From there, SR 709 heads east along Carmean Street, serving as a primary thoroughfare through the village.

Passing by two side streets, SR 709 departs Ohio City, and enters into rural Liberty Township, where the roadway becomes known as Burris Road.

Heading away from that intersection, SR 709 passes amid a landscape predominantly ruled by farmland.

SR 709 passes its intersection with Flager Road, crosses over the Long Prairie Creek, and arrives at a junction with U.S. Route 127 (US 127).

Next, the highway crosses the Little Auglaize River amid a split intersection with Jones Hughes Road.