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Spencerville in Allen County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Spencerville Veterans Memorial

 
 
Spencerville Veterans Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, May 31, 2016
1. Spencerville Veterans Memorial Marker
Full view of marker, various wars are noted on each of the four faces of the column
Inscription.
Dedicated to our country’s defenders, erected by our patriotic people

1861 - 1865 • 1898 - 1902 • 1917 - 1918 • 1941 - 1945 • 1921 • Viet Nam 1964-1975
 
Erected 1921.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 40° 41.994′ N, 84° 21.461′ W. Memorial is in Spencerville, Ohio, in Allen County. It is at the intersection of South Broadway (Ohio Route 66) and Kolter Road, on the right when traveling north on South Broadway. Marker is in Spencerville Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 601 S Broadway St, Spencerville OH 45887, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Ohio’s Till Plains. 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 (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: Spencerville (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Miami – Erie Canal (approx. 0.4 miles away); Bowersock Bros. Post No. 6772 Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Village of Spencerville (approx. 0.6 miles away); a different marker also named Village of Spencerville (approx. 0.6 miles away); a different marker also named Village of Spencerville (approx. 0.6 miles away); Kolter's Mill (approx. 0.6 miles away); American Revolutionary War (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Spencerville.
 
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Another marker is no longer nearby.
Fort Amanda (was approx. 0.7 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
 
Spencerville Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 20, 2022
2. Spencerville Veterans Memorial
Spencerville Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 20, 2022
3. Spencerville Veterans Memorial
Spencerville Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, April 20, 2022
4. Spencerville Veterans Memorial
Spencerville Veterans Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Rev. Ronald Irick, May 31, 2016
5. Spencerville Veterans Memorial Marker
Marker as seen from Kohter Road, across "Soldier's Field"
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 23, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 1, 2016, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 593 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on June 1, 2016, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio.   2, 3, 4. submitted on April 21, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio.   5. submitted on June 1, 2016, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 10, 2026