Scioto Township in Chillicothe in Ross County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Kentucky Coffee Tree

Gymnocladus dioicus - 1700

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Kentucky Coffee Tree Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 27, 2024

1. Kentucky Coffee Tree Marker

Inscription.
A desendant of the national champion. Pioneers crushed and roasted the bean to make an "inferior cup of coffee".

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & Forestry • Parks & Recreational Areas.

Location. 39° 20.962′ N, 82° 58.895′ W. Marker is in Chillicothe, Ohio, in Ross County. It is in Scioto Township. It is on U.S. 35 near North Plaza Blvd.. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: US-35, Chillicothe OH 45601, 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 the Corn Belt,

and 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 Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker:

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Ohio Buckeye (a few steps from this marker); Golden Raintree (a few steps from this marker); Japanese Cherry (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Ohio Buckeye (a few steps from this marker); Sycamore (within shouting distance of this marker); White Ash (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named White Ash (within shouting distance of this marker); Crabapple (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chillicothe.

More about this marker. Located in the Ohio's Millennium Grove of Historic Trees

Also see . . . Official page for tree. (Submitted on April 5, 2026, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.)

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 27, 2024

2. Kentucky Coffee Tree Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 5, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 5, 2026, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 8 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 5, 2026, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.