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Burkettsville in Mercer County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Burkettsville

 
 
Burkettsville Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, July 6, 2024
1. Burkettsville Marker
Inscription. Founded by Issac Burkett, blind sawmill owner, in 1876
 
Erected by Ohio Historical Society / Ohio Department of Highways / Ohio Bicentennial Commission.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1876.
 
Location. 40° 21.112′ N, 84° 38.291′ W. Marker is in Burkettsville, Ohio, in Mercer County. It is on Mercer Darke County Line Road (Ohio Route 319), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4391 Mercer Darke County Line Rd, Fort Recovery OH 45846, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s 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.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Burkettsville (approx. 0.4 miles away); St. Bernard Parish Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Burkettsville (approx. half a mile away); New Weston Veterans Memorial (approx. one mile away); St. Paul Catholic Church, Sharpsburg (Zenz City) & Sharpsburg School (approx. 4 miles away); Saint Paul's Cemetery Veterans Memorial (approx. 4 miles away); The Cranberry Prairie (approx. 4.1 miles away); North Star (approx. 4.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Burkettsville.
 
Burkettsville Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, July 6, 2024
2. Burkettsville Marker
Burkettsville Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, July 6, 2024
3. Burkettsville Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 24, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 11, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 206 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on July 11, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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