Lawrence Township near Zoar in Tuscarawas County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Zoar Cemetery

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, March 15, 2015

1. Zoar Cemetery Marker Reverse

Inscription.
Here, in what has been described as "God's Acre," is the final resting place of members of the Society of Separatists of Zoar (1817-1898) as well as today's descendants and residents. The early Zoarites' simple religion forbade headstones, believing all were equal in death. These early burials, including fifty who perished in an 1834 cholera epidemic, are to your left. The headstone of Zoar leader Joseph Bimeler was erected later.

In the 1860s, the Separatists began using wooden markers, now deteriorated, and eventually limestone and marble memorials. The early graves were laid in chronological order, not in family plots. Three additions in 1900, 1925, and 1996 have enlarged the cemetery. The road, which formerly followed the shore of nearby Zoar Lake, was changed to its present location in 1925.

Erected 2006 by Zoar Community Association and Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 18-79.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1834.

Location. Marker

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has been reported missing. It was located near 40° 37.041′ N, 81° 25.676′ W. Marker was near Zoar, Ohio, in Tuscarawas County. It was in Lawrence Township. It could be reached from 7th Street 0.3 miles west of Park Street Northeast, in the median. The marker is located in Zoar Cemetery at the west end of 7th Street. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 400 7th St, Bolivar OH 44612, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in Amish Country.

It was also in the American Midwest,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it was in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found 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 location: Oldest Building in Zoar (approx. 0.3 miles away); Zoar Meeting House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Zoar Garden (approx. 0.4 miles away); Zoar Village (approx.

Zoar Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, March 15, 2015

2. Zoar Cemetery Marker

The front of the marker can be seen in this view at a distance.

0.4 miles away); Zoar Historic District (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Cow Barn Foundation (approx. 0.4 miles away); Zoar Town Hall / Zoar and The Ohio & Erie Canal (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Zoar Hotel (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Zoar.

Zoar Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, March 15, 2015

3. Zoar Cemetery

Zoar Cemetery Marker Missing image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Grant & Mary Ann Fish, August 18, 2024

4. Zoar Cemetery Marker Missing

Credits. This page was last revised on August 20, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 16, 2015, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,226 times since then and 65 times this year. Last updated on August 18, 2024, by Grant & Mary Ann Fish of Galloway, Ohio. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 16, 2015, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 4. submitted on August 18, 2024, by Grant & Mary Ann Fish of Galloway, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.

Editor’s want-list for this marker. A close-up photo of the front of the marker. • Can you help?