Pike Township in Rosedale in Madison County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Bigelow Pioneer Cemetery

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Photographed by Craig Doda, May 18, 2024

1. Bigelow Pioneer Cemetery Marker

Inscription.
In the early 1800s, a small group of settlers left New England and traveled west to Ohio's Madison and Union counties. Families built homes and created some of the most valuable agricultural lands in the state.

The tombstones left behind represent the difficult journey taken by these people. Those laid to rest here include young children who didn't survive infancy and entire families claimed by epidemics. But there are also gravestones of hardy individuals in their 60s, 70s, and 80s who are a remarkable testimonial to human survival at the time.

Erected by Ohio Department Of Natural Resources. (Marker Number 4.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 40° 6.589′ N, 83° 25.139′ W. Marker is in Rosedale, Ohio, in Madison County. It is in Pike Township. It is on Rosedale Road (County Road 25) 0.2 miles south of State Route 161, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 605 Rosedale Rd, Plain City OH 43064, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Welcome To Bigelow Cemetery State Nature Preserve (a few steps from this marker); Today, only a few prairies are left in Ohio

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(a few steps from this marker); Bigelow Bridge / The Darby Plains (approx. half a mile away); Culbertson Covered Bridge / Reuben L. Partridge (1823- 1900) Bridge Builder (approx. 2.6 miles away); Mitchell Cemetery Stone #3 (approx. 3½ miles away); Mitchell Cemetery Stone #2 (approx. 3½ miles away); Mitchell Cemetery Stone #1 (approx. 3½ miles away); Bridgeport / Bridgeport Iron Bridge (approx. 3.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rosedale.

Photographed by Craig Doda, May 18, 2024

2. Bigelow Pioneer Cemetery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 23, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 259 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 23, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.