McKendree Chapel Cemetery
Elizabeth Township, Miami County, Ohio, USA
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Get directions Dayton-Brandt Road (County Road 7A)
Elizabeth Township, Ohio 45373 United StatesCoordinates: 39.99586, -84.04518 - Cemetery ID:
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This cemetery was originaly established by the Mitchell family as early as 1815. James Mitchell was the earliest known burial on July 19, 1815. A Methodist Episcopal Church met on Samuel Mitchell's property from 1812 to 1818. On December 6, 1838, Samuel Mitchell, a revolutionary War veteran, and his wife Malinda (Cecil) deeded a one acre plot to the church organization for a permanent church and cemetery. Herein lie the known graves of patriot soldiers of the Revolutionary War (4), War of 1812 (6), Mexican American War (3), and Civil War (7). The cemetery restoration was initiated by the Elizabeth Township Historical Society and completed by the Elizabeth Township Trustees in August 2013. The cemetery is listed in the National register of Historic Places.
The cemetery is located on the east side of Dayton-Brandt Road (County Road 7A) about 0.1 miles north of its intersection with Walnut Grove-Clark County Road.
The cemetery is located in Elizabeth Township, Miami County, Ohio, and is # 7945 (McKendree Chapel Cemetery) in "Ohio Cemeteries 1803-2003", compiled by the Ohio Genealogical Society.
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) feature ID for the cemetery is 1963128 (McKendree Chapel Cemetery).
This cemetery was originaly established by the Mitchell family as early as 1815. James Mitchell was the earliest known burial on July 19, 1815. A Methodist Episcopal Church met on Samuel Mitchell's property from 1812 to 1818. On December 6, 1838, Samuel Mitchell, a revolutionary War veteran, and his wife Malinda (Cecil) deeded a one acre plot to the church organization for a permanent church and cemetery. Herein lie the known graves of patriot soldiers of the Revolutionary War (4), War of 1812 (6), Mexican American War (3), and Civil War (7). The cemetery restoration was initiated by the Elizabeth Township Historical Society and completed by the Elizabeth Township Trustees in August 2013. The cemetery is listed in the National register of Historic Places.
The cemetery is located on the east side of Dayton-Brandt Road (County Road 7A) about 0.1 miles north of its intersection with Walnut Grove-Clark County Road.
The cemetery is located in Elizabeth Township, Miami County, Ohio, and is # 7945 (McKendree Chapel Cemetery) in "Ohio Cemeteries 1803-2003", compiled by the Ohio Genealogical Society.
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) feature ID for the cemetery is 1963128 (McKendree Chapel Cemetery).
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- Added: 12 Oct 2001
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 828372
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