Near Canfield in Mahoning County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Dean Hill Cemetery and Disciple Church Site

Photographed by Jenn Wintermantel, May 19, 2013

1. Dean Hill Cemetery and Disciple Church Site Marker - Side A

Inscription. Side A: In 1827, noted evangelist Walter Scott came to Canfield and visited with a number of area Baptist families living on Palmyra Road and in the vicinity of Dean Hill. A follower of Alexander Campbell, Scott delivered powerful sermons that persuaded some to establish a new church congregation in the Disciple faith. After meeting in congregation members' homes, a framed meeting house was erected circa 1830 on land purchased from William and Orsemus Dean. This church stood across from William Dean's brick residence. A burial ground was provided at the site with existing grave markers dating to 1837. Veterans from all the wars of this nation are buried here, including Benjamin Dean of the 105th Ohio Infantry Regiment who died from wounds suffered in the 1863 Battle of Murfreesboro in Tennessee. (continued on other side)
Side B: (continued from other side) According to some, there are few more sightly and beautiful locations on the Western Reserve than the crest of Dean Hill where the Disciple congregation grew rapidly. The church continued to meet regularly until 1865, but by 1848 members living in the Village of

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Canfield had withdrawn from Dean Hill to form a second Disciple Church near the south end of the Village Green. Eventually the Disciple churches in Canfield and North Jackson absorbed the diminished Dean Hill congregation. The old frame church was a conspicuous landmark until it was razed in the late 1880s. Today only the carriage step stone remains as a reminder of the church location. The Dean Hill Cemetery continues to serve as a final resting place for descendants of its founders and for the Canfield community.

Erected 2009 by Canfield Historical Society and Robert H. and Maxine D. Neff Family and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 30-50.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1827.

Location. 41° 2.096′ N, 80° 47.693′ W. Marker is near Canfield, Ohio, in Mahoning County. It is on Palmyra Road 0.2 miles east of Calico Lane, on the right when traveling west. Located at the

Dean Hill Cemetery and Disciple Church Site Marker - Side B image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jenn Wintermantel, May 19, 2013

2. Dean Hill Cemetery and Disciple Church Site Marker - Side B

entrance to Dean Hill Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Canfield OH 44406, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Western Reserve

and in the Mahoning Valley.

It is also in the American Midwest.

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Zion Lutheran and Reformed Churchyard (approx. 1.8 miles away); Elisha Whittlesey (approx. 1.9 miles away); Canfield Green (approx. 1.9 miles away); Canfield Township Hall (approx. 2 miles away); The Mahoning Dispatch Building (approx. 2 miles away); Canfield WPA Memorial Building (approx. 2 miles away); Canfield Congregational Church / Canfield United Methodist Church (approx. 2 miles away); Canfield War Vet Museum (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Canfield.

Dean Hill Cemetery and Disciple Church Site Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jenn Wintermantel, May 19, 2013

3. Dean Hill Cemetery and Disciple Church Site Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 19, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,255 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 19, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.