Akron in Summit County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Middlebury Cemetery

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., June 7, 2011

1. Middlebury Cemetery Marker

Inscription.
This burying ground was the first public cemetery located within Akron's boundaries. It was also known as the "Old Cemetery" and the "Newton Street Cemetery." Deacon Titus Chapman donated this land in 1808 as a burying ground, and he was probably the first person interred here when he died later that year. Early Akron settlers and their descendents, including veterans of the American Revolution, are buried here. Some of the gravestones were among the finest brought to the Western Reserve from Connecticut. The Middlebury Cemetery was used until 1853.

Erected 2008 by Progress Through Preservation and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 41-77.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1808.

Location. 41° 4.38′ N, 81° 28.686′ W. Marker is in Akron, Ohio, in Summit County. Marker is at the intersection of Newton Street and Barder Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Newton Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1245 Newton Street, Akron OH 44305, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Franklin Augustus "F. A." Seiberling and The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company (approx. half a mile away); Middlebury Lodge No. 34 F.&A.M. (approx. 0.6 miles away); Akron Community Service Center and Urban League (approx. 1.8 miles away); Wesley Temple African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (approx. 1.9 miles away); United States Synthetic Rubber Program 1939-1945 (approx. 1.9 miles away); 1936 Akron Rubber Strike (approx. 2.1 miles away); GG9 (approx. 2.1 miles away); St. Bernard's Church (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Akron.

Also see . . . Middlebury Cemetery. Find A Grave website entry (Submitted on June 15, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

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Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., June 7, 2011

2. Middlebury Cemetery and Marker

Looking northeast

Credits. This page was last revised on July 19, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 15, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,243 times since then and 90 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 15, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.