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Located in Section 36 of Fairfield Township, Columbiana County, Ohio. East Fairfield cemetery began as the Christian Church Cemetery. Job Wickersham and his wife, Hannah, deeded to Joseph Morlan, John Barnes, John Ferrell, Thomas Hawkins, and John Crager, "Trustees of Church called Christian", one acre on Nov 5, 1823.
On Sept 11, 1883, an adjacent tract of land, one and 11/100 acres, was deed to the trustees of Fairfield Township, and on April 3, 1956, Edna and Harvey Weber deeded 58/100 of an acres to the township trustees.
On March 20, 1875, the Ohio society of Christian Churches deeded the Christian Church Cemetery to the Fairfield Township trustees.
Source - A Historical Collection from Columbiana and Fairfield Township 1805-1975 by Heritage Committee of the Columbiana Bicentennial Commission Apr 1976 pg 67
At the fork in road of North side of Ohio State Route 558 and 517 west of Ohio State Route 7.