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."

Sunday, November 27, 2022

Sharing a link to this article by The Toledo Blade by Matt Markey.: "The Outdoors Page: Tiny cemeteries dot the area landscape" - Posted November 26, 2022

Sharing this article from "The Toledo Blade" by Matt Markey celebrating the importance of lost and forgotten cemeteries and that they should be preserved and protected.  Focusing on those that exist in the Ohio counties shown below in particular.:

"Lucas County has about 73 cemeteries, Wood County hosts around 78, while Ottawa County's burial sites number roughly 48, and Fulton County has close to 80. The exact numbers are not in dispute — they just are not known since the small plots, the family graveyards, and long-since abandoned sites are not all found on a map or a deed."
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Also, learn more about the Lucas County Cemeteries Historical Association from this link. 

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Lucas County, Ohio Cemeteries as listed on "Find A Grave."
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