WCGS-Rossburg Cemetery

Warren County Genealogical Society
Warren County, Ohio
Chapter of Ohio Genealogical Society

Rossburg Cemetery
Harlan Township

(513) 695-1144

406 Justice Drive, Lebanon, Ohio 45036
Hours: 9 AM-4 PM Monday through Friday
Driving Directions

wcgs@co.warren.oh.us

Alphabetical Surname Index Cemetery Description Virtual Cemetery Cemetery Main Page

This online index only lists the individual, death date (if known) and reference page. We are creating a master index of everyone who is buried in this county and their burial location to aid researchers. We are especially in need of people buried here who have no stones or whose stones no longer exist. If you have any of this information or if you have additional information for anyone who is buried in this cemetery, please email the Warren County Genealogical Society.

Cemetery Description

Cemetery Name

Rossburg

Variant Name(s) Old Rossburg, Gheils

Ghiel or Old Rossburg listed as variant names in "Ohio Cemeteries 1803-2003" by the Ohio Genealogical Society

Gheils or Ghiel in the USGS GNIS

note the local maps below which all spell the name as Geihls or Giehls (with or without the s on the end)

Township
Harlan

Status
Inactive

First Known Burial
1833

General Condition
Neglected

Tombstone Condition
Poor

OGS Cemetery #
12255

Location:
Starting at the private property located at 8226 Morrow-Rossburg Road (County Road 27), opposite Morgan's Run Drive, this landlocked. The cemetery is about 1200 feet north northeast (across private property) to the south side of First Creek a little west of the Little Run Rivulet.

Coordinates:
39° 18' 47.15" N, 84° 07' 19.47" W

STR/ VMD
3795

Property Account:
3512703

Parcel ID:
17043000030

Map:
GIS Map of Location Plat Map Township Map

USGS GNIS National Mapping Information for Gheils Cemetery ID #1040847

TopoZone map at coordinates 39° 18' 48"N, 84° 07' 20"W

Warren County Auditor Property Summary for the Rossburg Cemetery - Property Account #3512703 [Parcel ID 17043000030] which indicates that the eastern boundary of the cemetery parcel crosses 1st creek for roughly 60 feet to the northeast corner of the lot. Also see image from tax map

Aerial Map from Windows.Live Local

Cemetery History
Rossburg Cemetery is an inactive, landlocked cemetery, surrounded by private property that is located [mostly] on the south side of First Creek a little west of the Little Run Rivulet. There is no indication of a cemetery at this location on the 1856 Warren County Wall map but later maps from 1867 to 1932 all show the approximate location of a cemetery at this location. It is thought to be a public burying ground as none of the maps show any churches in the immediate vicinity of the cemetery. It is noted that the first burial occurred in 1833 and the last in 1884.
Bobbi Tindle’s mother, Judith A. (Smith) Booher, who lives in the area commented, “This cemetery is in very poor shape. I believe that the residents who live closest to the cemetery are the ones mowing it once in a while but nothing more is being done. At one time, some neighborhood kids had gone into the cemetery and broke many of the stones. I also heard that some of them were even thrown over the hill toward the creek. I would bet that quite a few of the stones are no longer located in the correct places. They have been moved.”

Cemetery Transcriptions

D.A.R. Turtlecreek Chapter & Warren County Historical Society (available at the Historical Society Library)

Early Vital Records Volume 4, page 35

Early Vital Records Volume 8, page 42

Arthur L. West who owns the land to the east of the cemetery visited the cemetery grounds in April 2003 and again in April 2006. He provided a transcript and background information about the cemetery to the Warren County Historical Society, a copy of which is also available at the Warren County Genealogical Society.

Warren County Genealogical Society

Warren County Cemetery Records Volume 2 page 50 [see on-line Name Index]

On 6 May 2006, Ron and Bobbi Tindle photographed all extant tombstones for the Warren County Genealogical Society. Their data will be included in the next edition of Volume 2. Their photos are provided below.

Chelsea Burns, Zoe Graham, Erin Hawley, Lauren Howell, Marissa Krutraup and Audrey Obholz of Girl Scout Troop 1594 photographed all extant gravestone in August of 2005 and have contributed their photos to the "Warren County Virtual Cemetery Project." All their photos have been added to this website in the far left column below. Their efforts will be incorporated into the new cemetery books planned by the society. If you have photographs of any other gravestones at this cemetery, please consider sharing them with us

Gravestone Images

Gravestone photos for the Warren County, Ohio Virtual Cemetery Project are being posted to the Warren County OHGenWeb Project
To view images ===> Rossburg
To submit images ==> email to Arne H. Trelvik at atrelvik@gmail.com [please send high resolution digital images if available]

Alphabetical Index

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Photo	Deceased	Died	Military	Cemetery	Vol	Page	Twp.
Need photo	----, Susan			Rossburg	photo		Harlan
B	Bennett, Cyrus	1844		Rossburg	2	50	Harlan
	Bennett, Elizabeth	1849		Rossburg	2	50	Harlan
	Bennett, George	1849		Rossburg	2	50	Harlan
	Bennett, Moses W.	1845		Rossburg	2	50	Harlan
	Bennett, William	1864		Rossburg	2	50	Harlan
C Need photo	Clinton, H.			Rossburg			Harlan
	Clinton, Hannah	1833		Rossburg	2	50	Harlan
Need photo	Clinton, Sarah			Rossburg	photo		Harlan
	Collins, Jacob	1837		Rossburg	2	50	Harlan
E	Eixmann, Frederick	1855		Rossburg	2	50	Harlan
H	Hill, Alvah	1862		Rossburg	2	50	Harlan
	Hill, Anna	1863		Rossburg	2	50	Harlan
	Hill, Jackson	1849		Rossburg	2	50	Harlan
	Hill, John	1857		Rossburg	2	50	Harlan
	Hill, Lavinia	1875		Rossburg	2	50	Harlan
L	Little, William	1851		Rossburg	2	50	Harlan
P	Price, Susanna	1864		Rossburg	photo		Harlan
S	Sever, Sarah Ann	1850		Rossburg	2	50	Harlan
	Smith, (infant daughter)	1844		Rossburg	2	50	Harlan
	Smith, (infant daughter)	1851		Rossburg	photo		Harlan
	Smith, (infant son)	1852		Rossburg	photo		Harlan
	Smith, Alvah	1841		Rossburg	2	50	Harlan
	Smith, Arvilla	1853		Rossburg	2	50	Harlan
	Smith, David	1835		Rossburg	photo		Harlan
	Smith, David H.	1884		Rossburg	2	50	Harlan
	Smith, Elias J.	1853		Rossburg	photo		Harlan
	Smith, Elizabeth	1840		Rossburg	2	50	Harlan
Need photo	Smith, Jacob	1835		Rossburg	2	50	Harlan
	Smith, Joseph	1854		Rossburg	2	50	Harlan
	Smith, Prudence	1853		Rossburg	2	50	Harlan
	Smith, Sarah L.	1868		Rossburg	2	50	Harlan
Need photo	Smith, Valentine P.	1835		Rossburg	2	50	Harlan
	Snell, Melissa	1850		Rossburg	2	50	Harlan
T Need photo	Thompson, James	1861		Rossburg	photo		Harlan
	Thompson, James M.	1865		Rossburg	2	50	Harlan
	Thompson, Sarah	1874		Rossburg	2	50	Harlan
V	Varner, Susan	1850		Rossburg	2	50	Harlan

Cemetery Name	Rossburg
Variant Name(s)	Old Rossburg, Gheils Ghiel or Old Rossburg listed as variant names in "Ohio Cemeteries 1803-2003" by the Ohio Genealogical Society Gheils or Ghiel in the USGS GNIS note the local maps below which all spell the name as Geihls or Giehls (with or without the s on the end)
Township	Harlan
Status	Inactive
First Known Burial	1833
General Condition	Neglected
Tombstone Condition	Poor
OGS Cemetery #	12255
Location:	Starting at the private property located at 8226 Morrow-Rossburg Road (County Road 27), opposite Morgan's Run Drive, this landlocked. The cemetery is about 1200 feet north northeast (across private property) to the south side of First Creek a little west of the Little Run Rivulet.
Coordinates:	39° 18' 47.15" N, 84° 07' 19.47" W
STR/ VMD	3795
Property Account:	3512703
Parcel ID:	17043000030
Map:	GIS Map of Location Plat Map Township Map USGS GNIS National Mapping Information for Gheils Cemetery ID #1040847 TopoZone map at coordinates 39° 18' 48"N, 84° 07' 20"W Warren County Auditor Property Summary for the Rossburg Cemetery - Property Account #3512703 [Parcel ID 17043000030] which indicates that the eastern boundary of the cemetery parcel crosses 1st creek for roughly 60 feet to the northeast corner of the lot. Also see image from tax map Aerial Map from Windows.Live Local
Cemetery History	Rossburg Cemetery is an inactive, landlocked cemetery, surrounded by private property that is located [mostly] on the south side of First Creek a little west of the Little Run Rivulet. There is no indication of a cemetery at this location on the 1856 Warren County Wall map but later maps from 1867 to 1932 all show the approximate location of a cemetery at this location. It is thought to be a public burying ground as none of the maps show any churches in the immediate vicinity of the cemetery. It is noted that the first burial occurred in 1833 and the last in 1884. Bobbi Tindle’s mother, Judith A. (Smith) Booher, who lives in the area commented, “This cemetery is in very poor shape. I believe that the residents who live closest to the cemetery are the ones mowing it once in a while but nothing more is being done. At one time, some neighborhood kids had gone into the cemetery and broke many of the stones. I also heard that some of them were even thrown over the hill toward the creek. I would bet that quite a few of the stones are no longer located in the correct places. They have been moved.”
Cemetery Transcriptions	D.A.R. Turtlecreek Chapter & Warren County Historical Society (available at the Historical Society Library) Early Vital Records Volume 4, page 35 Early Vital Records Volume 8, page 42 Arthur L. West who owns the land to the east of the cemetery visited the cemetery grounds in April 2003 and again in April 2006. He provided a transcript and background information about the cemetery to the Warren County Historical Society, a copy of which is also available at the Warren County Genealogical Society. Warren County Genealogical Society Warren County Cemetery Records Volume 2 page 50 [see on-line Name Index] On 6 May 2006, Ron and Bobbi Tindle photographed all extant tombstones for the Warren County Genealogical Society. Their data will be included in the next edition of Volume 2. Their photos are provided below. Chelsea Burns, Zoe Graham, Erin Hawley, Lauren Howell, Marissa Krutraup and Audrey Obholz of Girl Scout Troop 1594 photographed all extant gravestone in August of 2005 and have contributed their photos to the "Warren County Virtual Cemetery Project." All their photos have been added to this website in the far left column below. Their efforts will be incorporated into the new cemetery books planned by the society. If you have photographs of any other gravestones at this cemetery, please consider sharing them with us
Gravestone Images	Gravestone photos for the Warren County, Ohio Virtual Cemetery Project are being posted to the Warren County OHGenWeb Project To view images ===> Rossburg To submit images ==> email to Arne H. Trelvik at atrelvik@gmail.com [please send high resolution digital images if available]