Union Baptist Cemetery (Additional Documentation)

Union Baptist Cemetery is a 16-acre burial ground on a hilltop in Cincinnati's Price Hill neighborhood, about five miles west of downtown. The Union Baptist Church bought the land in 1865, though a plaque at the entrance gives 1864 as the founding year. The grounds have aged fir trees, a chain link fence, a central drive and two yellow brick gateposts with bronze plaques. A concrete block office building from 1951 sits in an oval drive near the center. It has arched brick hoodmolds and an octagonal belfry, so it resembles a rural chapel. The church grew from fourteen Black and mixed-race members who left the white Enon Baptist Church in 1831, and the cemetery serves as its burial ground. Interments include pastors, the Fossett family, Civil War veterans such as Sgt. Powhatan Beaty, and the relocated 1838 sandstone marker of Rev. David Nickens. The site is significant for its links to social history and African American heritage in Cincinnati.