Walnut Hills Cemetery (Cincinnati)

Walnut Hills Cemetery is located at 3117 Victory Parkway in the Walnut Hills neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio. The cemetery opened in 1843, under the name of "The Second German Protestant Cemetery". Other names include "German Cemetery", "German Protestant Cemetery", and "Walnut Hills Protestant Cemetery". Its original size was about . In 1941, at the beginning of World War II, the name was changed to Walnut Hills Cemetery. Today, the cemetery sits on over . Major League Baseball player George Rohe (1874–1957) is buried there.Walnut Hills Cemetery Genealogy Search
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Notable burials

* Tony Hunter, professional football player

References

* ''Cincinnati, a Guide to the Queen City and Its Neighbors, American Guide Series'', The Weisen-Hart Press, 1943, p. 313

External links

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Cemeteries in Cincinnati
German-American culture in Cincinnati
Cemeteries established in the 1840s
1843 establishments in Ohio