Cleveland Area Cemeteries

Extracted from "Cleveland Cemeteries" by Vicki Blum Vigil

Cemetery

Address

Religion

Notes

Adams Street Cemetery

94 Adams Street

Berea

·        German

·        Number of burials: unknown

·        Acreage: 2 acres

·        Oldest grave: 1843

·        Berea village cemetery established in 1861 although there were earlier burials

·        Originally part of the Baldwin estate

Alger Cemetery

16710 Bradgate

Cleveland

 

Episcopalian

RC

·        German

·        Number burials: 5500

·        Acreage: 12 acres

·        Oldest grave: Nathan Alger, Jan. 21, 1813

·        Prominent names:  Kamms, Alger

·        Several Native Americans buried here

·        Originally from a 1 acre plot conveyed to the village of Rockport in 1828 by Priscilla Woodworth
Barr Road Cemetery Barr Road between Edgerton and Oakes,
Brecksville		  

       Number of burials: unknown

·        Acreage: 2 acres

·        Originally the Barr family burial plot

Bet Olam Cemetery

25796 Chagrin Blvd.

Beachwood

Jewish

·        German

·        Lithuanian

·        Polish

·        Russian

·        Number of burials: 10,000

·        Acreage: 23 acres

·        Oldest grave: 1910

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Brainard – Broadview Cemetery

2044 Broadview Rd.

Brooklyn

·        Irish

·        Scottish

·        Number of burials: ~ 50

·        Acreage: 6 acres

·        Oldest grave: Simon Chester 1921

·        Land originally belonged to the Brainard family

·        Established as a cemetery in 1852

Brookmere Cemetery

Broadview Road

Brooklyn

(West of Pearl Rd.)

·        German

·        Number of burials: 3300

·        Acreage: 3.5 acres

·        Oldest grave: Bertha Albers prior to 1832

·        Founded when 10 farmers donated land to Brighton Village

Butternut Ridge Cemetery

SR 252 and Butternut Ridge Rd.

North Olmsted

·        English

·        Scottish

·        Number of burials: 2,500

·        Acreage: 5.2 acres

·        Oldest grave: Isaac Scales 1821

·        Land donated by Charles Olmsted in 1835

Calvary Cemetery

10000 Miles Ave.

Cleveland

RC

·        Irish

·        French

·        English

·        Slovak

·        Slovenian

·        Number of burials: 297,000

·        Acreage: 305 acres

·        Oldest grave: John & Catherine Hogan, Dec. 1, 1893

·        Originally purchased from the Leland farm property

·        Additional land added until it reached over 300 acres in 1936

·        Only cemetery in the country with a tunnel

Crossview Cemetery

Near 3091 Rockside

Seven Hills

·        German

·        Dutch

·        Number of burials: unknown

·        Acreage: 0.2 acres

·        Oldest grave: 1852

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Darrow Cemetery

Old Rockside Road

Independence

 

·        Number of burials: 3

·        Acreage: 0.1 acres

·        Oldest grave: unknown

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Denison Cemetery

2300 Ellen Alley

Cleveland

 

·        Number of burials: 706

·        Acreage: 1.5 acres

·        Oldest grave: 1823

·        Prominent names:  Denison, Foote

·        Originally Brooklyn Centre burial ground

East Cleveland Cemetery

East 188th St.

Cleveland

·        German

·        Irish

·        Number of burials: 1,100

·        Acreage: 12 acres

·        Oldest grave: 1851

·        Prominent names:  Custer, Cody

·        Bought by township of East Cleveland in 1849 from the Oumick family

·        Also known as the Wade Park Cemetery

Erie Street Cemetery

2291 East 9th St.

Cleveland

·        African-American

·        English

·        Native American

·        Romanian

·        Number of burials: 17,900+

·        Acreage: 8.8 acres

·        Oldest grave: Rebecca Carter 1803 (daughter of Lorenzo Carter)

·        Prominent graves:  Lorenzo Carter, Chief Joc-O-Sot (Sauk Indian Chief)

·        Cleveland’s oldest existing cemetery

·        Contains many of Cleveland’s original settlers

·        Bought from Leonard Case in 1825 for $1

Euclid Cemetery

20239 Concordia

Euclid

·        German

·        Irish

·        Slovenian

·        Number of burials: 4,200+

·        Acreage: 5.2 acres

·        Oldest grave: unknown

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Fir Street Cemetery

6015 Fir Avenue

Cleveland

Jewish

·        Hungarian

·        Lithuanian

·        Polish

·        Russian

·        Number of burials: ~850

·        Acreage: 0.9 acres

·        Oldest grave: 1865

·        Previously known as Peach Street Cemetery

·        Cleveland’s 2nd oldest Jewish Cemetery

Hepburn Cemetery

Hepburn Road

Middleburgh Hts.

 

·        Number of burials: 18

·        Acreage: .2 acres

·        Oldest grave: unknown

·        Located at the rear of the theater parking lot

Highland Drive Cemetery

9012 Highland Drive

Brecksville

 

·        Number of burials: 4,500

·        Acreage: 4.25 acres

·        Oldest grave: unknown

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Highland Park Cemetery

21400 Chagrin Blvd.

Shaker Hts.

·        African-American

·        Hungarian

·        Number of burials: 130,000

·        Acreage: 140 acres

·        Oldest grave: 1905

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Hillcrest Cemetery

26700 Aurora Rd.

Bedford Hts.

·        Hungarian

·        Number of burials: 19,000+

·        Acreage: 32 acres

·        Oldest grave: 1930

·        Newest cemetery in Cuyahoga County, opened in 1930

·        Prominent graves:  Shondor Birns

Immanuel Evangelical Cemetery

4510 W. 130th St.

Cleveland

Methodist

·        German

·        Number of burials: unknown

·        Acreage: 0.8 acres

·        Oldest grave: unknown

·        Known as the United German Settlement Cemetery in 1852

Knollwood Cemetery

1678 SOM Ctr. Rd.

Mayfield Hts.

 

·        Number of burials: 41,000

·        Acreage: 52 acres

·        Oldest grave: 1910

·        Has Ohio’s largest mausoleum

·        Prominent graves: Marilyn Sheppard

Lake Side Cemetery

West of 29014 Lake Road

Bay Village

·        English

·        German

·        Norwegian

·        Number of burials: 271

·        Acreage: 0.5 acres

·        Oldest grave: Rebecca Smith 1811

·        Prominent graves: Cahoon

·        One of the oldest cemeteries in Cuyahoga County

Lake View Cemetery

12316 Euclid Ave.

Cleveland Hts.

(also Mayfield Rd.)

·        Italian

·        German

 

·        Number of burials: 97,000

·        Acreage: 285 acres

·        Oldest grave: 1870

·        Has the largest concrete dam east of the Mississippi

·        Prominent names: Charles Bruch, Ray Chapman, James Garfield, JD Rockefeller, Jeptha Wade, Carl Stokes, Jesse Owens

Lakewood Park Cemetery

22025 Detroit Rd.

Rocky River

·        German

·        Irish

·        Number of burials: 26,200+

·        Acreage: 55 acres

·        Oldest grave: unknown

·        Prominent graves: Vernon Stouffer, Art Sansom (Born Loser), Nev Chandler, David Jacobs

·        Purchased in 1914

·        Contains 84 graves from the old Wagar Cemetery and some remains from the Kidney Cemetery

Lutheran Cemetery

4566 Pearl Road

Cleveland

Lutheran

·        German

·        Slovak

·        Number of burials: 18,000

·        Acreage: 28 acres

·        Oldest grave: 1894

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Mayfield Cemetery

2749 Mayfield Road

Cleveland Hts.

Jewish

·        German

·        Hungarian

·        Lithuanian

·        Number of burials: 10,500

·        Acreage: 25 acres

·        Oldest grave: 1881

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Monroe Street Cemetery

3207 Monroe Ave.

Cleveland

·        Dutch

·        German

·        Number of burials: 31,400+

·        Acreage: 13.6 acres

·        Oldest grave: unknown

·        Established in 1841 although burials may have begun in 1818 when it was known as the West Side Cemetery

Nelaview – First Presbyterian Cemetery

16200 Euclid Ave.

Cleveland

Presbyterian

·        English

·        Scottish

·        Number of burials: 115

·        Acreage: 0.5 acres

·        Oldest grave: Elizabeth Ruple 1811

·        Land donated for cemetery in 1807 by Andrew McIlrath

North Royalton cemetery

6170 Royalton Road

North Royalton

·        English

·        French

·        German

·        Number of burials: unknown

·        Acreage: 11 acres

·        Oldest grave: unknown

·        Prominent graves: Edgerton

·        Original cemetery was in the center of town, remains were moved in the 1860’s

Parma Heights Cemetery

Reservoir Rd.

Parma Heights

·        French

·        Number of burials: 630

·        Oldest grave: unknown

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Pritchard Cemetery

9354 Edgerton Rd.

North Royalton

·        English

·        German

·        Number of burials: unknown

·        Acreage: 0.2 acres

·        Oldest grave: 1818

·        Began as the Pritchard family plot

Riverside Cemetery

3607 Pearl Rd.

Cleveland

·        Russian

·        Chinese

·        Estonian

·        Egyptian

·        Number of burials: 46,500

·        Acreage: 90 acres

·        Oldest grave: Josiah Barber 1842

·        Used to have a tributary of the Cuyahoga River running through it

·        Formed in 1875

Riverside Golf Club Cemetery

Columbia and Sprague Roads

Olmsted Falls

 

·        Number of burials: unknown

·        Acreage: unknown acres

·        Oldest grave:  unknown

·        In a wooded area of the gold course

·        Last burial in 1912

Scranton Road Cemetery

Scranton & Wade

Cleveland

·        German

·        Number of burials: unknown

·        Acreage: 2.5 acres

·        Oldest grave: Mary Wilcox 1816

·        Possibly site of abandoned Lorain Heights Cemetery

St. John Cemetery

7000 Woodland Ave.

Cleveland

RC

·        German

·        French

·        Irish

·        Number of burials: 20,000

·        Acreage: 13 acres

·        Oldest grave: James Scully 1856

·        Land bought from Baldwins in 1855 but didn’t open until 1858

·        First established to server the people of St. John’s parish

St. Joseph Cemetery

7916 Woodland Ave.

Cleveland

RC

·        Irish

·        German

·        Number of burials: 18,000

·        Acreage: 12.5 acres

·        Oldest grave: Michael Walsh, 1849

·        Opened in 1850 to serve St. Joseph’s parish on 21st and Woodland

·        Level section (4 acres) known as Old St. Mary section

St. Mary Cemetery

2677 W. 41st St.

Cleveland

RC

·        Bohemian

·        German

·        Italian

·        Number of burials: 2800

·        Acreage: 6 acres

·        Oldest grave: unknown

·        Known as Burton Street cemetery

·        Was affiliated with St. Mary’s on the Flats parish

·        Established in 1855

St. Theodosius Cemetery

8200 Biddulph Rd.

Cleveland

Orthodox Christian

·        Greek

·        Russian

·        Serbian

·        Number of burials: 15,000

·        Acreage:35  acres

·        Oldest grave: 1902

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Strongsville Cemetery

13123 Pearl Road

Strongsville

·        English

·        German

·        Number of burials: 3,100

·        Acreage: 5.9 acres

·        Oldest grave: unknown

·        Land transferred from John Strong in 1822

Sunset Memorial Park

6265 Columbia Road

North Olmsted

·        Hungarian

·        Latvian

·        Russian

·        Number of burials: 37,000

·        Acreage: 165 acres

·        Oldest grave: John Riegler 1935

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Tinker’s Creek – Pilgerruh Cemetery

Canal Road near Tinkers Creek

Valley View

 

·        Number of burials:

·        Acreage: 0.3 acres

·        Oldest grave: Fitch Comstock 1810

·        Early pioneer cemetery

·        Pilgerruh means “Pilgrim’s Rest”

Warrensville West Cemetery

2110 Lee Rd.

Shaker Hts.

Manx

·        Number of burials: 200

·        Acreage: 1.3 acres

·        Oldest grave: 1811

·        Called Old Manx Cemetery

·        Manx are people from the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea

West Family Cemetery

Rockside Park Dr.

Independence

 

·        Number of burials: 5

·         

Willet Street Cemetery

2254 Fulton

Cleveland

Jewish

·        German

·        Prussian

·        Barvarian

·        Number of burials: 1,500+

·        Acreage: 2 acres

·        First sectarian cemetery in Cleveland, established 1840

·         

Woodland Cemetery

2367 E. 65th St.

Cleveland

 

·        Number of burials: 87,500

·        Acreage: 55 acres

·        Oldest grave: 1853

·        Purchased by Cleveland in 1849 after a cholera epidemic filled Erie Cemetery

Woodvale Cemetery

7535 Engle Rd.

Middleburgh Hts.

·        English

·        Number of burials: 10,000

·        Acreage: 50 acres

·        Oldest grave: unknown

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