place

United American Cemetery

1844 establishments in OhioAfrican-American cemeteries in OhioAfrican-American history in CincinnatiCemeteries established in the 1840sCemeteries in Cincinnati

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. Among those interred at the cemetery who are notable are Horace Sudduth, an early twentiethcentury 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.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article United American Cemetery (License: CC BY-SA 3.0, Authors).

United American Cemetery
Duck Creek Road, Cincinnati Oakley

Geographical coordinates (GPS) Address Nearby Places
placeShow on map

Wikipedia: United American CemeteryContinue reading on Wikipedia

Geographical coordinates (GPS)

Latitude Longitude
N 39.1661625 ° E -84.4138254 °
placeShow on map

Address

Duck Creek Road

Duck Creek Road
45227 Cincinnati, Oakley
Ohio, United States
mapOpen on Google Maps

Share experience

Nearby Places