Salem Reformed Church Cemetery, Clearcreek Twp, Warren County, Ohio

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Salem Reformed Church Cemetery
Craiglaw Lane off of Lower Springboro Road
Clearcreek Township, Warren County, Ohio

Name Index
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z [no surname/illegible] [Salem Church Cemetery Home Page]

looking south

This inactive cemetery, maintained by Clearcreek Township, was the second location of the German Reformed church in the Springboro area. We have photos for 58 of the 73 known burials in the cemetery dating from 1821 to 1888 plus 13 footstone photos.
Location:	East side of Craiglaw Lane, about 200 feet south of Lower Springboro Road (CR22) between Red Lion Five Points Road (TR126) and Bunnell Hill Road (TR128) "Ohio Cemeteries 1803-2003" by the Ohio Genealogical Society , Cemetery #12209 [Reformed-Salem Church Cemetery] Coordinates: N39° 32' 14.6" W84° 12' 30.4" TRS: Range 4 North; Township 3 East; Section 6
Links:	Beers 1882 History of Warren County, page 595 "The first German Reformed Church in the township was built about the year 1805, on the farm now owned by Robert Eyer, about two and a half miles southeast of Springboro. It was built of logs, as were all the churches of that day. They afterward built a frame house on the farm of Jacob Null, which was replaced about 1863 by the present house in Springboro - a substantial brick edifice" USGS GNIS - Salem Cemetery; FID #1045873 [N39° 32' 15", W84° 12' 30"] Google Map at coordinates N39° 32' 14.6" W84° 12' 30.4" Warren County Auditor for Salem Church Cemetery, Property Account # 0643331, Parcel ID 08064000130 [1/2 acre] Aerial Image of the cemetery location from Bing Maps Range 4 Township 3 Section 6 from Warner's 1867 Warren County Ohio Wall Map Salem Cemetery No. 91 Plat from depression era Veteran Graves Registration Project Previous version of this page
Transcriptions:	D.A.R. Turtlecreek Chapter & Warren County Historical Society (available at the Historical Society Library) Early Vital Records Volume 4, pages 62 & 63 [56 records] & Early Vital Records Volume 10, pages 91 & 92 [58 records] Warren County Genealogical Society Not currently listed in any of the cemetery books - see online index Our thanks to Dana Palmer who has photographed all extant gravestones for the "Warren County Virtual Cemetery" Project. Addition photos were also provided by Arne H Trelvik. All of the photos have been added to this website. These efforts will be incorporated into the new cemetery books planned by the society. MISSING We are still missing photos for the following burials - if you have a photo, please consider sharing it with us: Gordon Boger (1852), Elizabeth Kesling (1829), William G. Kesling (____), Samuel Kuger (1848), Joseph C. Miller (1855), Elizabeth Surface (1849), Ferissa Welty (1838), Jacob Zerfasz (1831), Susanna (Harpine) Zerfasz (____), Catherine Zimmerman (1845) Other Known Transcriptions none known of
Variant Names:	Second Salem Reformed Church, Salem Cemetery, Reformed Salem Cemetery, Salem German Reformed Church cemetery and similar variations

		Salem Church Cemetery maintained by Clearcreek Township	by Dana Palmer 26 September 2010
		Looking South	by Arne H Trelvik 18 Apr 2003
		Looking Northeast	by Arne H Trelvik 18 Apr 2003
		Fence line along southeast corner of lot	by Arne H Trelvik 18 Apr 2003
		Close up of southeast corner of lot showing "piles" of tombstones.	by Arne H Trelvik 18 Apr 2003
		pile of broken stones	by Dana Palmer 26 September 2010

looking northeast

Name Index
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z [no surname/illegible] [Salem Church Cemetery Home Page]

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