Bethel in Clermont County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Bethel
Photographed by Craig Doda, November 7, 2025
1. Bethel Marker
Advocate of Human Liberty
1776-1844
Erected by Ohio Historical Markers Committee.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1776.
Location. 38° 58.123′ N, 84° 4.831′ W. Marker is in Bethel, Ohio, in Clermont County. It is at the intersection of North Main Street (Ohio Route 133) and West Circus Street, on the right when traveling south on North Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 340 N Main St, Bethel OH 45106, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Cincinnati. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Ohio River Valley, 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: Early Settlers Burial Ground (within shouting distance of this marker); Bethel World War II Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Bethel Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Private Edgar R. Aston (approx. 0.7 miles away); Bethel Methodist Church (approx. 4.1 miles away); John Collins, Methodist Preacher and Circuit Rider / Bethel Methodist Church and Cemetery
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Old Bethel M.E. Church (was approx. 4.1 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Photographed by Craig Doda, November 7, 2025
2. Bethel Marker
Photographed by Craig Doda, November 7, 2025
3. Bethel Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 9, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 8, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 30 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 8, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
