I
believe that my great-grandfather is buried somewhere on these grounds.
I drove around, thinking to look in some section with old German names.
Greenlawn
Cemetery is located just outside the historic German Village, however,
so this plan was quite ineffective at eliminating any sections.
It
would be simpler just to ask -- I know my mother and her cousin Mary
Jo visited his grave when Mary Jo was in town from Australia this spring.
As it was, it gave me a good excuse to wander around and explore.
Photos
of Greenlawn Cemetery by others:
Among
the stones
Necropolis
Forgotten
Ohio (also with a section on Greenlawn Abbey, pictured below)
SNP
reports you can adopt-a-plot from the historic section as many are no
longer tended and have fallen into disrepair
Suburban
News Publications
Greenlawn
Abbey
Columbus, Ohio
(Above)
Greenlawn Abbey is unaffiliated with Greenlawn Cemetery in every way
except proximity, an atrribute that many believe was intentional to
draw on the good name and reputation of the nearby cemetery.
The
building is certainly impressive, though so hidden by overgrown brush
and junk trees at roadside that not many people will ever see it. The
lawn is mowed and the building lit at night so someone must be paying
the bills even if it appears otherwise abandoned to the glance.