Elmwood Cemetery (Lancaster, Ohio)
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Elmwood Cemetery is one of five cemeteries operated by the City of Lancaster. The cemetery was established in 1838 and is one of the oldest, most historic cemeteries in the city.
Several famous people are buried at the cemetery, including:
- Civil War General Henry Giesy
- Charles Sherman; father of Civil War General William T. Sherman
- Lancaster's first white settlers, Joseph and Dorothy Hunter
- "Stagecoach King" Darius Tallmadge
- Scott James, Lancaster's first black police officer, also a veteran of the Civil War
Several famous people are buried at the cemetery, including:
- Civil War General Henry Giesy
- Charles Sherman; father of Civil War General William T. Sherman
- Lancaster's first white settlers, Joseph and Dorothy Hunter
- "Stagecoach King" Darius Tallmadge
- Scott James, Lancaster's first black police officer, also a veteran of the Civil War
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 39°42'36"N 82°35'23"W
- Forest Rose Cemetery 3.2 km
- Oak Grove Cemetery 23 km
- Forest Cemetery 32 km
- Shawnee Cemetery 33 km
- Obetz Cemetery 36 km
- Maplewood Cemetery 51 km
- Duncan Falls Cemetery 61 km
- Ridgewood Cemetery 65 km
- Fairmount Cemetery 72 km
- Beech Grove Cemetery 88 km
- Berne Township 6.3 km
- Rush Creek Township 14 km
- Walnut Township 18 km
- Liberty Township 19 km
- Jackson Township 24 km
- Thorn Township 24 km
- Reading Township 24 km
- Hocking County, Ohio 25 km
- Perry County 29 km
- Hopewell Township 31 km