Fayette Township in South Point in Lawrence County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Macedonia Settlement Cemetery

Front Line of Freedom

Photographed by Grant & Mary Ann Fish, October 28, 2023

1. Macedonia Settlement Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Macedonia Cemetery (circa 1840) belongs to Macedonia Church, Ohio’s first Black Church. Those buried include settlers of the Macedonia Free Black Settlement, built by free people who assisted freedom seekers along the Underground Railroad. Also interred are soldiers of the Civil War’s United States Colored Troops (USCT), most of whom served in the 5th Regiment, Ohio’s first Black Regiment (1863). The Polley family also rest here. Emancipated slaves, the family continued their freedom struggle when their children were kidnapped from Ohio and unlawfully sold into slavery. Macedonia’s extant burial grounds include this sacred site and another 1/2 mile north.

Erected 2021 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation, Ohio History Connection. (Marker Number 9-44.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1840.

Location. 38° 26.531′ N,

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82° 31.475′ W. Marker is in South Point, Ohio, in Lawrence County. It is in Fayette Township. It is at the intersection of Burlington Macedonia Road (County Road 120) and County Road 144, on the right when traveling north on Burlington Macedonia Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2366 Co Rd 120, South Point OH 45680, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Kyova Tri-State Region.

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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Promised Land (approx. 2.1 miles away); Burlington Commons (approx. 2.4 miles away); Catalpa Tree (approx.

Marker with cemetery in the background image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Grant & Mary Ann Fish, October 28, 2023

2. Marker with cemetery in the background

2.4 miles away); Burlington Veteran's Memorial (approx. 2½ miles away); Wayne County / Cabell County (approx. 2.8 miles away in West Virginia); Veterans Administration Hospital (approx. 3 miles away in West Virginia); Indian Mound (approx. 3.1 miles away in West Virginia). Touch for a list and map of all markers in South Point.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 16, 2024, by Grant & Mary Ann Fish of Galloway, Ohio. This page has been viewed 327 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 16, 2024, by Grant & Mary Ann Fish of Galloway, Ohio. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.