Harlem Township in Delaware County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Fancher Cemetery

Photographed by Craig Doda, October 24, 2025

1. Fancher Cemetery Marker

Inscription.
On land owned by the William Fancher family (1810). Earliest burial 1822; currently active cemetery. The oldest of three sections is closest to Fancher Road. Burial location of many veterans from the Revolutionary War to the present. Cemetery and records maintained by Harlem Township.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1822.

Location. 40° 8.01′ N, 82° 49.637′ W. Marker is near Harlem, Ohio, in Delaware County. It is in Harlem Township. It is at the intersection of Fancher Road and Schleppi Road, on the right when traveling west on Fancher Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 11491 Fancher Rd, Westerville OH 43082, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Scioto Valley

and in the Columbus Metropolitan Area.

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

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(Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Field Musician Richard W. Thompson (within shouting distance of this marker); Maple Grove Cemetery (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Benajah Cook Sawmill and Farmstead (approx. 1.3 miles away); Rocky Fork Metro Park (approx. 1.9 miles away); Mills of Plain Township (approx. 1.9 miles away); Wagnor Cemetery (approx. 2.8 miles away); Wexner Community Park (approx. 3.1 miles away); Smith’s Burying Ground: Pioneer Cemetery (approx. 3.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Harlem.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Disposal of Land in Plain Township (was approx. 3.1 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Craig Doda, October 24, 2025

2. Fancher Cemetery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 22, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 20, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 17 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 20, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.