Cemeteries
Allen Memorial Cemetery
is located on Castle Road .8 of a mile from the intersection of State
Route 164 and Castle Road. It is cared for by the Perry Township
Trustees. It is guarded by a row of pine trees and a farm gate. It may
be difficult to see because of farm crops. The stones in this cemetery
are very poor as many were damaged by cows.
Arabia Cemetery
is located on Saint Road just a short distance off Aster Road. The
original land patent was held by Frederick Slates. Thus it was first
known as Slates Church Cemetery. Later it was called St. Johns and now
Arabia. The stones here are very weathered and a few stones remain of
the old church as well. The last known burial was 1926.
The land for the Baptist Cemetery was purchased for $1.00
from William and Jemima Crohan. There was 3/4 of an acre which was used
to build a church and for the cemetery. This took place September 14,
1833. For an unknown reason the land was sold back to William and Jemima
Crohan, for $15.00 on February 4, 1846. The deed was recorded in 1847.
The cemetery was located between 5312 and 5342 Autumn Road, but the area
is so overgrown, it’s uncertain whether any stones remain. It is still
listed on the County Map.
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Capper Cemetery
is a very small area off of Aster Road. It was found by Joyce
Conaway Henry May 15, 1995. Only two stones were found at that
time, but it’s believed there were more. Bill Capper a relative
of the Capper family is maintaining Capper cemetery plots here
in Ohio and Virginia.
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The Hagey Cemetery was a private burial ground located .3
of a mile from where Chalon Road intersects with State Route 332 at 8130
Chalon Road. According to deed records, the cemetery was described as
1/8 of an acre in the south corner to be used as a burial ground as part
of a sale of a 246 acre property from Solomon and Mary Hagey to John M.
Custer October 15, 1863. It was referred to as the Orchard Cemetery by
descendants in Indiana. Sadly, when the orchard was cleared in the late
1960’s, the stones were pushed to the fence row.
Mt. Olivet Cemetery
is located at the junction of Amsterdam and Desert Roads. It sits on the
west side of Desert and is enclosed by a fence.
Mt. Tabor Cemetery
is located southeast of Palermo along Dublin Road. It is perched on a
steep hill and its stones hard to read. There are quite a few stones
still standing though.
An old cemetery known as the Oler Cemetery is located at
9219 Cologne Road SW. There were three stones under an old tree in the
field, but in 1995 only 2 stones remained. Of the three stones only two
could be read. They were the stones of Nancy Oler and Peter Oler.
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The Palermo Cemetery sits adjacent to the former Palermo
Methodist Church (which is now privately owned) at 2060 Dyewood
Road. The township trustees provide for the care of the grounds.
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The Perrysville Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery was
deeded along with Lot 40 to the church by Mahlon and Elizabeth
Stewart in 1835. The cemetery sits on a steep hill just behind
the church. It is cared for by the Perrysville United Methodist
Church Trustees.
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Perrysville United Methodist Church Cemetery
also referred to as the Old Perrysville Cemetery is one-half
acre of land that was purchased from John Shambaugh Jr. and his
wife Esther in 1860, for $15.00.
In 1876 another half acre was purchased from Solomon
Shambaugh for $15.00. The cemetery was added to again in 1928
when .41 acre was purchased from Jason Shambaugh for $300.00.
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Not able to expand any further a new cemetery plot was purchased west of
Perrysville on Amsterdam Road.
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The New Perrysville Cemetery is one-half mile west of
Perrysville and was purchased July 2, 1952 by the trustees of
the Perrysville Evangelical United Brethren Church. The two
acres were purchased from Eddie and Velda McCort. This cemetery
is still rather new and has many vacant lots. The trustees of
the Perrysville United Methodist Church are responsible for the
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The Simpson Cemetery has only one partially legible stone
on the property at 6022 Chalon Road. An abstract of the property shows
the US patent given to Stephen Hook August 19, 1824. It wasn’t filed
until 1837 at which time the property was sold to Thomas Simpson who
then deeded it to his heirs Alexander and Eliza Simpson and Robert and
Margaret Simpson in 1857. The land stayed in the family until 1879 when
it was sold to Francis and Mary Brooks. Since the Simpson family owned
the land during the time of the burial, it has been thus designated the
Simpson Cemetery. The stone reads “Tope, Eliza died Aug 12, 1833 or
1863; age 12y”