Highland Memorial Garden is a cemetery located in South Point, Ohio. Even though researchers have tried, this cemetery has never been read or photographed for genealogical purposes. The layout may...
Cemeteries
Low Gap Cemetery
Low Gap Cemetery is located on Route 243 at Bradrick. This cemetery was read in 1999 by Julian Barnett, Perry Campbell, and Tom Clutters. You can find that link here. Since this cemetery was read,...
About Our Cemeteries
Union Cemetery in Chesapeake, Ohio, the photo was taken in 2021, courtesy of Matt Bice. Want to know the origins of Memorial Day? This excellent article written by R. C. Hall and published in The...
John D. Currington
John D. Currington is a native of Greenup County, Kentucky, where he was born on November 20, 1829; he came to this county in 1861. Mr. Curington’s father, Joseph, died February 4, 1872, and his...
Mr. Roberts and Mrs. Rand
One of the first lawyers in Ironton was a Mr. Roberts. He lived here in the first year of the town’s history. He was an intelligent and agreeable man, whom everybody liked. He was sickly, had the consumption, we believe, and died in 1851. He was buried in a lot at Old Maidville, which was the only cemetery Ironton had. Afterward he was removed to the Kelly cemetery.
Burlington Cemetery
Ancient Burlington Cemetery Has Many Interesting Old Messages August 1954 Ironton Register Shortly before the beginning of the eighteenth century and seventeen years prior to the time the county...
List of Cemeteries in Lawrence County, Ohio
This cemetery index page has the most complete listing of cemeteries that have been located in Lawrence County, Ohio. It is compiled by townships, in alphabetical order, with directions given to find these cemeteries.
Soldiers Graves in Lawrence County
Taken from the Ironton Register, December 6, 1877. Under instructions from the Adjutant General of Ohio, Capt. McQuigg has completed a list of the names
Luke Kelley Cemetery Inscriptions
Luke Kelley Cemetery Inscriptions
Section 9, Township 1, Range 19 West, Lawrence County, Ohio.
Submitted by Bob Davisson.
Soldiers
The list has been compiled by Mr. Hamilton after several months of research in the records of the G. A. R. Post, at the several cemeteries and among friends and relatives of departed veterans. Its value as a local military record will be appreciated by the residents of this community.
Getaway Ohio Possesses an Odd History
About five miles up Symmes Creek from its mouth is situated the village commonly known as Getaway. Unincorporated, and therefore legally but a community of Union Township, it had an interesting history and one of sufficient importance to deserve recording and preserving. It is a village in which several descendants of pioneers still dwell, one of whom, Mrs. W. H. Waldeck has been kind enough to go to a great deal of trouble in collecting many facts for us regarding this historic old place.
Yates Cemetery Inscriptions
Symmes Twp. Section 17 CR 14, Lawrence County, Ohio
Directions: Upon a hill, about 200 yds behind Jewel Mays house. Cemetery is abandoned, lots of unmarked graves noted by sunken areas.
Athens Lunatic Asylum Inmates from Lawrence County, Ohio
Athens Lunatic Asylum Inmates from Lawrence County, Ohio The Athens Lunatic Asylum Cemeteries contain the remains of several Lawrence County veterans. These men were patients at the Asylum, died there and were not claimed for burial in their home county.
Union Hill Cemetery Interments
This list of interments was given to me by the late Julian Barnett, who was the caretaker of Union Hill Cemetery for many years. Union Hill Cemetery is
Sacred Heart Cemetery Tombstone Inscriptions
SACRED HEART CEMETERY TO BE BEAUTIFIED; PLANS DISPLAYEDRead by Martha J. Martin and others in early 1990 NOTE: Sacred Heart Cemetery belongs to St. Lawrence Catholic Church for the burial of its...