Sunday, November 17, 2013

Temple Cemetery of Jackson Township, Union County, Ohio

The Temple Cemetery has also been called the Hayes Cemetery.  It is is located in a pasture at 16799 State Route 739.  It is not maintained.  It was once fenced, but only one post of the fence remains standing.

Saturday, November 16, 2013

The Price Farm Cemetery in Jackson Township, Union County, Ohio

The Price Farm Cemetery, not to be confused with nearby Price Cemetery, is located behind the residence at 34063 Baldwin Road.  It has been reduced to nothing more than a pile of ruble, rendering  it destroyed.  It is no longer active.

Thursday, November 14, 2013

Price Cemetery in Jackson Township, Union County, Ohio


In 1830, John Price donated land to the surrounding community for use as a cemetery.  The Price Cemetery is located on the north and south sides of Price-Mather Road, west of State Route 37.  This is an active cemetery that is under the care of the Jackson Township Trustees.  

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Cheney Cemetery in Jackson Township, Union County, Ohio

The Cheney Cemetery was donated to the community by the Ebenezer Cheney family in 1828.  It is located west of Essex behind the residence at 13243 State Route 739.  This cemetery has undergone some restoration work post-2000.  It is currently being maintained by the Jackson Township Trustees.

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

The Titsworth Farm Cemetery of Washington Township, Union County, Ohio

The History of Union County, published in 1883 by the Beers Company, mentions another lost Union County cemetery.  The Titsworth Cemetery was located on the Lemeul Titsworth Farm.  It is believed to have been located on the Rocky Fork of Rush Creek.  The 1883 account declares that the cemetery was already in disrepair.  It is believed to have been abandoned as early as the 1850s.  Bodies were subsequently removed to other cemeteries.  The bodies that remained were said to have washed away by the erosion of the creek bank.

Sunday, November 10, 2013

Rush Creek Cemetery in Washington Township, Union County, Ohio

There was once a small Quaker congregation in the northwestern part of Washington Township.  It was called the Rush Creek Friends Church.  And, it had a burying ground for use by its congregants.  This cemetery is located on the east side of West Mansfield-Mt. Victory Road just north of Rushlyvania Road.  It is a private cemetery is now closed to new burials.  It is presently maintained.

Saturday, November 9, 2013

The Byhalia Cemetery in Washington Township, Union County, Ohio


The Byhalia Cemetery is on land that was donated to the community by Boyd Thornton, and so it is also known as the Thornton Cemetery.  The first burials in this graveyard date to 1854, and it remains an active cemetery today.  This cemetery is on the north and south sides of Lingrell Road northwest of Byhalia.