Old Franklinton Cemetery

{{Short description|Cemetery in Columbus, Ohio}}

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| established = 1799

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| location = River St., Columbus, Ohio

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The Old Franklinton Cemetery is a cemetery in the Franklinton neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio. The cemetery is the oldest in Central Ohio, established in 1799. Other names for it include the Franklinton Cemetery or Pioneer Burying Ground. Franklinton founder Lucas Sullivant was buried there initially, later reinterred in Green Lawn Cemetery.{{Cite book|last=Betti|first=Tom|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vzqACQAAQBAJ|title=Columbus Neighborhoods: A Guide to the Landmarks of Franklinton, German Village, King-Lincoln, Olde Town East, Short North & the University District|last2=Lentz|first2=Ed|last3=Sauer|first3=Doreen Uhas|date=2013|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|isbn=978-1-62584-656-3|language=en}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.thisweeknews.com/article/20080621/NEWS/306219655|title=Old Franklinton Cemetery provides glimpse into city's past|website=ThisWeek Community News}}{{Cite book|last=Lentz|first=Ed|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uFp2Pek-4KYC|title=Columbus: The Story of a City|date=2003|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|isbn=978-0-7385-2429-0|language=en}}

Franklinton's first church was constructed beside the cemetery in 1811, a year before Columbus was established.{{cite news|title=Highlights of Columbus History|newspaper=The Columbus Dispatch|page=154|url=https://infoweb-newsbank-com.webproxy3.columbuslibrary.org/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&t=pubname%3A1467499E363272B3%21Columbus%2BDispatch/year%3A1962%211962/mody%3A1014%211014&sort=_rank_%3AD&fld-base-0=alltext&maxresults=20&val-base-0=Columbus%20Looks%20Ahead&docref=image%2Fv2%3A1467499E363272B3%40EANX-NB-1612133B2EDECE68%402437952-1611D9500F57AA9A%40153&origin=image%2Fv2%3A1467499E363272B3%40EANX-NB-1612133B2EDECE68%402437952-1611D9500ADE2658%40145-1611D9500ADE2658%40|date=October 14, 1962|accessdate=October 23, 2021}}