Oak Hill Cemetery (Youngstown, Ohio)

Oak Hill Cemetery
Formation1854
FounderMahoning Valley Cemetery Association
Location
Coordinates41°05′46″N 80°39′36″W / 41.096°N 80.660°W / 41.096; -80.660

Oak Hill Cemetery is a place of burial located in Youngstown, Ohio. It is a garden style cemetery (also known as a Rural cemetery) featuring memorials to multiple notable figures. The cemetery was formed after the Mahoning Valley Cemetery Association purchased the land in 1853[1] from Dr. Henry Manning, a local physician[2] who is himself buried within the cemetery. The cemetery was formally established in 1854. The cemetery began an endowment fund in 1922 that lead to it becoming one of the most endowed cemeteries, measured by dollar per acre, in the state of Ohio.[1] Many of the original cemeteries within the city, then still the Village of Youngstown, had their interments moved to Oak Hill Cemetery. Many of Youngstown's first settlers are buried here, including Daniel Sheehy[3] and Colonel James Hillman.[4][1]

Photo from on top of a hill inside the cemetery showing some grave markers and the Youngstown city skyline
Photo taken from inside the cemetery
  1. ^ a b Joseph, Louis J. (2014). The Tombstones of Oak Hill Cemetery. Apollo, PA: Closson Press. pp. iii–iv.
  2. ^ Nespor, Cassie (2016-10-24). "Dr. Manning's 1834 daybook". Melnick Medical Museum. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
  3. ^ Rich, Leann (2010-03-17). "Mahoning Valley History: Daniel Sheehy". Mahoning Valley History. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
  4. ^ "James Hilman". www.riversidecemeteryjournal.com. Retrieved 2020-10-11.