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."

Thursday, September 12, 2024

The Miami County, Ohio W.P.A. Cemetery Plat Maps have been added to the right sidebar of the blog.

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

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These cemetery maps are clear and easy to read.  All pages are numbered.  

Unfortunately, not all map pages have their corresponding listing of the names of the veterans on either the map page itself or on a separate page. This is particularly true for some of the larger cemeteries.

The "Legend of Wars" box that is seen on the lower right of a cemetery page lacks details like the listing of the wars and their corresponding numbers (i.e. Civil War is #19); and also any history for a cemetery. 

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The largest cemetery in Miami County is Forest Hill Cemetery The W.P.A. Cemetery Plat Maps for this cemetery consists of 19 pages.  A search was made for the map pages that contain the names of the veterans, however, sadly the GIS Department nor the Miami County Recorder had them.

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Here is a link of interest.

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Casstown Cemetery is split between Elizabeth Township and LostCreek Township.  Here is part of a statement from a member of the Elizabeth Township Historical Society regarding their portion of the Casstown Cemetery and the cemetery as a whole.:

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the Elizabeth Township Historical Society ... recently completed a full survey of the burials in the Elizabeth Township section of the Casstown Cemetery (sections A, B, C, & D)., including all the war veterans' graves in the section.  Elizabeth Township Historical Society has a project to clean and restore all the veteran headstones in the Elizabeth Twp sections, as well as to publish a book on all the burials and all the war veteran graves in Elizabeth Township.  The village of Casstown has full jurisdiction of the Casstown Cemetery, which is an active cemetery, and they maintain it."

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The Casstown Cemetery - Pages 38 and 39.: 

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 Here is a link to a listing of all known cemeteries in Miami County; last posted online in 2009.

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Saturday, August 31, 2024

EVENT REMINDER: Friday, September 6, 2024 - 5p.m. - 7p.m. - Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland - Wade Chapel - Ian Adams - "This Place of Silence: Ohio’s Cemeteries and Burial Grounds"

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"An Evening with Photographer Ian Adams"

"Join us in Wade Memorial Chapel to celebrate the release of the new coffee table book, "This Place of Silence: Ohio’s Cemeteries and Burial Grounds", which includes 18 photographs of Lake View Cemetery as well as cemetery images from all 88 of Ohio’s counties. 
The book’s co-photographer, Ian Adams, whose stunning images were assembled into Lake View Cemetery’s 2024 wall calendar, will lead a slide presentation, followed by a book signing and an evening stroll highlighting area of Wade Pond that were featured in the book.

This presentation will last approximately 45 minutes, followed by a ½ mile walk. Books will be available for purchase the day of the event with cash or credit card."

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Ian Adams Photography on Facebook

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Ian Adams Photography - Website

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