Cincinnati's Little-known Historic Cemeteries

Cemeteries serve many purposes. They honor loved ones, commemorate lives and record history. They offer genealogical and historical insights into a common past. While Spring Grove is Cincinnati’s most well-known cemetery, there are many others with unique stories. WVXU visits three final resting places for civil war veterans, Cincinnati pioneers and early Jewish residents of Cincinnati.

For more fascinating cemetery stories, visit NPR's Dead Stop: Road Trip Map.

Local News

'It's Heartbreaking': Elsmere African American Cemetery Vandalized

Tana Weingartner

For Crystal Madaris, walking through Mary E. Smith Memorial Cemetery in Elsmere, Ky., is like visiting with old friends and loved ones. Four generations…
Local News

Historic Union Baptist Cemetery Persists Despite Vandalism, Funding Woes

Tana Weingartner

Recent vandalism at Union Baptist Cemetery in Covedale is putting a spotlight back on the historic resting place. It's the oldest Baptist African American…
History

Cincinnati's Historic Cemeteries

Most of us view cemeteries as the final resting place for friends, family and loved ones, but they also hold a wealth of information about our past. Much…
Local News

Union Baptist Cemetery and its Black Civil War heroes

Howard Wilkinson

Union Baptist Cemetery is tucked away in a quiet spot off Cleves-Warsaw Road in Covedale. It’s the oldest Baptist African-American cemetery in Cincinnati,…
History

Pioneer Cemetery is clue to Cincinnati founders

Cincinnati's earliest roots trace back to what is now a cemetery.Memorial Pioneer Cemetery, the oldest cemetery in Hamilton County and the second oldest…
Local News

Where is the oldest Jewish cemetery west of the Allegheny Mountains?

Tana Weingartner

Just a few blocks behind Music Hall, tucked in a tiny alcove behind a large, leafy tree in the West End lays an unassuming collection of worn gray…