Prairie Township near Holmesville in Holmes County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
The Butler Spring
Photographed by Sara Bennett
1. The Butler Spring Marker
May 30th 1782
One soldier died and was buried here
Jonathan Butler & family settled here
In the fall of 1809
The first white child born in the county
was Hannah Butler
April 4, 1810
Erected by Holmes Historical Society.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Environment • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is May 30, 1782.
Location. 40° 38.836′ N, 81° 56.325′ W. Memorial is near Holmesville, Ohio, in Holmes County. It is in Prairie Township. It is on Ohio Route 83 south of County Road 561, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 8498 State Route 83, Holmesville OH 44633, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Amish 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 Haudenosaunee (Iroquois)
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Birthplace of William M. McCulloch (approx. 1.6 miles away); Dairy Barn (approx. 2.7 miles away); Smoke House (approx. 2.7 miles away); The Cave (approx. 2.7 miles away); Bake House (approx. 2.7 miles away); Holmes Co. Infirmary 1896 (approx. 2.7 miles away); Pest House (approx. 2.7 miles away); Hospital (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Holmesville.
Additional keywords. "Big Spring" "Jone's Spring"
Credits. This page was last revised on June 30, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 30, 2026, by Sara Bennett of Edmonton, Canada. This page has been viewed 10 times since then. Photo 1. submitted on June 30, 2026, by Sara Bennett of Edmonton, Canada. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
