Rushcreek Township near Bellefontaine in Logan County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Quaker Meeting Place
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Site of First Church and School in Rushcreek Township
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, April 30, 2015
1. Quaker Meeting Place Marker
Quaker Meeting Place. This cemetery marks the location of a Quaker Meeting house built before 1820. Wm. Reames, a Revolutionary soldier, and Thomas Stanfield were promoters and members of the society.
Site of First Church and School in Rush Creek Township. This Friends meeting house was also used as a school for Quaker children. Later it became the first public school in the township.
Erected 1951 by Logan County Historical Society.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Education • Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Quakerism series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1820.
Location. 40° 24.789′ N, 83° 42.899′ W. Marker is near Bellefontaine, Ohio, in Logan County. It is in Rushcreek Township. It is on Rushsylvania Pike (County Road 9) south of County Road 57, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4056 Rushsylvania Pike, Bellefontaine OH 43311, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Ohio State Eagles Recreation Park (approx. 1.8 miles away); Ohio Hi Point Career Center (approx. 2.9 miles away); Dr. Earl S. Sloan (approx. 3 miles away); Campbell Hill (approx. 3 miles away); Remembrance 1951- 1969 (approx. 3 miles away); Bellefontaine (approx. 3.1 miles away); a different marker also named Bellefontaine (approx. 3.3 miles away); Bellefontaine War Memorial (approx. 3½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bellefontaine.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, April 30, 2015
2. Quaker Meeting Place Marker
Photographed by Craig Doda, December 28, 2025
3. Site of First Church and School in Rushcreek Township side of the marker
Photographed by Craig Doda, December 28, 2025
4. Quaker Meeting Place side of the marker
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, April 30, 2015
5. Nearby plaque in the burial ground
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, April 30, 2015
6. Another plaque in the cemetery
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, April 30, 2015
7. Quaker Meeting Place Marker
cemetery site
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, April 30, 2015
8. Looking Northwest from the cemetery, one can see the former home of Thomas Stanfield.
When I was a child, you could still see remnants of a road from the cemetery/school/church site to this house.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, April 30, 2015
9. The former home of the Stanfield family
Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 13, 2015, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,179 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 13, 2015, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. 3, 4. submitted on January 24, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. submitted on May 13, 2015, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
