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Old North Graveyard

Also known as North Graveyard , Old North Cemetery

Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, USA

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  • Get directions Spruce Street
    Columbus, Ohio 43215 United States
    Coordinates: 39.97210, -83.00410
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The cemetery was located between Park Street on the west, Spruce Street on the north, and Wall Street on the east. This was an early cemetery serving Columbus. The cemetery was established in 1813 and was originally 1.5 acres in size but was later enlarged to about 12 acres. Its use was discontinued prior to 1864, when the city council formally forbade additional internments in the cemetery. Graves were moved to Green Lawn Cemetery, starting in 1864 when the city offered lots in Green Lawn Cemetery in exchange for lots in the old graveyard and continuing as late as 1913. Excavations uncovered human remains in 2001 in the former cemetery location.



An extensive history of the North Graveyard is given on pages 6 – 30 of The Columbus City Graveyards by Donald M. Schegel, Columbus History Service, © 1985.



The cemetery was located in Montgomery Township, Franklin County, Ohio, and is # 3607 (North Graveyard) in "Ohio Cemeteries 1803-2003", compiled by the Ohio Genealogical Society.



The cemetery was located between Park Street on the west, Spruce Street on the north, and Wall Street on the east. This was an early cemetery serving Columbus. The cemetery was established in 1813 and was originally 1.5 acres in size but was later enlarged to about 12 acres. Its use was discontinued prior to 1864, when the city council formally forbade additional internments in the cemetery. Graves were moved to Green Lawn Cemetery, starting in 1864 when the city offered lots in Green Lawn Cemetery in exchange for lots in the old graveyard and continuing as late as 1913. Excavations uncovered human remains in 2001 in the former cemetery location.



An extensive history of the North Graveyard is given on pages 6 – 30 of The Columbus City Graveyards by Donald M. Schegel, Columbus History Service, © 1985.



The cemetery was located in Montgomery Township, Franklin County, Ohio, and is # 3607 (North Graveyard) in "Ohio Cemeteries 1803-2003", compiled by the Ohio Genealogical Society.



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