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The cemetery, when platted in 1856, was originally 10 acres in size, but the area was later expanded to 23.5 acres. The cemetery was transformed over time into a garden cemetery and was designated the Washington Cemetery Historical District on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.
An online burial search of the cemetery is available on the city of Washington Court House Website.
The cemetery is located on the south side of Washington Avenue (US 22) about 0.9 miles east of its intersection with Columbia Avenue (US 62 / Ohio State Route 3).
The cemetery is located in Union Township, Fayette County, Ohio, and is # 3430 (New Washington Cemetery / Thomas Cemetery) in "Ohio Cemeteries 1803-2003", compiled by the Ohio Genealogical Society.
The cemetery is registered with the Ohio Division of Real Estate and Professional Licensing (ODRE) as Washington Cemetery with registration license number CGR.0000983363.
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) feature ID for the cemetery is 1071586 (Washington Cemetery).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Cemetery_(Washington_Court_House,_Ohio)