Franklin County, Ohio Cemetery Records & Burial Search
Search cemetery names, burial records, grave details, and local archive context for Franklin County, Ohio from one focused county hub.
County archive snapshot
Franklin County Overview
91
Cemeteries
171
Indexed Records
91
Mapped Cemetery Sites
Quick answer
How do I search Franklin County cemetery and burial records?
Use this page as the county-level filter between the statewide archive and individual cemetery lookups. Start with the cemetery directory, compare the source mix and burial depth, then run a focused search for the exact cemetery or person name you need.
Research focus
Use this county page for
Search by person name
Start with a full name when the county is already likely.
Compare cemetery pages
Review cemetery cards before opening a specific profile.
Use map context
Use mapped locations to understand the local cemetery spread.
Verify official details
Confirm sensitive burial, veteran, or grave-location details with official sources.
County overview
About Franklin County Cemetery Records & Burial Search
Franklin County, Ohio contains 91 documented cemeteries including municipal grounds, church burial sites, and family plots spread across the county archive. This page connects 171 burial records with cemetery locations, grave detail, and military service context where available. St Joseph Cemetery is one of the strongest current archive entry points for this county, with record coverage reaching back to 1907 in the current dataset. Use the cemetery directory below to browse all locations, or move into the burial record section when you already know the surname or full name you need.
Use this county archive to move from broad Franklin County cemetery research into specific cemetery locations, burial-record matches, source labels, and official verification paths.
Cemetery Pages Surfaced
Active cemetery profile pages currently surfaced in the Franklin County index.
Veteran-Linked Burial Records
Burial records in this county currently carrying military branch or service-related context.
Source Rows Grouped
Cemetery source rows currently grouped into public archive labels. Source-row counts may be higher than cemetery-page counts when multiple public-source rows point to the same county archive.
County map
Franklin County map overview
County center reference: 39.9648, -82.9723
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Cemetery locations and burial records are not the same
Franklin County may have strong cemetery-location coverage even when person-level burial records are limited. Use this directory to find the likely cemetery first, then verify sensitive burial, veteran, or grave-location details with official cemetery, county, VA/NCA, or primary-source records.
County cemetery index
Franklin County Cemetery Directory
Page 1 of 5
Back to OhioSt Joseph Cemetery
VA📍 LOCKBOURNE, OH
Riverside Cemetery
USGSForest Lawn Memorial Gardens
USGSEvergreen Burial Park
USGSFranklin Hills Memory Garden
USGSObetz Cemetery
USGSEastlawn Cemetery
USGSDublin Cemetery
USGSGalloway Cemetery
USGSAlton Cemetery
USGSFernwood Cemetery
USGSFlint Cemetery
USGSHopewell Cemetery
USGSOtterbein Cemetery
USGSBlendon Central Cemetery
USGSField Of Honor
VA📍 GROVEPORT, OH
Grove City Cemetery
USGSLeaf Cremation Llc
VA📍 COLUMBUS, OH
Mossberg Cemetery
VA📍 COLUMBUS, OH
Pfeifer Funeral Home
VA📍 REYNOLDSBURG, OH
Scioto Cemetery
USGSTruro Cemetery
USGSWright Family Cemetery
VA📍 GROVE CITY, OH
Arlington Burial Park
USGSBurial record snapshot
Burial Records in Franklin County, Ohio
These person-level records can help when you already have a likely name, cemetery, date range, or military-service clue. Use them as starting points, then verify sensitive details with the cemetery, county office, veteran resource, or primary source.
Charles J Homan
🪦 St Joseph Cemetery
Carl Joseph Stowell
🪦 Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens
Dennis Ray Becker
🪦 Riverside Cemetery
Dennis Dean Varvel
🪦 Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens
Elton L Defenbaugh
🪦 Flint Cemetery
Carl V Ross
🪦 St Joseph Cemetery
David Lee Dennis
🪦 Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens
Eldon Keith Malling
🪦 Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens
Charles Edward Workman
🪦 Evergreen Burial Park
Dalton Kenneth Schaaf
🪦 St Joseph Cemetery
David Sockett
🪦 Leaf Cremation Llc
Edward L Zoretic
🪦 St Joseph Cemetery
Doyle W Tipton
🪦 Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens
Charles R Barrowman
🪦 Obetz Cemetery
Charles Franklin Bair
🪦 Scioto Cemetery
Clarence Eugene Workman
🪦 Evergreen Burial Park
Cecil Fredrick Melvin
🪦 Riverside Cemetery
Edward John Gubeno
🪦 Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens
David William Fersch
🪦 St Joseph Cemetery
Charles Lee Saunders
🪦 St Joseph Cemetery
Donald A Triskett
🪦 Riverside Cemetery
Daniel J Lyons
🪦 St Joseph Cemetery
Dean A Cassiday
🪦 Mossberg Cemetery
Dwight H Boor
🪦 Evergreen Burial Park
Surname index
Surname Index for Franklin County
These surname links surface recurring family names already present in the county burial archive. They are useful when the cemetery is still unknown but the last name is likely tied to this county.
Surnames are generated from currently indexed burial records and may not represent every family name connected to this county.
Veteran burial records
Veteran-Linked Burial Records in Franklin County, Ohio
This block shows burial records that currently include military branch or service-context fields in the archive. Use these entries as research leads and verify official veteran burial details with the appropriate VA/NCA, cemetery, or primary record source.
Charles J Homan
🪦 St Joseph Cemetery
2026-04-07 - 2026-04-07
Carl Joseph Stowell
🪦 Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens
2026-04-07 - 2026-04-07
Dennis Ray Becker
🪦 Riverside Cemetery
1942-12-11 - 2022-12-04 Rank: CPL
Dennis Dean Varvel
🪦 Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens
1934-12-04 - 2022-11-04 Rank: SSGT
Elton L Defenbaugh
🪦 Flint Cemetery
1931-09-14 - 2022-11-02 Rank: CPL
Carl V Ross
🪦 St Joseph Cemetery
1923-05-21 - 2022-09-04 Rank: PFC
David Lee Dennis
🪦 Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens
1944-12-28 - 2022-09-02 Rank: A1C
Eldon Keith Malling
🪦 Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens
1928-04-11 - 2022-08-05 Rank: CPL
Charles Edward Workman
🪦 Evergreen Burial Park
1941-06-14 - 2022-07-03
Dalton Kenneth Schaaf
🪦 St Joseph Cemetery
1937-09-05 - 2022-05-28 Rank: PFC
David Sockett
🪦 Leaf Cremation Llc
1944-08-17 - 2022-04-13 Rank: SGT
Edward L Zoretic
🪦 St Joseph Cemetery
1927-03-09 - 2022-03-18 Rank: 1ST LT
Official lookup guides
Official Source Verification Paths for Franklin County
Use these verification paths when a cemetery name, map location, or veteran-linked burial record needs confirmation from a stronger official or institutional source.
Official cemetery source
Use the USGS guide for Franklin County
Open the official USGS lookup guide with this county context to validate cemetery place names and mapped locations before drilling deeper.
Official burial source
Use the VA burial guide for Franklin County
Use the official VA locator guide when this county archive surfaces veteran-linked burial rows and service-related details.
Continue browsing
Best Next Clicks From Franklin County
Use these next-step links when you want to continue from Franklin County into the most relevant cemetery, person-name, statewide, or official-source path.
Top cemetery page
St Joseph Cemetery
62 burial records and stronger place-level archive depth.
Top cemetery page
Riverside Cemetery
37 burial records and stronger place-level archive depth.
Person-name search
Search Franklin County burial records
Use a full name plus Franklin County to separate likely matches before expanding into statewide results.
Broaden scope
Return to Ohio archive
Move up one level when you need nearby counties, more cemetery options, or broader genealogy search context.
How to research this county
How to Find Cemetery Information in Franklin County
Franklin County works best as a narrowing layer. Instead of trying to search all records at once, move from county overview into cemetery names and then into individual burial records when the archive shows person-level matches.
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Review cemetery density before searching names
- Start with the top cemetery list on this page to see which locations have the clearest burial-record coverage.
- Compare source labels such as USGS or VA before deciding where to search deeper.
- Use the county map and cemetery cards together to avoid broad, low-context searching.
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Run focused person searches after choosing the likely cemetery
- Search a full first and last name once you have a likely cemetery or county context.
- Use military branch hints and date ranges to separate close name matches.
- Return to the Ohio archive if you need to compare this county with neighboring areas.
Frequently asked
Franklin County Archive FAQs
This county FAQ section is designed to answer common archive questions before users widen their search into nearby counties or move down into specific cemetery pages.
How do I search cemetery records in Franklin County?
Start with the cemetery directory on this page, compare the cemetery count, record depth, and veterans tags, then move into the individual cemetery page once you find the strongest match.
How many cemeteries are mapped in Franklin County?
91 cemetery locations are currently mapped in Franklin County, Ohio, with 91 carrying latitude and longitude context.
Does Franklin County include burial records as well as cemetery names?
Yes. This county archive combines cemetery counts with burial record coverage where source datasets include person-level information.
Are Franklin County burial records free to access?
Yes. Cemetery Finders presents county, cemetery, and burial-detail pages from public-source archive data without requiring an account or paid lookup.
How many Franklin County burial records include military branch context?
171 burial records in this county currently include military branch or service-context fields where the source archive provides them. This should be treated as veteran-linked archive context, not a complete official count of all veterans buried in Franklin County.