Lorain County Cemeteries

Cemeteries in Lorain County

Amherst Township

Agudath Achim Cemetery

Located on north side of SR 113, 1/4 mile east of Oberlin Road.

c.1942

Cleveland Street Cemetery
Amherst

Located on south side of Cleveland St., about 1/2 mile east of Town Hall.

c.1819

Crown Hill Cemetery
Amherst

Located on South Amherst Rd., south of railroad, end of Crown Hill Drive.

c.1893

Evergreen Cemetery
South Amherst

Located on south side of SR 113, 1/4 mile west of South Amherst Road, behind church.

c.1865

Kendeigh Cemetery
Amherst

Located on access road on east side of Quarry Road, north of Ohio Turnpike. Contains earlier burials from Crandall & Onstine Cemeteries.

c.1863

Middle Ridge Cemetery

Located on north side of Middle Ridge, 1-5/8 miles east of SR 58.

c.1828

Pioneer Cemetery
(Old Village Cemetery)
South Amherst

Located on west side of South Amherst Road, 1/4 mile south of SR 133.

c.1830s

Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Amherst

44805 North Ridge Road
440-233-5113

 

Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery

Located on north side of Middle Ridge, west of South Amherst Road

c.1880

Avon Township

Avon Center Cemetery
(Mounds Cemetery)
Avon

Located at SE corner of SR 83 & SR 254.

 

Elmhurst Park Cemetery
Avon

Located on south side of SR 254, east of Lear-Nagle Rd., east of St. Joseph Cemetery

 

Holy Trinity Cemetery
Avon

Located on south side of SR 254 west of Lear-Nagle Road.

 

(Old) Holy Trinity Cemetery
(Jaycox Cemetery)
Avon

Located on west side of Jaycox Road, 1/2 mile south of SR 254.

c.1843

Resthaven Memory Garden Cemetery
Avon

3700 Center Road
440-934-6555

 

Saint Joseph Cemetery
Avon

Located on south side of SR 254, just east of Lear-Nagle Road.

 

Saint Mary's Cemetery

Located on west side of Stoney Ridge Road, south of SR 254.

 

Avon Lake Township

Lake Shore Cemetery
Avon Lake

Located on north side of US 6, just west of Center Road.

 

Brighton Township

(New) Brighton Cemetery

Located on west side of SR 511, 1/4 mile south of SR 18.

c.1850

(Old) Brighton Cemetery
(Jones Road Cemetery)

Located on the SW corner of Quarry & Jones Roads.

c.1844-1925

Brownhelm Township

Claus Family Burial Ground

Located on south side of Lake Road (US 6), east of the Ford plant.

c.1855

Lake Road Cemetery
(Brown Cemetery)

Located on Lake Road about 1/4 mile west of Baumhart Road.

 

North Ridge Cemetery
(Brownhelm Cemetery)

Located at NW corner of North Ridge & Sunnyside Roads.

c.1817

Rugby Cemetery

Located on south side of North Ridge Road, west of Mill Hollow.

c.1831

Camden Township

Camden Cemetery

Located on north side of US 20 between SR 511 & Gifford Road.

c.1833

Carlisle Township

Brookdale Cemetery

Located on north side of Butternut Ridge Road, east of Indian Hollow Road.

 

Laporte Cemetery

Located on north side of Butternut Ridge Road 1/2 mile east of Lagrange Road.

c.1823

Lorain County Infirmary Cemetery

 

c.1868-1950

South Murray Ridge Cemetery

Located on the NE corner of Murray Ridge Road & Russia Road.

c.1825

Columbia Township

Columbia Center Cemetery

Located on east side of Columbia West River Road, just north of SR 82.

c.1811

Westview Cemetery
(Old Baker or Hoadley)

Located on east side of SR 252, 1/2 mile south of Sprague Road, in Riverside Golf Course.

c.1816-1912

Eaton Township

Butternut Ridge Cemetery

Located on NE corner of Butternut Ridge Rd. (Rte. 10) & Durkee Road

c.1854

Saint Mary's Cemetery

Located on west side of SR 57, south of Capel Road.

 

Elyria Township

North Murray Ridge

Located south of the SW corner of Lowell Street & Murray Ridge Road.

c.1835

Ridgelawn Cemetery
Elyria

Located at NW corner of Cleveland Street & Gulf Road. Entrances on Glenwood & Columbus Road.

 

Saint Mary's Cemetery
Elyria

Located on west side of Lake Avenue, between Adelbert Street & I-90.

 

Grafton Township

Belden Cemetery
(Old Grafton Cemetery)

Located on south side of SR 303, 1/4 mile east of SR 83.

c.1819

Nesbett Cemetery
(North Street Cemetery)

Located on north side of SR 57, 1-3/4 miles east of Grafton & 1/2 mile west of SR 83.

c.1820

Nichols Cemetery
(West Grafton Cemetery)

Located on south side of SR 303, 1/2 mile west of Chamberlain Street.

c.1832

Henrietta Township

Andress Cemetery
(Gore Road Cemetery)

Located on east side of Gore-Orphanage Road, north of SR 113.

c.1822

Henrietta Methodist Cemetery

Located on north side of SR 113, east of Gore-Orphanage Road, east of the church.

c.1872

Sanders Hill Cemetery

Located on north side of SR 113, east of Gifford Road.

c.1817

South Henrietta Cemetery

Located on south side of SR 10, east of Vermilion Road.

c.1849

Huntington Township

Evergreen Cemetery
(Baker's Crossing/ Universalist/Sage Cemetery)

Located on north side of New London-Eastern Road at Baker Road.

c.1833

(New) Huntington Center Cemetery
(West Side Cemetery)

Located on west side of SR 58, north of SR 162.

 

(Old) Huntington Center Cemetery
(East Side Cemetery)

Located on east side of SR 58, north of SR 162, next to church.

c.1832

LaGrange Township

Jackson Family Burial Ground

Located on north side of Webster Road, 2-1/4 miles east of SR 58.

c.1837

Lagrange Cemetery

Located on north side of SR 303, west of SR 301.

c.1818

River Road Cemetery
(Knowles Cemetery)

Located on east side of Indian Hollow Road, south of SR 303.

c.1842

Rockwood Cemetery

Located on east side of Nickle Plate Road, 1-3/4 miles north of SR 303.

c.1827

Lorain

Calvary Catholic Cemetery

555 North Ridge Road, west of Broadway.

 

Charleston Cemetery
(Old Bank Street Cemetery)

Located between Hamilton & Oberlin Avenues, between 6th & 7th Streets.

 

Elmwood Cemetery
(Highland Cemetery)

640 North Ridge Road
440-233-5115

 

New Russia Township

Westwood Cemetery
Oberlin

Located on south side of Morgan Street, 1 mile west of Main Street.

c.1863

North Ridgeville

Fields Corners Cemetery

Located on north side of SR 10, 1/4 mile east of Root Road.

c.1848

North Ridgeville Center Cemetery
(Ridgeview Cemetery)

Located on NE corner of US 20 & Stoney Ridge Road near center of North Ridgeville.

c.1813

Saint Peter's Cemetery

Located on south side of US 20 between Root Road & SR 83, behind the church.

 

Sugar Ridge Cemetery
(Van Wormer Family Burying Ground)

Located on south side of Sugar Ridge Road, east of Bender Road.

c.1844

Penfield Township

Penfield Cemetery

Located on south side of SR 18, east of Indian Hollow Road.

 

Pittsfield Township

East Pittsfield Center Cemetery

Located on north side of SR 303, 1/3 mile east of SR 58.

c.1834

South Pittsfield Cemetery
(Whitney Cemetery)

Located on east side of SR 58, south of Hallauer Road.

c.1824

Rochester Township

Rochester Center Cemetery
(Griggs Road Cemetery)

Located on north side of SR 162, east of SR 511.

c.1834

Rochester Station Cemetery

Located on south side of Griggs Road, west of SR 511.

c.1861

South Rochester Cemetery
(Beckley Cemetery)

Located on south side of New London-Eastern Road, 1/4 mile east of Quarry Road

c.1826

Sheffield Village

Day-Root Family Burial Ground

Located on west side of East River Road, north of French Creek Road.

c.1825

Garfield Cemetery

Located on south side of SR 254, 1/4 mile east of Gulf & East River Rds.

c.1817

Saint Theresa Cemetery

Located on NW corner of Abbe Road & Colorado Avenue, next to church.

c.1853

Salem Jewish Cemetery

Located on north side of SR 254 between Elyria Avenue & Sheffield Shopping Center.

c.1909

Vincent Catholic Cemetery

Located on south side of SR 254 between W. River Rd. & Black River.

1 marker
Others moved to Calvary Cemetery

Wellington Township

Greenwood Cemetery

Located on south side of Cemetery Road east of SR 58.

c.1835

West Herrick Cemetery
(Pioneer/Seely Cemetery)

Located on south side of SR 18 (Herrick Ave.), 2 bl. West of SR 58.

c.1826

Cemeteries That Are No More

Amherst Twp.
Crandall Family Burial Ground

Located near NE corner of SR 113 & SR 58.

Moved to Kendeigh Cemetery

Amherst Twp.
Onstine Family Burial Ground

Located on NW side of Cooper Foster Road 1 mile west of Oak Point Road.

(c.1823)
Moved to Kendeigh Cemetery

Brighton Twp.
Loveland Family Burial Ground

Located at the SE corner of Echo Valley Golf Course, just west of Quarry Road, north of SR 18.

(c.1820)
(Defunct)

LaGrange Twp.
Buswell Family Burial Ground

Located near NE corner of Biggs & Diagonal Roads.

2 graves in 1980
Now a pasture.

New Russia Twp.
Episcopal Church Cemetery

 

Moved to Westwood Cemetery in 1863

Penfield Twp.
Knapp Cemetery

Located on west side of Foster Road between SR 18 & Jones Road.

Moved to Penfield Cemetery

Wellington Twp.
Clifford Family Burial Ground

Located on north side of SR 18, 1/4 mile east of city limits.

(c.1819-1860s)
Moved to Greenwood Cemetery

Surrounding Counties

Cuyahoga

Medina

Ashland

Huron

Erie

 

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