Revolutionary War Veterans Graves Project

Revolutionary War Veterans Graves Project

America 250-Ohio has partnered with the Ohio State Historic Preservation Office, Terracon Consultants, Inc., regional chapters of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Sons of the American Revolution, and local historians to create Ohio's first comprehensive list of American Revolutionary War Veterans burial places.

Between 80,000-90,000 soldiers served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War (1775-1783). After the War, millions of acres in Ohio were set aside for veterans who received bounty land warrants to settle on. It is because of these lands, known as the United States Military Bounty and the Virginia Military Bounty, that an estimated 7,000 veterans are buried in Ohio.

Research & Coordination

Starting in 2025, cultural resource professionals from Terracon Consultants, Inc., in collaboration with local historians and researchers from the Daughters of the American Revolution & Sons of the American Revolution, began the task of identifying, locating, photographing, and mapping the gravestones of over 7,000 American Revolutionary War veterans and patriots buried in Ohio.

This project will continue throughout 2025, with opportunities for public involvement coming soon.

This map will show the results of the work of local historians and researchers as they begin to locate and photograph the gravestones of American Revolutionary War veterans. Stay tuned for results!