New Haven in Huron County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Historic New Haven, Ohio
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Residents of Early New Haven, Ohio
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, January 14, 2025
1. Historic New Haven, Ohio Marker
Historic New Haven, Ohio. New Haven, Ohio. was the mercantile center of southwest Huron County during the first half of the 19th century. Residents described immense wagons, or "land schooners," lined up for miles on the New Haven-Worthington Road traveling from Columbus to the Lake Erie ports. Organized in 1815. New Haven was one of the early townships formed in Huron County and the Firelands. The village was platted, with streets at right angles around a diamond-shaped town green, after the plan of New Haven, Connecticut. When, in the 1840s, New Haven rejected the railroad's direct route through the village, the Sandusky & Newark was routed to the west and through Plymouth taking with it the shipping business. Subsequently. New Haven began a steady economic decline into a small crossroads village.
Residents of Early New Haven, Ohio. Two early citizens. Caleb Palmer and Rouse Bly, are buried in the Old New Haven Cemetery. Caleb Palmer (1775-1854), was an early Ohio surveyor in Trumbull County. He came to New Haven. bought his first land in the area around 1811, and settled here shortly thereafter. Palmer served as one of the first Huron county commissioners, a justice. of the peace, and a postmaster. War of 1812 veteran Rouse Bly (1793-1866) settled near New Haven around 1825. Known for both his compassion,
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Erected 2021 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation, New Haven Ohio History League, New Haven United Methodist Church and the Ohio History Connection. (Marker Number 7-39.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1815.
Location. 41° 2.005′ N, 82° 40.861′ W. Marker is in New Haven, Ohio, in Huron County. It is on Prairie Street east of North Street (Ohio Route 61), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: New Haven OH 44850, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Western Reserve. 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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Western Reserve (approx. 5.3 miles away); North Fairfield, Ohio (approx. 6.1 miles away); North Fairfield Veterans Memoral (approx. 6.1 miles away); First White Woman To Settle In Fairfield Twp.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, January 14, 2025
2. Residents of Early New Haven, Ohio Marker
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, January 14, 2025
3. Historic New Haven, Ohio Marker
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, January 14, 2025
4. Residents of Early New Haven, Ohio Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 17, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 15, 2025, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 301 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 15, 2025, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
