Union Cemetery in Chesapeake, Ohio, the photo was taken in 2021, courtesy of Matt Bice.
History of Memorial Day
Want to know the origins of Memorial Day? This excellent article written by R. C. Hall and published in The Huntington Herald Advertiser lays out how it all began, and the old tradition of “Decoration Day” in Rome Cemetery in Lawrence County, Ohio.
Headstone Photos
This blog is old headstone photos of Lawrence County, Ohio. Over the years I have collected thousands of tombstone pictures that I have taken, plus many others that have been donated by our wonderful volunteers.
Cemetery Locations
Beginning in the 1980s, the Lawrence County, Ohio Genealogy Society started transcribing cemeteries, to aid genealogists in locating old burial sites. Then, in the late 1990s Tom Clutters, Perry Campbell, and Julian Barnett began talking to older residents and finding additional cemeteries and headstones. Be sure and visit this page.
Historical Stories
On our Cemetery Inscriptions & More page, you will find listings of cemeteries, their locations, stories, and inscriptions. Along with all that material, you will have free access to the late Tom Clutters, Perry Campbell, and the late Julian Barnett’s cemetery books they published in 1999, which are listed by townships in this collection.
Burial Index
Searching for burial records can be dishearting. Try searching this list of individuals’ names and the cemetery where they were buried. This resource is helpful for the genealogist, whether you are investigating a family or just one person.
Woodland Cemetery Burials
Looking for relatives buried in Woodland Cemetery? This is the index to the Burial Records of Woodland Cemetery in Ironton, Ohio. The original records are housed in the History Department (Hamner Room) at Briggs Library in Ironton, Ohio.
The Jewish Arch in Woodland Cemetery Ironton, Ohio.
Blair Cemetery
Davidson-Gilruth Cemetery
Blair Cemetery
Stones under a tree
Lawrence County, Ohio
We have some of the most beautiful cemeteries, and when you visit them, take time to read the tombstones. Unfortunately, like every county, many of our ancestor’s resting places have been destroyed. If members of the family have moved from here, there is no one to take care of the cemetery.
Weather, farm animals, machinery, and just plain vandalism are the main result of many of the cemetery’s demise. If you need assistance in locating either a grave or a cemetery, the township trustees are the best place to begin. Let’s teach the next generation how to be caretakers of the remaining cemeteries we have located.
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