The OES visited Greencastle Cemetery on July 30, 2007. The cemetery sits about 100 yards behind an old church and a municipal building in the small hamlet of Greencastle. Although there were a few tombstones that were illegible or broken, most were in good condition and could easily be read. According to records, there were 98 marked graves and several unmarked graves in the cemetery in the 1940s. The earliest recorded burial took place in 1818, so the cemetery could have been founded sometime near then. The last recorded burial took place in 1916. Revolutionary War veteran Abraham Van Courtright, who settled near Greencastle, is buried here along with Jesse Courtright, who laid out the village of Greencastle. Also interred here are Christian and Lydia Morehart, who were the first owners of Rock Mill as it stands today. There are veterans from the War of 1812 and Civil War buried here as well.
Click Here for a complete list and photos of all standing tombstones as of July 30, 2007.
Location Information: Inactive Cemetery [Safe]
Greencastle Cemetery is located behind an old church on Lithopolis Road in Greencastle; Fairfield County.
Photographs
Approaching Greencastle Cemetery from the parking lot behind an old church.
Many of the old tombstones were still standing.
The cemetery was in the shape of the letter L.
The tombstone of Civil War veteran John T. Courtright.
Courtright died on January 3, 1895 at 80-years-old.
The tombstone of Revolutionary War veteran Abraham Courtright. He was born around 1748-49 and died on June 12, 1825.
The tombstone of Henry Roller. Henry was born on March 27, 1767 and died August 14, 1824.
The very well preserved tombstone of Henry's son Thomas R. Roller. Thomas died on January 7, 1842.
The tombstone for Jesse C. Drake was leaning severely. He died August 6, 1828 at twenty-years-old.
Some tombstones that were broken were neatly placed on the ground and could still be read. This one belonged to Andrew Drake, who died in 1823.
One of the taller monuments belonged to Jacob Courtright. He died on June 13, 1864 before his 56th birthday.
With no doubt this is a replacement stone for Christian and Lydia Morehart. Christian not only was a War of 1812 veteran, but he owned Rock Mill nearby.
A view from the middle of the cemetery looking back toward the old church.
The tombstone of Christian F. Loeffler, his wife Jacobine and their three children.
Three well-preserved, nearly identical tombstones for Martha, Jane and Hugh Cameron. All died within days of each other in 1843.
The partial tombstone of Jesse D. Courtright. Jesse laid out the village of Greencastle. He died on June 26, 1825.
The fallen tombstone of Ohio Courtright. He was born in 1821, but the date of death is unknown.
