Thank you for this, Charles; I'll follow this up tomorrow. Kathryn ----- Original Message ----- From: "HeathCR" <HeathCR@fuse.net> To: <OHHAMILT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 9:17 PM Subject: [OH-HAMILT] Columbia Baptist Cemetery aka Pioneer Cemetery, East of Airport Road and Wilmer Ave. > Columbia Baptist Cemetery aka DAR Pioneer Cemetery - Spicer is located on > a rise above Wilmer Ave. near its intersection with Airport Road. This > is across the road from the Lunken Airport administration building that > also houses a restaurant. > > According to "A Guide to Genealogical Resources in Cincinnati & Hamilton > County, Ohio," 4th Edition, "It was the site of the Columbia baptist > Church organized 30 January 1790, the first Protestant church established > in the Northwest Territory. The Cincinnati Historical Society has the > original records for this church and the cemetery covers about 1.52 acres > of land cared for by the Cincinnati Park Board. - Inactive." > > The above cited publication lists burial sites in Columbia Twp., Hamilton > Co., OH on page 48 & 49. The only cemetery listed with a Methodist > connection is "Uzzal Ward Methodist Churchyard - Originated in 1801 at the > cabin of Uzzal Ward on Duck Creek Road which became 4025 Red Bank Road. > In 1824 the Congregation moved to Madison (on MadisonTurnpike) on land > given by Benjamin Muchmore for a church building. Burials were removed to > Laurel Cemetery. - Extinct." > > Charles R. Heath > Sharonville, OH