Nine Ohio Cemeteries to Visit

Janice Villa
I am fascinated by cemeteries. I like to look at the older tombstones and see the years and names. Here in my state of Ohio, there are cemeteries worth checking out because there are some famous people resting there. Below is a list of some of the famous graves.

Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio
Buried here are:
James A. Garfield, President of the United States
Eliot Ness, Law enforcement agent
John D. Rockefeller, Oil magnate

Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum, Dayton, Ohio
Buried here are:
Orville and Wilbur Wright, Aviation pioneers
Paul Laurence Dunbar, Poet
Erma Bombeck, Humorist

Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio
Buried here are:
James Thurber, Humorist
Eddie Rickenbacker, World War 1 flying ace

Union Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio
Buried here are:
Dave Thomas, Wendy's founder
Woody Hayes, Coach of Ohio State

Brock Cemetery, Greenville, Ohio
Buried here is:
Annie Oakley, Sharpshooter

Peoli Cemetery, Peoli, Ohio
Buried here is:
Cy Young, Baseball pitcher

Rose Hill Memorial Gardens, Massillon, Ohio
Buried here is:
Paul Brown, Football coach

Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum, Cincinnati, Ohio
Buried here is:
Salmon P. Chase, Chief Justice of the United States

Columbiana Cemetery, Columbiana, Ohio
Buried here is:
Harvey Firestone, Founder of Firestone Tire and Rubber Company

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  • Candida Bohnne-Eittreim12/24/2007

    I love old cemetaries. They just resonate with history! I loved this article Jan. Great job:)

  • julz11/5/2007

    Ill have to check these out!

  • Vonnie Chestnut10/30/2007

    Interesting, I don't visit the cemetary just to visit, but when I do go to put out flowers I too enjoy looking at the older stones.

  • J P Whickson10/29/2007

    We live very close to the oldest cemetary in our town and it is interesting to walk through and look at the headstones.

  • Secretsides10/29/2007

    This is very interesting!

  • Stephen Joltin10/25/2007

    Thank you for scouting out the cemeteries for us. Now dieing will be so much easier. Just kidding. Great article.

  • Lisa Riggs10/25/2007

    Interesting article!!

  • April Johnson10/24/2007

    Wow...great info. Such good history in those stones.

  • jcorn10/24/2007

    Do you ever do stone rubbings? Some people do.

  • Kat Mitschke10/24/2007

    How interesting! So many interesting people buried in that area!

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