Cemeteries in Fremont, Ohio

Private Cemeteries in Fremont, Ohio often have specific restrictions, such as religious affiliation or family connections. Military Cemeteries in Fremont, Ohio are primarily for veterans and individuals who have served in the armed forces, and in some cases, their family members. Public Cemeteries in Fremont, Ohio are open to the general public without any particular restrictions.

We offer detailed information for cemeteries in Fremont, Ohio , including the names of deceased individuals, their birth and death dates, data about relatives, and cemetery locations. Additionally, you can obtain historical records and conduct searches for ancestors interred in Fremont, Ohio .

Our database contains records of burials from 21 cemeteries.

Steubenville, Ohio's first settlement and also home to the oldest cemetery in the state was founded in 1797 by Bazaleel Wells on the ruins of what had been Fort Steuben.

Located near Cleveland, Lake View Cemetery is hailed as the largest and one of the most significant graveyards in Ohio. Lake View is an arboretum and wildlife refuge with hills and ponds that provide a tranquil landscape.

(The Ohio Attorney General has explicitly stated that no board of township trustees or local board of may prohibit burial on private property.) Before conducting a home burial or establishing a family cemetery, however, you should check with the county or town clerk for any local zoning laws you must follow.

According to Ohio law, no person, church, religious society, established fraternal organization, or political subdivision of the state shall own, operate, or maintain a cemetery unless the cemetery is registered with the Ohio Department of Commerce, Division of Real Estate and Professional Licensing.

Over time Green Lawn would grow to its current 360 acres with over 154,000 interments, making it Ohio's second largest cemetery.

Between 1862 and 1865, the government confined more than 10,000 Confederate officers at the camp. Those who died while imprisoned were interred in a cemetery on the northern end of the island. In 1931, the United Daughters of the Confederacy donated the one-acre property to the U.S. government.