Glen Forest Cemetery
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Glen Forest Cemetery

Also known as Yellow Springs Cemetery

Yellow Springs, Greene County, Ohio, USA

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The cemetery consist of two sections, the original section, 6.2 acres in size, on the southwest corner of the intersection of Xenia Avenue (US 68) and Yellow Springs Fairfield Road and a newer section, acquired in the 1970s, 6 acres in size, on the west side of Xenia Avenue (US 68) opposite its intersection with Yellow Springs Fairfield Road. The first burial in the cemetery occurred about 1823. For most of its existence, the cemetery was owned and managed by the Glen Forest Cemetery Association. In 2012, the association was disbanded, and the operation and management of the cemetery was assumed by the Miami Township Trustees. In 2014, the newer section of the cemetery was opened with 3 acres devoted to traditional burials and 3 acres as a natural burial section.

The cemetery is located in Miami Township, Greene County, Ohio, and is # 4270 (Glen Forest Cemetery / Yellow Springs Cemetery) in "Ohio Cemeteries 1803-2003", compiled by the Ohio Genealogical Society.
The cemetery is registered with the Ohio Division of Real Estate and Professional Licensing (ODRE) as Glen Forest Cemetery Assoc. with registration license number CGR.0000980377.
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) feature ID for the cemetery is 1962991 (Glen Forest Cemetery / Yellow Springs Cemetery).



The cemetery consist of two sections, the original section, 6.2 acres in size, on the southwest corner of the intersection of Xenia Avenue (US 68) and Yellow Springs Fairfield Road and a newer section, acquired in the 1970s, 6 acres in size, on the west side of Xenia Avenue (US 68) opposite its intersection with Yellow Springs Fairfield Road. The first burial in the cemetery occurred about 1823. For most of its existence, the cemetery was owned and managed by the Glen Forest Cemetery Association. In 2012, the association was disbanded, and the operation and management of the cemetery was assumed by the Miami Township Trustees. In 2014, the newer section of the cemetery was opened with 3 acres devoted to traditional burials and 3 acres as a natural burial section.

The cemetery is located in Miami Township, Greene County, Ohio, and is # 4270 (Glen Forest Cemetery / Yellow Springs Cemetery) in "Ohio Cemeteries 1803-2003", compiled by the Ohio Genealogical Society.
The cemetery is registered with the Ohio Division of Real Estate and Professional Licensing (ODRE) as Glen Forest Cemetery Assoc. with registration license number CGR.0000980377.
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) feature ID for the cemetery is 1962991 (Glen Forest Cemetery / Yellow Springs Cemetery).



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