Cemeteries in Blue Creek, Ohio

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

We offer detailed information for cemeteries in Blue Creek, 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 Blue Creek, Ohio .

Our database contains records of burials from 1 cemeteries.

Family cemeteries or those cemeteries that have had no interments in the last 25 years are exempt from registration. There are currently over 4,100 Ohio cemeteries registered with the Division.

Land used exclusively for graveyards, or as grounds for burying the dead, is exempt from taxation, except when held by a person, company, or corporation for profit or for purposes of speculation. ( Sec. 5709.14, Ohio R.C. ) The exemption is authorized by the Ohio Constitution.

According to BurialPlanning.com, the average Ohio burial plot is around $1,200. View the chart below for averages of many different states. Though prices are high, the space is owned forever. Also included in this fee is a perpetual care or endowment care.

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.

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.

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

(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.

When discussing the preservation of cemeteries, the first question that must be answered is, “who owns the cemetery?” There are basically three types of ownership in Ohio: township, municipal and private.

Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery is the second national cemetery built in Ohio and the 119th in the national cemetery system. Currently, there are more than one million veterans living in the State of Ohio and approximately 540,000 residing in the cemetery's service area.

When discussing the preservation of cemeteries, the first question that must be answered is, “who owns the cemetery?” There are basically three types of ownership in Ohio: township, municipal and private.