The United American Cemetery

African-American cemetery in Cincinnati, Ohio

Cemetery in Cincinnati, Ohio

United American Cemetery
Colored American Cemetery
American CemeteryDetails

Established| 1844
Location|

Cincinnati, Ohio

Country| United States
Coordinates| 39°09′58″N 84°24′50″W﻿ / ﻿39.1661625°N 84.4138254°W﻿ / 39.1661625; -84.4138254Coordinates: 39°09′58″N 84°24′50″W﻿ / ﻿39.1661625°N 84.4138254°W﻿ / 39.1661625; -84.4138254
Type| Private
Owned by| Union Baptist Church
Size| 11.5 acres
No. of graves| >3000
Website| United American Cemetery
Find a Grave| United American Cemetery
Colored American Cemetery
American Cemetery

The United American Cemetery is the oldest African-American cemetery in Ohio, located on Duck Creek Road in Cincinnati, Ohio and founded in 1844 by the United Colored American Association.[1] Among those interred at the cemetery who are notable are Horace Sudduth, an early twentieth century real estate speculator and owner of the Manse Hotel in Walnut Hills, and John Isom Gaines, a black educator.

This cemetery is located in Section 23 of Columbia Township. The entrance is on the north side of Duck Creek Road, about 1500 feet east of Kennedy Avenue. The cemetery encompasses 11.5 acres.

By the middle of the twentieth century the cemetery became increasingly neglected. A group of plot owners sued the cemetery association in 1956. The courts appointed a new board to operate the cemetery but the board was unable to convince plot owners to pay for perpetual care which would generate funds for ongoing cemetery maintenance. In 1968 the cemetery was transferred to Union Baptist Church.[2]

## References[edit]

* United States portal

1. ^ Grace, Kevin (2004). Cincinnati Cemeteries: The Queen City Underground. Arcadia Publishing. p. 45\. ISBN 0-7385-3348-3.
2. ^ Remler, Mary H. (1998). Hamilton County, Ohio, Burial Records Volume 11 Columbia Township. Heritage Books. pp. 94–167. ISBN 0-7884-1062-8.

## External links[edit]

* United American Cemetery, also known as American Cemetery, Colored American Cemetery, The United American Cemetery at Find a Grave
* U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: American Cemetery
* United American Cemetery – Union Baptist Church

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