The Columbus City Graveyards
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Content © 1985 by Donald M. Schlegel

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Notes on Green Lawn Cemetery

Replacement lots for North Graveyard lot owners are located in:
- Section M, northwest corner
- Section N, southeast end
- Section Q
- others are scattered throughout the grounds

Replacement lots for North Graveyard single-grave sections are:
- Section L, lots 96, 97, 98, 100, 102, and 104
- Section R, lots 73 through 80
- Section 27, lots 74 and 75

City of Columbus lots are:
- Section 28, lots 27-29, for East Graveyard removals
- Section 28, lot 52, removals from the Kerr tract of the North Graveyard

Other "corporate" lot owners noted were:
- State of Ohio, Section D lot 4
- Methodist Church, Section D lot 2
- A large I.O.O.F. lot in Section F, lot 1 etc.
- I.O.O.F. Central Lodge #23, Section I lot 2
- Mt. Vernon Commandery No. 1, Knights Templars of Col's,
   circular lot A in Section J - Deaf & Dumb Institute, Section Q lots 89-92
- Franklin County Ex-Soldiers and Sailors, Section 28 center
- Franklin County Children's Home (1880-1900), Section 28 lot 10

Other areas of interest:
- The "Colored" section west of the concrete walk in Section 27
- The Sullivant family lot in the northwest quarter of Section P
- The oldest group of military graves in the circular area in the north-center of Section M

Single grave burials were made as follows:
- Lots in Section H, ca. 1853 to 1871
- Section "North of S," beginning ca. 1863. Note: An oral tradition exists that removals from one of the City graveyards were made into this section. However, no documentation of such could be found; it appears to be simply a single grave section.
- Section M, northeast corner, beginning ca. 1872
- Section 27, lots 51-54, 63-73, and 76-81
- Section 29, beginning ca 1878
- Section 33, beginning ca 1882
- Section 34, beginning ca 1886

There are many interesting and beautiful old monuments at Green Lawn; anyone familiar with the history of Columbus can enjoy walking through the well-kept grounds, recognizing familiar names and recalling bits of history and biography.


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