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"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, July 20, 2025

Sharing sad news of July 16, 2025 - Major Storm Damage occurred at the Old Burying Ground in Greenfield, Highland County, Ohio.

 Thanking John King of the "Friends of the Old Burying Ground" in Greenfield for alerting me to the severe storm damage done to this early pioneer cemetery in southern Ohio that contains the final resting places of so many ancestors of those who have ties to the area - and beyond.


 
Earlier this year, on On April 4, 2025, the Old Burying Ground was given an award by "Scenic Ohio" along with six other Ohio cemeteries for the preservation efforts of the volunteers who have worked to improve and maintain its historic significance.

John King and Michael Lee Anderson are long time volunteers at the Old Burying Ground in Greenfield since 2014.  They continue with their work cleaning, repairing, and resetting markers and monuments.  The project has been a full scale effort of volunteers attending to all of the needs of this historic cemetery.





Old Burying Ground on Find a Grave

Old Burying Ground on BillionGraves

Greenfield Historical Society