Zion Reformed Church

Zion Reformed Church (HMALS)

Location: Thornville, OH 43076 Perry County
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N 39° 51.382', W 82° 23.559'

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Zion (Ribel's) Church was built on this site in 1808. The log structure was located in the Zion Ridge Cemetery, adjacent to the first school in Thorn Township. The congregation of Zion Reformed Church is the oldest in Perry County still in existence. The church was officially organized in 1806 when the German Reformed and Lutheran congregations joined together in building the first church in Perry County. They purchased this land on June 30, 1806, and shared the building, alternating Sundays, until 1911. In 1803, Reverend Johannes Christian Koenig (John King) became the first minister to settle in Perry County and became the founding minister for the German Reformed congregation. In 1805, Reverend Wilhelm Georg Forster (William Foster) was the first Lutheran minister to settle in Perry County and was the founding minister for the Lutherans. The present Zion Reformed Church was built across the street from the original church in 1910.
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HM NumberHMALS
Series This marker is part of the Ohio: Ohio Historical Society series
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Marker Number8-64
Year Placed2006
Placed ByZion Reformed Church and The Ohio Historical Society
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Sunday, September 21st, 2014 at 9:26pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 380872 N 4412743
Decimal Degrees39.85636667, -82.39265000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 51.382', W 82° 23.559'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 51' 22.92" N, 82° 23' 33.54" W
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Area Code(s)740
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 7916-8058 Co Rd 29, Thornville OH 43076, US
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