The OES visited High Street Cemetery on June 24, 2007. Established in 1831, this cemetery is located on High Street in Circleville. The cemetery contained markers for the war veterans buried there from the Revolution through the Spanish-American War on our visit. the cemetery was the second burying ground in Circleville and was known as the Old Circleville Cemetery. It was established by the town council when the five acre tract was purchased on March 19, 1831. According to Ohio Cemeteries by the Ohio Genealogical Society, all but one stone was removed by the city and dumped at the creek bank because many of the stones had become broken and unreadable. We are not sure when this occurred. A memorial plot was built in the shape of a “V” in honor of the veterans buried within the cemetery. We believe the military tombstones were restored in 1999 due to a sign on the fence stating something to this capacity. Inscriptions from the cemetery are available at the Circleville Library, Recorder’s Office and in the Winter 1974 issue of Pickaway Quarterly. If you have any other information about this cemetery or photos before all of the tombstones were removed, please email info@ohioexploration.com.
Location Information: Inactive Cemetery [Safe]
High Street Cemetery is located on East High Street at North Washington Street in Circleville; Pickaway County.
Photographs
The main gate for High Street Cemetery.
This plaque told the history of the fence in front of the cemetery.
This memorial plaque honored the veterans buried within the cemetery.
Not much was left of High Street Cemetery. For the most part, only veteran stones stood.
Almost the entire cemetery consists of unmarked graves.
This tombstone belonged to William and Rosanna Harper. William died on May 20, 1890 and Rosanna died on October 25, 1878. Their stone was one of the few the city did not remove.
The flagpole at the center of the cemetery.
The cannon at the center of the cemetery.
The American Revolution memorial column. There were roughly 4,000 deaths during the war.
The War of 1812 memorial.
Mexican War memorial.
Indian Wars memorial.
The Civil War memorial separated the death totals, North vs South.
The Spanish-American War memorial.
World War I memorial.
World War II memorial.
Korean War memorial.
The last memorial in the formation was dedicated to the Vietnam War.
Revolutionary War veteran Jacob Try's tombstone was to the left of War of 1812 veteran Joseph Yates.
John Wolfly served in the Lancaster County Militia during the Revolutionary War. He died in 1823.
Veteran Moses Bales served during the Mexican War.
The tombstones of Robert Johnson, who served in the War of 1812, and James Hoop, a Civil War veteran.
The tombstone for Captain Daniel Brunner, who served during the Mexican War. He died in 1858.
The tombstone of Civil War Sergeant Tarlton Collins. Born in 1819, Tarlton died in 1894.
George Price was an ensign in Captain Black's Company in the War of 1812. George died in 1816.
Lieutenant Matthew Littleton's tombstone He served under Captain George Gibson during the War of 1812.
War of 1812 veteran John Leiby.
War of 1812 veteran John Kelly's military stone. We've been told his original stone has been discovered.
War of 1812 veteran Jacob Trey.
Mareen Duvall served under Captain William Miller's Company during the War of 1812.
The tombstone of Revolutionary War veteran and drummer boy George Harman. He died in 1832.
Joseph Scott served during the War of 1812. He died in 1859.
The tombstone for Civil War sergeant John Bales. He died in 1877.
Jacob Stoker served in the War of 1812 as well.
The tombstone for Mexican War veteran James Moore, who died in 1883.
Lieutenant Hiram Dayton served during the Civil War. He died in 1870.
Civil War sergeant A.J. Pembroke's tombstone.
War of 1812 veteran David Howell's tombstone.
John McLain served during the Mexican War. He died in 1886.
War of 1812 veteran John Close, who served under Captain Aaron Allen's company.
