(From the Ohio Department of Commerce)
Dozens of cemeteries across Ohio will soon receive financial assistance to help preserve their history and make them safer for visitors. The Ohio Department of Commerce’s Division of Real Estate and Professional Licensing (REPL) has awarded $104,000 in grants to 45 Ohio cemeteries located in 31 counties through the Fiscal Year 2025 Cemetery Grant Fund.
The Division currently registers more than 4,100 cemeteries throughout the state. During the submission window, which was open from July 1-31, 2025, the Division received 172 applications for funds this fiscal year, which is an 11% increase from 155 applications submitted in 2024.
The program awards grants to properly registered cemeteries, except for-profit corporations, to defray the costs of exceptional maintenance or training of cemetery personnel in the maintenance and operation of the cemetery.
“This is the seventh year the Division has awarded grant funds to assist registered nonprofit cemeteries in completing critical projects that may otherwise never be addressed due to lack of funding,” REPL Superintendent Daphne Hawk said. “We are honored to provide these important funds to help Ohio’s beautiful cemeteries repair roadways, restore monuments, repair fencing, improve signage and enhance visitor safety, all of which helps preserve an important piece of our state’s history.”
Below is a complete list of this fiscal year’s grant recipients, categorized by region. Additional details, including grant amount awarded to each cemetery, is available via download here.
Northwest Ohio
- Mt. Zion Cemetery (Crawford County)
- Tedrow Cemetery (Fulton County)
- Keene Cemetery (Fulton County)
- Wakeman Township Cemetery (Huron County)
- Hamilton-Bethel Cemetery (Mercer County)
- Kalida Cemetery (Putnam County)
- St. Mary’s Cemetery (Putnam County)
- Riverside Cemetery (Williams County)
Northeast Ohio
- Ashland Cemetery (Ashland County)
- Cork Cemetery (Ashtabula County)
- Cherry Valley Township Cemetery (Ashtabula County)
- City of Conneaut Cemetery (Ashtabula County)
- Dorset Township Cemetery (Ashtabula County)
- Grandview Cemetery (Carroll County)
- Oakdale Cemetery (Columbiana County)
- Brecksville Cemetery (Cuyahoga County)
- Mayfield Union Cemetery (Cuyahoga County)
- Lakeside Cemetery (Cuyahoga County)
- Maple Shade Cemetery (Geauga County)
- North Chardon Cemetery (Geauga County)
- Camden Cemetery (Lorain County)
- Lowellville Cemetery (Mahoning County)
- Lexington Township Cemetery (Stark County)
- South Lawn Cemetery (Stark County)
- Brookfield Cemetery (Stark County)
- Vienna Township Cemetery (Trumbull County)
- St. Patrick Cemetery (Trumbull County)
- Howland Township Cemetery (Trumbull County)
Central Ohio
- Berkshire Cemetery (Delaware County)
- Asbury Cemetery (Franklin County)
- Hedding M.E. Cemetery (Morrow County)
- Roseville Cemetery (Perry County)
Southeast Ohio
- Linwood Cemetery (Belmont County)
- Franklin Cemetery (Coshocton County)
- Campbell Cemetery (Jackson County)
- Holy Resurrection Serbian Orthodox Church Cemetery (Jefferson County)
- White Cemetery (Scioto County)
Southwest Ohio
- West Union Village Cemetery (Adams County)
- Fincastle Cemetery (Brown County)
- Decatur Cemetery (Brown County)
- Newson Cemetery (Champaign County)
- Jefferson Township IOOF (Clinton County)
- Sabina Cemetery (Clinton County)
- Dayton Memorial Park Cemetery and Mausoleum (Montgomery County)
- Jackson View Cemetery (Shelby County)
The annual grant is funded by $1 of every $2.50 from burial permit fees received by the Division. Cemeteries that applied for and did not receive funding this year are encouraged to apply again next year when the application submission window opens on July 1.
In addition to registering cemeteries in Ohio, the Division administers the Ohio Cemetery Dispute Resolution Commission, which assists in resolving complaints filed against registered cemeteries through mediation and conciliation.
For more information on how the Division works with Ohio cemeteries, visit com.ohio.gov/Real.