Cemeteries in Idaho, Ohio

Private Cemeteries in Idaho, Ohio often have specific restrictions, such as religious affiliation or family connections. Military Cemeteries in Idaho, Ohio are primarily for veterans and individuals who have served in the armed forces, and in some cases, their family members. Public Cemeteries in Idaho, Ohio are open to the general public without any particular restrictions.

We offer detailed information for cemeteries in Idaho, Ohio , including the names of deceased individuals, their birth and death dates, data about relatives, and cemetery locations. Additionally, you can obtain historical records and conduct searches for ancestors interred in Idaho, Ohio .

Our database contains records of burials from 5 cemeteries.

Steubenville, Ohio's first settlement and also home to the oldest cemetery in the state was founded in 1797 by Bazaleel Wells on the ruins of what had been Fort Steuben.

(The Ohio Attorney General has explicitly stated that no board of township trustees or local board of may prohibit burial on private property.) Before conducting a home burial or establishing a family cemetery, however, you should check with the county or town clerk for any local zoning laws you must follow.

According to Ohio law, no person, church, religious society, established fraternal organization, or political subdivision of the state shall own, operate, or maintain a cemetery unless the cemetery is registered with the Ohio Department of Commerce, Division of Real Estate and Professional Licensing.

When discussing the preservation of cemeteries, the first question that must be answered is, “who owns the cemetery?” There are basically three types of ownership in Ohio: township, municipal and private.

Family cemeteries or those cemeteries that have had no interments in the last 25 years are exempt from registration. There are currently over 4,100 Ohio cemeteries registered with the Division.