| Details | |
|---|---|
| Year established | 2000 |
| Location |
 Medina County, Ohio |
| Country |
 United States of America |
| Coordinates | 40°59′59″N 81°48′28″W / 40.99972°N 81.80778°WCoordinates: 40°59′59″N 81°48′28″W / 40.99972°N 81.80778°W |
| Type | National |
| Owned by | Department of Veterans Affairs |
| Size | 273.1 acres (110.5 ha) |
| Number of graves | ~10,000 |
| Website | www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/ohiowesternreserve.asp |
Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the city of Seville, in Medina County, Ohio. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses 273.1 acres (1.105 km2), and as of June 30, 2019 had over 39,000 interments.
History[]
Dedicated in 2000, Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery is the second national cemetery built in Ohio and the 119th National Cemetery created. Only a portion of it has been developed for use, but the rest is intended to service the interment needs of veterans and their families well into the future. The name Ohio Western Reserve refers part of the Northwest Territory, formerly known as the Connecticut Western Reserve, a tract of land in northeastern Ohio reserved by the state of Connecticut when it ceded its claims to western lands to the federal government in 1786.
Notable burials[]
- Noah Purifoy (1917–2004) – Artist and World War II Navy veteran[1]
- Clarence Edward Spradling (1920-2002)--Pearl Harbor Survivor. U.S. Army Anti-artillery gunner on guard December 7, 1941
References[]
- ↑ Noah S Purifoy at Find a Grave
External links[]
- Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery
- Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery at Find a Grave
- O on Facebook
The original article can be found at Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery and the edit history here.