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directions

Take I-75 north to I-275 west. Take I-275 to the Colerain Avenue exit. Take Colerain Avenue/US-27 north past Ross until the road seems to dead end in Millville. At this point there is a sign saying that Oxford is to your left and Hamilton is to your right. To the left is Millville Oxford Road and to the right is Millville Avenue. Turn right onto Millville Avenue and follow this road for a couple miles. Millville Cemetery will be on your right. There will be a bright blue sign near the road.

history

Millville Cemetery is much older than it appears. Most of the headstones look relatively new, but this cemetery dates all the way back to 1822. Its newer appearance is probably due, at least in part, to the fact that it is now the only active cemetery in the immediate Hanover Township/Millville area. The cemetery averages more than sixty burials a year so many of the headstones are new. Many of the original headstones from the early to mid 1800s are lost among the newer ones.

In 2005, the Board of Trustees of Hanover Township purchased more land to expand the cemetery, which should be able to add new graves until at least 2045.

ghost story

Millville Cemetery seems to be a hotbed of paranormal activity. Perhaps this activity is due to the clash between the spirits of the older graves and the new burials that happen every year. Perhaps the older spirits are concerned that they will be forgotten, so they make themselves known.

People will often see full apparitions in the cemetery. While the encounters most often happen at night, they have been known to happen at dawn or dusk or during cloudy or rainy days. Two apparitions are seen most often. The first one is an old man that people will see walking aimlessly around the cemetery. The old man will roam around for a while, seemingly looking for something and then will vanish. The second apparition is that of a young girl, who is seen standing near one of the trees near the front of the cemetery. She always stares out toward the field to the west of the cemetery.

Visitors also talk of seeing strange balls of light that seem to float through the cemetery, and of feeling cold spots on warm days.

visiting

Unfortunately, this cemetery closes at night, which means you cannot explore during the time when most of the activity is reported to occur. But you can see into the cemetery from the road at night. If you park your car up the street and walk down to the area just outside the gates of the cemetery, you can look in without trespassing. The apparitions of the man and the young girl are often seen within view of the main road.

Also, you might try exploring on rainy or cloudy days. The ghosts are sometimes seen when the sun isn’t shining. The cemetery is open until dusk, and people have experienced paranormal activity just before closing.