The Marysville Cemetery

Many people might not realize that Oakdale Cemetery was not the first cemetery to serve Marysville.  Prior to the opening of Oakdale, there was a cemetery that was more centrally located in Marysville.  Today all signs of this cemetery are all but gone.

The Marysville Cemetery was located on the bank of Mill Creek on land surounded by Fourth Street, Plum Street, and Walnut Street.  This cemetery is believed to have been destroyed after the opening of Oakdale Cemetery.  According to the 1883 Beers' History of Union County, talk of abandoning this cemetery dates to late 1848.  The cemetery was expanded in 1863.  In 1877 a tax was established to purchase new land for a enw cemetery. However, it was not until 1878 that the land for Oakdale Cemetery was finally obtained by the city.  Bodies from the Marysville cemetery were then removed to Oakdale Cemetery.  All that remains to mark the location of the Marysville Cemetery is the brick cross on the side of the Old Union Landmark Building.   One of the rumored burials in the Old Marysville Cemetery was that of a Revolutionary War soldier who fought with the British.  But, that is a story for another day.