Dayton in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum

Photographed by Craig Baker, April 19, 2021

1. Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum Marker

Inscription. Founded in 1841, Woodland is one of the nation's oldest rural garden cemeteries, the style of which was a dramatic departure from traditional church burial grounds at the time. Woodland's oldest portion, including Victorian Era burial sections, a Romanesque gateway, and a Tiffany chapel, forms a district listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Arboretum, with over 3,000 trees on more than 200 acres, completes this outdoor museum of Dayton history. Among those buried here are cemetery founder John Van Cleve, the Wright Brothers, inventors John Patterson and Charles Kettering, poet Paul Laurence Dunbar, Col. Edward Deeds, Governor James M. Cox, and humorist Erma Bombeck.

Erected 2017 by City of Dayton, and The Ohio History Connection. (Marker Number 26-57.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Horticulture & Forestry. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1841.

Location. 39° 44.581′ N, 84° 10.722′ W.

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Marker is in Dayton, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It is on Woodland Avenue 0.2 miles east of Brown Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 118 Woodland Ave, Dayton OH 45409, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Miami Valley.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and 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 walking distance of this marker: Wrights Rest at Woodland (a few steps from this marker); DAR Veterans Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Dayton Soldiers and Sailors Memorial (about 400 feet away); T. C. Lindsey Gun (about 400 feet away); Civil War Memorial Flag Pole (about 400 feet away); J. C. Cline Gun (about 400 feet away); Montgomery County Revolutionary War Veterans Memorial (about 400 feet

Photographed by Craig Baker, April 19, 2021

2. Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum Marker

away); Louis Wm. Rieker, Sr. Memorial (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dayton.

Photographed by Craig Doda, March 23, 2026

3. Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 1, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 21, 2021, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 522 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 21, 2021, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. 3. submitted on March 28, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.