In September of 1870, an ordinance was passed by the Ironton City Council to purchase land for a cemetery. The site for Woodland Cemetery was purchased by Dr. Orin C. Newton in February 1871. At that time, the land was called “Old Judge Newton Farm.” It included fifty-nine acres and cost $10,000.00. In the same month, Engineer Grove plaid out the plots for the cemetery. Woodland was dedicated in 1871.
Below are links to the biographies of some of the many people buried in Woodland Cemetery.
- William Clark Barger
- Hiram and Sarah Campbell
- John and Elizabeth Campbell
- Major Jeremiah Davidson
- Samuel and Eliza Dempsey
- James Ditcher
- Martha Ellen Blockson Johnson also known as Lorena
- William and Gertrude Julian
- Ironton and Mary Kelley
- Lindsey Kelley
- Lindsey Kelley, Jr.
- Sergeant Christopher Columbus Lady
- Andrew and Nellie Lowry
- Thomas and Sarah Means
- William and Martha Means
- Henry and Mary Neal
- Frederick and Nancy Norton
- Antoinette Sherpetoska and James Peters
- Jennie Scott
- Robert and Catherine Scott
- Osa Wilson
- Scott W. Wilson
- Christian and Martha Yingling