Defiance Township in Farmer in Defiance County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Site of Lost Creek Evangelical Lutheran Church
1849 - 1926
Photographed by Craig Doda, December 2, 2018
1. Site of Lost Creek Evangelical Lutheran Church Marker
First church built - 1860
Moved across road - 1895
Merged with St. John Evangelical Lutheran
Church, Hicksville, Ohio 1926
Seventy-seven years of glory to God
and Christian service
to this community and the world.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1849.
Location. 41° 21.286′ N, 84° 40.145′ W. Marker is in Farmer, Ohio, in Defiance County. It is in Defiance Township. It is at the intersection of Ohio Route 2 and Blosser Road, on the right when traveling north on Ohio Route 2. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1983 Jefferson Avenue, Defiance OH 43512, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Black Swamp and in the 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Hicksville Historical Society (approx. 6.3 miles away); Meuse Argonne Avenue (approx. 6.4 miles away); Scottish Highlander (approx. 6.4 miles away); First Church of Christ Veterans Memorial (approx. 6.4 miles away); Land Office Building (approx. 6˝ miles away); Johnson Memorial Library (approx. 6˝ miles away); St. Paul's Episcopal Church (approx. 6˝ miles away); Daeida Hartell Wilcox Beveridge / Amelia Swilley Bingham (approx. 6˝ miles away).
Photographed by Craig Doda, December 2, 2018
2. Site of Lost Creek Evangelical Lutheran Church Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 4, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 144 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 4, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
