Parma Heights in Cuyahoga County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Parma Heights Cemetery
Photographed by Craig Doda, March 7, 2026
1. Parma Heights Cemetery Marker, Side One
The cemetery has been the final resting place of area residents since the 1820s. Settlers from New York and New England migrated here in the 1810s and 1820s. First called "Greenbrier," the area took the name Parma after the township was organized in 1826. A log building at the cemetery's north end stood from 1826 to 1841 and served as a township school, public meeting place, and church. The cemetery's small sandstone vault was erected in 1892. After voters established Parma Heights village in 1911, the Parma Heights Cemetery Improvement Association formed to care for the grounds.
To accommodate generations of burials, the cemetery's acreage was expanded in 1913, 1925- 27, and 1972. Laborers from the New Deal's Works Progress Administration (W. P. A.) built the cemetery's wall and sandstone steps around 1936. The City of Parma Heights has maintained the cemetery since 1955. The graves of local veterans are marked with small metal plaques. Decoration Day and then Memorial Day services have been held here since 1868.
Erected 2020 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation; Parma Heights Historical Society; The Ohio History Connection. (Marker Number 141-18.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites
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Location. 41° 23.93′ N, 81° 45.092′ W. Marker is in Parma Heights, Ohio, in Cuyahoga County. It is at the intersection of Pearl Road (U.S. 42) and Reservoir Drive on Pearl Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6000 Pearl Rd, Cleveland OH 44130, 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 and on the Great Lakes. 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: In memoriam (a few steps from this marker); Artifact #1-0041a (approx. half a mile away); Parma Heights World War II Veterans Memorial (approx. half a mile away); George Washington (approx. 0.6 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Honoring the life of John E. Litten (approx. 0.6 miles away); A Celebration of Bicentennial of the Bill of Rights (approx. 0.6 miles away); Holy Name High School Founded 1914 (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Parma Heights.
Photographed by Craig Doda, March 7, 2026
2. Parma Heights Cemetery Marker, Side Two
Photographed by Craig Doda, March 7, 2026
3. Parma Heights Cemetery Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 22, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 21, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 23 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 21, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. 3. submitted on March 22, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
