Bay Village in Cuyahoga County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Lakeside Cemetery

Photographed by J. J. Prats, April 6, 2019

1. Lakeside Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Laid out in 1814, Lakeside Cemetery became the first public burying ground in Dover Township, an area that now includes Bay Village, Westlake, and the northern portion of North Olmsted. Reuben Osborn 1778-1860) arrived in Dover on October 10, 1810, but returned to New York. He settled on this land with his wife Sarah Johnson Osborn (1779-1856) and family in 1811, later purchasing most of the plot where the cemetery would be established from Philo Taylor. Sarah’s sister, Rebecca Porter, and her infant son were the first to be buried here; they were killed when their boat capsized at the mouth of the Rocky River in 1814. Including land purchased in 1877 the cemetery currently spans half an acre. Although not recorded until 1879, there are over 270 known burials. Among those interred here are veterans from the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, the Civil War the Spanish-American War and World War I.

Erected 2002 by City of Bay Village and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 26-18.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. In addition,

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it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical date for this entry is October 10, 1810.

Location. 41° 29.459′ N, 81° 56.421′ W. Marker is in Bay Village, Ohio, in Cuyahoga County. It is on Lake Road (U.S. 6) west of Pinewood Drive, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 29014 Lake Rd, Bay Village OH 44140, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Cleveland,

on the Lake Erie Shore,

and in the Western Reserve.

It is also in the American Midwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: In memoriam (within shouting distance of this marker); Dover Lake Shore Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. half a mile away); Cahoon Memorial Park

Photographed by J. J. Prats, April 6, 2019

2. Lakeside Cemetery Marker

(approx. 0.7 miles away); In Memoriam (approx. ¾ mile away); They Gave Their Lives Serving Our Country in World War II (approx. ¾ mile away); Bay Village Chapter, League of Women Voters / Honoring Bay Village Chapter, 75th Anniversary (approx. ¾ mile away); Calhoon Memorial Park (approx. 1.1 miles away); Theodore Elijah Burton / Dover Farm (approx. 2½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bay Village.

Reuben Osborn 1778-1860) image. Click for full size.

April 6, 2019

3. Reuben Osborn 1778-1860)

Close up of portrait embedded in the historical marker.

Lakeside Cemetery, Bay Village, Ohio. Est. 1814. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, April 6, 2019

4. Lakeside Cemetery, Bay Village, Ohio. Est. 1814.

Lakeside Cemetery, Bay Village Ohio image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, April 6, 2019

5. Lakeside Cemetery, Bay Village Ohio

Credits. This page was last revised on May 25, 2019. It was originally submitted on May 25, 2019, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 508 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 25, 2019, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.