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, June 15, 2025

The W.P.A. Cemetery Plat Maps for Marion County have been added to the right sidebar of the blog.

The W.P.A. Cemetery Plat Maps have been added to the right sidebar of this blog for Marion County, Ohio, in .jpeg format, which is comprised of the following townships.:

Big Island, Bowling Green, Claridon, Grand, Grand Prairie, Green Camp,
Marion, Montgomery, Pleasant, Prospect, Richland, Salt Rock, Scott, Tully, Waldo

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Green Camp Cemetery has a notation for an unknown veteran stating the specific area of the cemetery where he was buried.:

"Unknown buried in old roadway"

Close up view of the red circled notations for the unknown burial in the "old roadway".:

Below is the full page view for the Green Camp Cemetery:
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The following cemeteries have American Revolutionary War Veterans buried in them. :
Union Cemetery -

Big Island Township - Page 78 - Frazer Gray
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Claridon Cemetery - Claridon Township - Page 11 - Andrew Hyde

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Old Caledonia Cemetery - Claridon Township - Page 88 - John Irey

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Smith Cemetery - Richland Township - Page 102 - Sgt. Israel Clark

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Deal Cemetery - Rock Township - Page 99 - William Stayner and John Lindsey

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Wyatt Cemetery - Waldo Township - Joseph Gillet - (currently there is a duplicate memorial for Joseph Gillet) and Nathaniel Wyatt

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