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Fulton County Cemeteries


Transferred from the FC Historical Society books circa 1984
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AECHLIMAN CEMETERY
Clinton Township

Location: The Aeschliman Cemetery is located one mile south of Pettisville, on the north side of County Road C, between TR 18 and County Road 19. (SW 1/4 SE 1/4 Sec 31, T7N R6E) 

History: The cemetery is located along the old Archbold-West Barre Road on land deeded to Peter Aeschliman in 1841. In 1874 acreage was deeded to the trustees of the Mennonite Church to be used as a burial ground.



AI CEMETERY
Fulton Township

Location: The Ai Cemetery is located north of County Road L, west of Township Road 4, in the village of Ai. (SE 1/4 Sec 4, T10S, R4E) 

History: The Ai Cemetery occupies land deeded by the U.S. to Thomas Vaughn in 1834. The first burial was that of Alexander Boyd who died in 1837. This burial as well as a few other early burials are no longer identified by a marker. 



AMBOY CEMETERY
Amboy Township

Location: The Amboy Township Cemetery is located south of the village of Metamora at the northeast corner of the intersection of State Route 64 and County Road S.  (SW 1/4, Sec 14, T9S, R4E.) 

History: The cemetery occupies land purchased from the United States by James  Hallet, Jr. in 1835.  Burials commenced at an early date and one tombstone predates purchase and settlement of land in this area.  In 1865 the Labounty Cemetery, as it was first known, was transferred to the Trustees, Amboy Township.  Additional land was added in 1884 and 1909 with the grantors being J. Labounty, Jas. Robinson and Rodney Taylor.  The cemetery contains about eight acres with purchases made in 1935 and 1975.  The 1975 addition was purchased from Peter Simon. 



ARCHBOLD CEMETERY AND 
REFORMED CHURCH CEMETERY
German Township

Location: the Archbold Cemetery is located at the south edge of Archbold, on the east side of SR 66 (S. Defiance Street), and north of Township Road B (SW 1/4 Sec 4, T6N R5E) 

History: The burial ground occupies land deeded to R. McConnell in 1840. Early records for the cemetery have not survived but is it believed the burial ground was established in 1872. In 1875 and subsequent years, additional land was purchased to bring the cemetery to its present size. The village of Archbold obtained control of the cemetery in 1882. Adjoining the Archbold cemetery on the north is the older St. John's Burial ground. 



ARCHBOLD DEFENSELESS MENNONITE/RUPP CEMETERY
German Township

Location: The Rupp Cemetery is located east of Archbold, along the south side of County Road C, and east of Township Road 21-3. (NW 1/4 Sec 3, T6N R5E) 

History: The Rupp Cemetery is located on land settled by Christian Rupp. In 1880 the Defenseless Mennonite Congregation built a brick church on land purchased from Jacob Rupp on the north side of the road. At about the same time, land was obtained from Christian Rupp on the south side of the road to be used as a cemetery. 



AYERS CEMETERY
Dover Township

Location: They Ayers Cemetery is locates southwest of Tedrow, on the north side of Township Road HJ, east of county Road 19 (NE 1/4 Sec 6, T7N R6E) 

History: Burials commenced ca 1838 at the Ayers Cemetery, the first burial site in Dover Township. 




BAYES CEMETERY
Clinton Township

Location: The Bayes Cemetery is located on the south side of County Road F, west of Wauseon, east of the intersection with Township Road 16. (NW 1/4 Sec 22, T7N R6E) 

History: The Bayes Cemetery is located on land obtained by J.W. Bayes in 1838. Burials at this site began at an early date. In 1855 Jas. W. And Eliza Bayes transferred the cemetery to the cemetery trustees. The trustees relinquished control to the Clinton township trustees in 1867. Land was added to the cemetery after 1900. 



BECK CEMETERY
German Township

Location: The Beck Cemetery is located two miles east and one-half mile south of Burlington on the east side of County Road 21.  (W1/2, Sec 14, T7N, R5E.) 

History: The cemetery occupied land deeded to Christian Beck in 1834.  The first burials were made before 1850 and it is possible some unmarked graves exist in the cemetery.  West, across the road, is found the Wyse Cemetery. 



BERKEBILE CEMETERY
York Township

Location: The Berkebile burial ground is located southwest of Delta, on the west side of Township Road 10, between County Road F and Township Road E. (NE 1/4 Sec 21, T7N, R7E) 

History: Berkebile Cemetery is on land deeded to A. Doolittle in 1834. Burials soon followed and in 1838 the cemetery was transferred to the York Township trustees. 



BUTLER CEMETERY
Chesterfield Township

Location: The Butler Cemetery is located southwest of Oakshade, on the west side of County Road 16, and south of US 20. (NE 14 Sec 28, T9S R4E)

History: The U.S. Government deeded land to Harlow Butler in 1835 and the following year the Butler family became the fourth family to settle in Chesterfield township. In that same year, the first burial was made at the corner of the farm on grounds that became known as the Butler Cemetery. In 1866, Harlow and Mary Butler deeded the cemetery grounds to the trustees of Chesterfield township. 




COLTER CEMETERY
Clinton Township
(NO CEMETERY LISTING)

Location: Was on the north side of Ridge Rd, east of DTI RR tracks. (Sec 2, T7N R6E) 
It was abandoned in 1954 and no listing of those buried there is known. 

History: Also called Kline Cemetery. 




DUTCH RIDGE CEMETERY
Fulton Township

Location: The Dutch Ridge Cemetery is located three-quarter mile south of Lytton, on the west side of Township Road 5, one-quarter mile north of County Road M. (SE 1/4 Sec 32, T9S, R4E) 

History: The ground occupied by the cemetery was deeded to B. Poorman in 1835.  The first burials were made before 1850. In 1866 a Reformed Zions Kirche was built across the road to the south. The cemetery was placed under appointed trustees in 1873 and in 1925 the site became the responsibility of the township trustees. 




ECKLEY AMISH CEMETERY
German Township

Location: The Eckley Mennonite Cemetery is located southeast of Burlington, on the west side of County Road 20, between US Alt 20 and County Road F. (SE 1/4 Sec 14, T7N, R5E) 

History: The graveyard is located on land deeded to David Stutzman in 1834. Burials commenced soon after and in 1858 trustees for the Amish Burying Ground purchased the site from Joe and Mary Stutzman. The Amish Burying Ground became the Eckley Mennonite Cemetery and is known to many as the Eckley Cemetery. Early burial records are unavailable, however it is believed the cemetery contains many unmarked graves. 



EDGAR/JORDAN CEMETERY
Royalton Township

Location: The Jordan Cemetery is located southeast of the village of Lyons, on the north side of Township Road RS, west of State Route 109. (SE 1/4 Sec 22, T9S R3E) 

History: The cemetery is located on land deeded to H.C. Jordan in 1833. The burial ground was established at an early date when Mrs. Brown, the mother of the wife of Henry Jordan, was interred.  Cemetery trustees took responsibility of the property. The graveyard has also been known as the Edgar Cemetery. 



ELY/ PRESBYTERIAN CEMETERY
Franklin Township

Location: The Ely Cemetery is located on the east side of County Road 27-1, 70 rods north of County Road L. (SE 1/4, Sec 2, T10S, R1W) 

History: In 1852 the area Presbyterians built a house of worship along the road known as the Brunersburg, Evansport and Lockport Turnpike, north of the Angola Road, on land obtained from John H. Fisher and Benjamin Persing. 

In 1855 the church trustees purchased land south of the church to be used as a burial site. This grave yard, first known as the Mt. Salem Cemetery, has for many years been called the Ely Cemetery. However, the DAR cemetery listings refer to this cemetery as the Presbyterian Cemetery, thus the heading for this burial ground. 

The first buried at the cemetery was Albe Thompson who died 19 Jun 1855 at the age of 20 years and 10 days. In 1984, no marker was found for Albe Thompson. Some markers in the cemetery show death dates before 1855 and it is surmised that these mark graves moved from other burial sites.  he Presbyterian Church closed in 1898 and the building was dismantled. 




FLUHART CEMETERY
York Township

Location: The Fluhart Cemetery is located northeast of Wauseon, on the east side of County Road 13 and north of US 20 Alt. (SW 1/4 Sec 7, T7N R7E.) 

History: The graveyard is on land deeded to Wm. Jones in 1835. Burials commenced at an early time and for some years it was known as the McClarren Cemetery. In 1845 the land was deeded to cemetery trustees. The burial ground is now under control of the York Township trustees. 



FOWLER CEMETERY
York Township
(NO CEMETERY LISTING)

Location: On east side of County Road 10, south of County Road E across road from a school. (NW 1/4 Sec 27, T7N R7E) 

History: This cemetery was copied by the DAR, but was not included in Tombstone Inscriptions, Fulton County, Ohio, Volume II, by the Fulton Chapter, OGS. The cemetery is now abandoned. All but Michael Eberly, Ann and Elizabeth Fowler and Henry and Mary Snyder are now located at Berkebile Cemetery. 



FULTON COUNTY INFIRMARY
Dover Township

Location: The County Home Cemetery is located on the north side of County Road J, east of County Road 14, in the village of Ottokee, (SW1/4, Sec 36, T8N, R6E.) 

History: The Fulton County seat of government. First located at Ottokee, moved to Wauseon in 1872.  Two years later the former county office buildings, along with additional acreage, became the county infirmary.  A small burial ground was set aside for deceased inmates who had neither family nor means to provide for burial.  No grave markers are found at this cemetery and no separate record of burial has been located.  The old infirmary or county home ledgers now kept at Detwiler Manor, Wauseon, reveal that eight former inmates of the home are likely buried at this location.  Ity is possible that others are buried there. 



FULTON UNION CEMETERY
Fulton Township

Location: The Fulton Union Cemetery is located approximately four miles west of Swanton, on the south side of Township Road JH, between County Road 5-2 and Township Road 5. (SE 1/4 Sec 5, T7N, R8E.) 

History: The Fulton Union Cemetery occupies land deeded to John Viers in 1834. The first burial was Mrs. Harris, wife of William H., Harris, who died in 1836. The burial ground was first known as the Viers Cemetery. Since 1860 the cemetery has been the responsibility of the Fulton Township trustees. 




GOLL CEMETERY
German Township

Location: The Goll Cemetery is located one mile south and three and one-half miles west of the village of Burlington, in the Goll Woods Nature Park. The three-quarter acre burial ground is east of Township Road 26. (NE 1/4 Sec 23, T7N R4E) 

History: Peter and Catherine Goll emigrated to Ohio from Grand-Charmont, Doub, France in 1836. They settled on Sections 23 and 24 of German Township, near the Tiffin River, and at an early date the family set aside a sandy knoll in the woods as a burial ground. The first buried at the cemetery was a small child whose name is no longer known. In 1865, Florence Goll Louys deeded the cemetery to the German Township Trustees.