Below are two informative articles from the September, 2012 and October, 2012 "Grassroots Clippings" newsletters of the "Ohio Township Association" (OTA) that relate to township cemeteries in Ohio.
Exploring Almost Forgotten Gravesites in the Great State of Ohio
Dedicated to cemetery preservation in the great state of Ohio
"A cemetery may be considered as abandoned when all or practically all of the bodies have been Removed therefrom and no bodies have been buried therein for a great many years, and the cemetery has been so long neglected as entirely to lose its identity as such, and is no longer known, recognized and respected by the public as a cemetery. 1953 OAG 2978."