United American Cemetery

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Established1844
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 39°09′58″N84°24′50″W / 39.1661625°N 84.4138254°W / 39.1661625; -84.4138254 Coordinates: 39°09′58″N84°24′50″W / 39.1661625°N 84.4138254°W / 39.1661625; -84.4138254
TypePrivate
Owned byUnion Baptist Church
Size11.5 acres
No. of graves>3000
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The United American Cemetery is the oldest African-American cemetery in Ohio, located on Duck Creek Road in Cincinnati, Ohio and founded in 1844 by the United Colored American Association. [1] Among those interred at the cemetery who are notable are Horace Sudduth, an early twentieth century real estate speculator and owner of the Manse Hotel in Walnut Hills, and John Isom Gaines, a black educator.

This cemetery is located in Section 23 of Columbia Township. The entrance is on the north side of Duck Creek Road, about 1500 feet east of Kennedy Avenue. The cemetery encompasses 11.5 acres.

By the middle of the twentieth century the cemetery became increasingly neglected. A group of plot owners sued the cemetery association in 1956. The courts appointed a new board to operate the cemetery but the board was unable to convince plot owners to pay for perpetual care which would generate funds for ongoing cemetery maintenance. In 1968 the cemetery was transferred to Union Baptist Church. [2]

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References

  1. Grace, Kevin (2004). Cincinnati Cemeteries: The Queen City Underground. Arcadia Publishing. p. 45. ISBN   0-7385-3348-3.
  2. Remler, Mary H. (1998). Hamilton County, Ohio, Burial Records Volume 11 Columbia Township. Heritage Books. pp. 94–167. ISBN   0-7884-1062-8.