain a beautiful farming district unsurpassed for fertility providing an abundance of farm production.
Radnor village is located amid a cluster of elevated knolls surrounded by broad fields and beautiful farms largely devoted to the cultivation of grain. In the early 1800s, many Welsh settlers came to this country for three reasons: they wanted their own land, worship in the church of their choice and offer their children a good education. In 1802. Welshman David Pugh purchased 4000 acres in the area for $2650, about $.75 an acre, and named the area after his home county of Radnorshire in Wales. This became Radnor Township in 1803 with Ohio statehood. The first settlers were the Henry and Margaret Perry family in 1803. The first child born in the settlement was David Penry. Jr. and the second was Mary Jones (Warren) in the spring of 1807. The first death, Sarah Kyle, in 1807 required a burial ground and was set out like those in Wales with a hedge fence (since removed). Mr. Pugh designated a village plot named New Baltimore, but it never materialized. Thomas Warren purchased the plot in 1810 then opened the first tavern in 1811. Elijah Adams was the first Justice of the Peace. In 1821 there were three log school houses in the township and in later years the number of schools grew to fourteen with approximately 300 students. In 1833, Edward Evans laid out a new village called Delhi. The cemetery was legally established in 1835 when
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Pugh sold 2½ acres for it to the Trustees, with the elaborate Lych Gate later added in 1911. In 1870 the consolidation of schools made one central school, and further consolidation in 1962 made Buckeye Valley School district. By the late 1870s, the Delhi village name was changed to Radnor to satisfy railroad requirements for mail delivery. At one time Radnor village had five churches: Baptist. Congregational. Methodist. Presbyterian and Episcopal. The Baptist was the first and it was constituted in 1816. By 2000 only the Baptist and Congregational United Church of Christ remained. Radnor Township and Radnor Village remain a beautiful farming district unsurpassed for fertility providing an abundance of farm production.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Landmarks. A significant historical year for this entry is 1802.
Location. 40° 23.06′ N, 83° 9.004′ W. Marker is near Radnor, Ohio, in Delaware County. It is in Radnor Township. It is on Radnor Road (County Road 198) east of State Route 203, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4241 Radnor Rd, Radnor OH 43066, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Scioto Valley and in the Columbus Metropolitan Area. 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 walking distance of this marker: Vietnam Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this
Photographed by Pamela S Zeirott, November 28, 2023
Credits. This page was last revised on November 18, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 30, 2023, by Pamela S Zeirott of Johnstown, Ohio. This page has been viewed 589 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on November 30, 2023, by Pamela S Zeirott of Johnstown, Ohio. 3. submitted on November 3, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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