Piketon in Pike County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Piketon
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 2, 2012
1. Piketon Marker
General Zebulon Pike
Killed in
storming of York,
Upper Canada, 1813
Erected by Ohio Historical Society; Ohio Department of Highways.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Patriots & Patriotism • Settlements & Settlers • War of 1812. A significant historical year for this entry is 1813.
Location. 39° 3.524′ N, 83° 1.111′ W. Marker is in Piketon, Ohio, in Pike County. It is on U.S. 23 south of Indian Ridge Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7144 US Hwy 23, Piketon OH 45661, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Scioto Valley and in Southern Ohio Hill Country. It is also in the American Midwest, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Underground Railroad in Pike County (approx. 0.9 miles away); First County Courthouse / Removal of County Seat (approx. 0.9 miles away); Veterans Memorial Park (approx. 0.9 miles away); Jasper (approx. 2.1 miles away); Discover (approx. 2.8 miles away); Evergree Union Cemetery Veterans Memorial (approx. 4½ miles away); Stoney Ridge (approx. 4.8 miles away); Pike County Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Piketon.
More about this marker. An identical
this page online
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 2, 2012
2. Piketon Marker
Photographed by Craig Doda, August 2, 2025
3. Piketon Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on August 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 10, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,791 times since then and 29 times this year. Last updated on August 5, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 10, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on August 5, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
