Geneva in Ashtabula County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

The First Church Bell

Photographed by Craig Doda, April 12, 2025

1. The First Church Bell Marker

Inscription. The first church bell rung
in Geneva Township
North Geneva Church
1837

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Historic Bells series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1837.

Location. 41° 48.219′ N, 80° 56.853′ W. Marker is in Geneva, Ohio, in Ashtabula County. It is at the intersection of South Broadway Street and Erie Street, on the right when traveling north on South Broadway Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 89 S Broadway, Geneva OH 44041, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Ohio’s Lake Erie Shore

and in the Western Reserve.

It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

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 2 miles of

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this marker, measured as the crow flies: Soldiers and Sailors Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Geneva's First City Manager (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Geneva Veterans Memorial (about 500 feet away); The Cradle of Her Systems of Penmanship, Platt R. Spencer's Log Seminary (about 700 feet away); Spencerian Monument for American Handwrighting (about 700 feet away); Ransom E. Olds-Birthplace (approx. 0.2 miles away); Liberty Street Covered Bridge (approx. 0.3 miles away); Harpersfield (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Geneva.

Photographed by Craig Doda, April 12, 2025

2. The First Church Bell Marker

Geneva United Methodist Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, April 12, 2025

3. Geneva United Methodist Church

Credits. This page was last revised on April 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 18, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 118 times since then and 14 times this year. Last updated on April 19, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 18, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.