Northside in Cincinnati in Hamilton County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Spring Grove Cemetery & Arboretum

Photographed by Craig Baker, April 24, 2021

1. Spring Grove Cemetery & Arboretum Marker

Inscription.
Spring Grove received its charter by an act of the Ohio Legislature in January 1845. Motivated by crowded conditions of small cemeteries created by the cholera epidemics of the 1830s and 1840s, the Cincinnati Horticultural Society formed a cemetery association in 1844 to find a location for a rural cemetery. Under the guidance of Robert Buchanan, local attorney Salmon P. Chase drafted the charter that was granted, and Spring Grove, consisting of 166 acres designed with a natural setting embellished with shrubbery, flowers, trees, and walks, was dedicated on August 28, 1845. A leader in cemetery design and the landscape “lawn plan” concept, Spring Grove officially changed its name to Spring Grove Cemetery & Arboretum in 1987.

Erected 2003 by Ohio Bicentennial Commission, and the Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 53-31.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Horticulture & Forestry. In addition, it is included in the National Historic Landmarks, and the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1845.

Location. 39° 9.906′ N,

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84° 31.725′ W. Marker is in Cincinnati, Ohio, in Hamilton County. It is in Northside. It can be reached from Spring Grove Avenue, half a mile west of Mitchell Avenue, on the right when traveling west. The cemetery is open 8-6 daily. The marker is located near the southwest corner of the cemetery at the Lakeside Mausoleum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4521 Spring Grove Ave, Cincinnati OH 45232, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest

and in the Ohio River Valley.

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Spring Grove Cemetery (approx. 0.3 miles away); Ludlow's Station (approx. 0.4 miles away); Manning Ferguson Force Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Lloyd House (approx. 0.8 miles away); Fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry Memorial

Photographed by Craig Baker, April 24, 2021

2. Spring Grove Cemetery & Arboretum Marker

(approx. 0.8 miles away); Maj. Gen. Arthur St. Clair (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Probasco Fountain (approx. 1.1 miles away); Greendale (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cincinnati.

Spring Grove Cemetery & Arboretum image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, April 24, 2021

3. Spring Grove Cemetery & Arboretum

Willow Water lake, near the marker.

Spring Grove Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, April 24, 2021

4. Spring Grove Cemetery

See nearby marker listing.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 26, 2021, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 489 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 26, 2021, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.