Although the church is called Friendship Primitive Baptist Church, the adjoining cemetery is referred to simply as "Primitive Baptist Cemetery." The stones date from the 1830s. It is small -- approximately 100-150 burials. There had not been any burials there for many years until the summer of 2007.

Reynoldsburg was a key spot on the Underground Railroad because of its location and the number of abolitionists here. Slaves, traveling north from the Ohio River, were sent from Columbus along East Friend Street (East Main Street) to Reynoldsburg. The David Graham House, 1312 Epworth Avenue, still standing after 150 years, was a major Underground station. There was also a cave off Main Street near Waggoner Road, a room under the Old Primitive Baptist Church on South Jackson Avenue, and the Alexander W. Livingston seed farm, among others, that provided hiding during the day and transportation at night for escaped slaves.

The cemetery was Recorded/Indexed ca 1940. Click here to view the document that is a project of Central Ohio Grave Search. Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Also known as Baptist Church Cemetery, Reynoldsburg, Truro Township, Franklin County, Ohio. Earliest burial indexed: 1818. There are Names on the list that I do not have photos for of people buried there.

Miscellaneous Photos In Cemetery: Aerial Photo of Cemetery | Cemetery View | | Church View 1 | Church View 2 (sign on building) | Church View 3 (banner: Historic Underground Railroad Site) | Church View 4 |