Xenia in Greene County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Gowdy Associate Reformed Cemetery

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 27, 2024

1. Gowdy Associate Reformed Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Gowdy Cemetery was sold by James Gowdy to the Associate Reformed Church in 1820 for 50 cents. After Xenia’s Woodland Cemetery was chartered in 1845, Gowdy fell into disuse. Its last burial was James Gowdy in 1853. Gowdy Associate Reformed Cemetery is the resting place for many prominent citizens that brought mercantile and economic growth to Xenia and Greene County. Gravesites include:
• Revolutionary War veteran Robert Kendall (1751-1842);
• War of 1812 veterans James (1777-1853) and Robert Gowdy (1732-1831);
• James and Samuel Gowdy (1780-1851), who opened Xenia’s first permanent store in 1806.

Erected 2024 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation • Greene County Ohio Historical Society • City of Xenia • Ohio History Connection. (Marker Number 33-29.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection, and the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1820.

Location. 39° 41.027′ N, 83° 55.126′ W. Marker is in Xenia, Ohio, in Greene County. It is on East 3rd Street east of Sims Drive, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 561 E 3rd St, Xenia OH 45385, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Dayton Metro

and in the 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.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Godfrey Brown (approx. half a mile away); 74th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry (approx. 0.6 miles away); War Savings Stamps (approx. 0.6 miles away); Greene County War Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Greene County Civil War Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Northwest Ordinance and U.S. Constitution Bicentennials Trees (approx. 0.6 miles away); Joseph P. Foody (approx. 0.6 miles away); a different marker also named Greene County Civil War Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Xenia.

Also see . . . Gowdy Associate Reformed Cemetery. Find a Grave entry on the historic cemetery, where the earliest known burial was in 1810. (Submitted on May 30, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 27, 2024

2. Gowdy Associate Reformed Cemetery Marker

Gowdy Associate Reformed Cemetery gravestones image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 27, 2024

3. Gowdy Associate Reformed Cemetery gravestones

Credits. This page was last revised on May 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 29, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 459 times since then and 59 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 29, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 3. submitted on May 30, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.