Join us at Clifton Union Cemetery in Yellow Springs (Greene County), OH on Friday June 26th, 2026!
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Clifton Union Cemetery
4309 Tanyard Road Yellow Springs, OH 45387
6/26/2026 9am-3pm
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Miami Township - Greene county, OH
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Location Details (keep scrolling for Google maps)
Local contact info for any questions: Lori Harris - lori.harris15@yahoo.com - (937) 346-6099 or
Village of Clifton voicemail at (937) 342-2175
Parking: Details: Parking in the cemetery will be available. Overflow parking will be at the Clifton Presbyterian Church (at the end of Tanyard Road within Clifton Village limits) with shuttle service provided.
Background Info
The Cliffside Presbyterian Church was organized in 1811 with burials in the graveyard starting about 1814. The early ministers are buried here with historic notes stating that Andrew Poage was buried at the pulpit of the first log cabin church. The first platting of the cemetery took place in 1831. The first item you see is a holding vault built into the hill. The exact age is unknown but is noted on WPA maps of the mid1930’s.
This historic cemetery has many burials of note:
Richard Randolph Junior, nephew of John Randolph of the Randolph Slave Emancipation, left money in his will to former family-owned slaves.
Benjamin Whiteman pioneer, early politician, and colonial veteran, petitioned to have the county line moved so that his home would stay in Greene County when Clark County was formed in 1818.
Letitia Phillips Davis was a female present at the naming of the county seat. When there was a tie in voting, she was allowed to break the tie selecting the name of the county seat as Xenia.
About 200 veterans representing every conflict are buried here. The Clifton Mill is one of the few water-powered mills still operating in the US. The first owner/builder, Owen Davis (1751-1818), as well as two other owner/operators of the mill are here.
*Info above and photos below provided by our local event host Lori Harris*
