First Blendon Presbyterian Church

First Blendon Presbyterian Church is an Ohio historical marker in Franklin County.

Franklin County · 6350 S Hempstead Road, Westerville, OH, 43081 -- In cemetery at NE corner of Dempsey and S. Hempstead roads.

Get directions ↗Start a road trip Historical trails

Side A: On this site in 1829 the Presbyterians of Blendon Township built their first church. The land was donated by Timothy Lee for “church and burial” purposes. The Reverend Ebenezer Washburn, buried here, was the first minister. The church was destroyed one week after its dedication by an apparent act of arson. Side B: Same

TodayHistorical map

Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Example

under a mile from where William Gabby lived in the 1760s

what this marker records spans 1777 to 1789, overlapping William Gabby's years here

From one family's 77-marker roster

Upload your family tree and TreeAlive finds the markers near where your own ancestors lived.

See your family's markers

Start with a tree file, a FamilySearch sign in, or a WikiTree ID.

Report a problem with this page

The marker isn't at this spotOur pin may be off. If you know where it stands, tell us.I couldn't find the markerWe record what the source recorded. We have not been to look.The sign reads differentlyThat would be an error, and we can pass it to the program.The historical map looks wrongThe period map behind the pin, not the marker itself.Something else

We may pass what you report to the state's marker program. Please don't include personal details.

Marker data: Ohio Historical Markers program, Ohio History Connection (Remarkable Ohio)

More markers nearby

Blendon Township’s Early Presbyterian Churches and Church Bellunder 1 mi
Blendon Church Bellunder 1 mi
Central College Presbyterian Churchunder 1 mi
McDannald Pioneer Homestead1 mi