L. Beachy Originals

Leroy Beachy's Original

Cemetery Names 1975

Why do Amish cemetery names change?

Amish cemetery names generally come from the person who owns the property on which they are located. For example, Jonas Schrock Farm Cemetery, is named that because in 1975 Jonas Schrock owned the property. That is the name that Leroy Beachy assigned to the cemetery in his book Cemetery Directory of the Amish Community in Eastern Holmes and Adjoining Counties in Ohio which was published in 1975.

However, over the years, the properties have changed hands and the active cemeteries as a result also changed names. (The cemeteries that haven't had burials for many years still are listed by the name Leroy Beachy assigned them.) Some of the Amish don't even know the name of a particular cemetery, but the funeral homes typically use the last name of the current owner of the property.

Note the following abbreviations  used in the list.

1. Cem: Cemeteries

2. FC: Farm Cemeteries

3. Co: County

4. Twp: Township

5. C: Coshocton County

6. H: Holmes County

7. W: Wayne County

8. Ch: Church

Additional notes

1. The L. B. Code  such as B-2 is the code used by L. Beachy in his book

2. An * after a name indicates that is the name Leroy Beachy used in his book.

3. Link to the cemetery's FindAGrave site. 

4. AKA "Also Known As" cemetery names.

5. The number after the current cemetery name is the number of persons listed in that cemetery on FindAGrave as of 2025.

6. Death Range shows the years of death for those that are listed in FindAGrave.

7. Location - see FindAGrave site for exact location.

8. Locations in bold and red are needed to distinguish that particular cemetery (current name) from others with the same current name in the same township.

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