Miami Cemetery Corwin, Warren County, Ohio

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Miami Cemetery
Wayne Township, Warren County, Ohio

Index to Available Tombstone Photos
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W XYZ [no surname] Veteran's Memorial Section [Miami Cemetery Home page]
If we have a photo, the name will be a "clickable" link.
[To add your photos email them in jpg format to Arne H Trelvik ]

southwest entrance

The Miami Cemetery is a large active cemetery located on 77 acres east of Waynesville in the small village of Corwin on the east side of the Little Miami River. According to the webpage by the Mary L. Cook Library, the 1st burial in 1833 occurred on land which was later deeded to the Methodist Church. The Miami Cemetery Association which now operates the cemetery was formed in 1866.

Est. 1866
Charles Morgan Chapel
dedicated May 23 1997
Superintendent Miami Cemetery
1984 - 1997

by
Arne H Trelvik
27 September 2006

Tank on display in Veterans Section

by
Ronnie & Sue Milby
12 March 2014

Location:	East of the Little Miami River, generally bounded by Clarksville Road, Corwin Road and State Route 73. Cemetery #12230 in "Ohio Cemeteries 1803-2003" by the Ohio Genealogical Society Coordinates: 39°31' 1 8" N 084° 04' 20" W Virginia Military Survey # 399 [shown in Survey # 791 on 1867 Wall Map of Warren County]
Links:	USGS GNIS National Mapping Information for Miami Cemetery (Feature ID 1043248) Google Map at coordinates 39° 31' 18"N, 84° 04' 20"W Warren County Auditor for Property Account #7617755 [Parcel ID 10363260010] - 77.024 acres Miami Cemetery blog by Karen S. Campbell at the Mary L. Cook Library has a nice history and photos from the cemetery. Virginia Military District Survey #791 on Warners 1867 Wall Map of Warren County Aerial Map from Windows.Live Local The Politcal Graveyard Aerial Photo Beers History of Warren County page 679 and page 570. Page 570 says, "On the 2d day of April, 1866, the cemetery association was formed under an act of the Legislature of the State, passed February 24, 1848, and is now the principal burying-ground for quite a large district of the country."
Transcriptions:	D.A.R. Turtlecreek Chapter & Warren County Historical Society (available at the Historical Society Library) Early Vital Records; Volume 16 (1867-1906) Early Vital Records; Volume 17 (1907-1939) Early Vital Records; Volume 18 (1940-1971) Warren County Genealogical Society Warren County Cemetery Records Volume 8 and Volume 12 (1985-2000) [also see on-line Name Index] Caleb Coburn from Springboro photographed the Veteran's Memorial Section and Sections A, B, C & Y for his Eagle Scout Project in the summer of 2006. His photos are included here and data from his work will be incorporated in a future 2nd Edition of Warren County Cemetery Records Volume 8 From December, 2006 to April, 2007, Ronnie & Sue Milby photographed all extant gravestones in the remaining sections of the cemetery. There photos will be added to this site as time permits. The data from their work will also be included in the future 2nd Edition of Warren County Cemetery Records Volume 8 Others who have contributed Miami Cemetery photos for the project include Lisa Axt , Don Dakin, Debi Ham, Michael M. Harrison, John Hartsock, Jim Hawke, Charles W. Jacobs, Kathy Jennings, Becky Johnson, David R. Meyer, Vivian Combs Moon, LaVonne Smith, Stephen Ridge, Larry Tobias, Arne Trelvik, Steve Turner, Anna Ventrella, Sharron Wills