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Location and Hours
Green Lawn Cemetery is located at 1000 Greenlawn Ave., Columbus, OH 43223.
Greenlawn Avenue is exit 105 off Interstate 71 just South of Columbus. When exiting, Green Lawn
Cemetery is west of the highway. The gates to Green Lawn are open 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM November
through April and 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM May through October. The office is open 8:30 AM to 4:30
PM Monday through Friday and 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM on Saturdays (except holidays). The office can be
reached by calling 614/444-1123 or toll-free 1-800-595-1123. Our fax number is 614/444-9815.
A Very Special Park
Our "very special park " was founded in southwest Columbus, Ohio in 1848. With over 360 acres,
Green Lawn is home to a wide variety of plants and trees, many native to Ohio, that provide a
splendid background to the unique architecture of the monuments, obelisks, and mausoleums. Green Lawn
is known to many as a birding area, and to others as a
natural setting where wildlife and history
intertwine.
Green Lawn is the final resting place for many of Columbus's founding fathers, as well as many noted
historical figures. Among them, Gordon Batelle (industrialist), Samuel P. Bush (founder of Buckeye
Steel and grandfather & great-grandfather to Presidents George Bush & George W. Bush, respectively),
Lincoln Goodale (physician & philanthropist), the Lazarus family (founders of the Lazarus department
stores), James Rhodes (three-term governor of Ohio), and Eddie Rickenbacker (World War I flying ace).
A visit to Green Lawn Cemetery is an opportunity to explore the history of Columbus, to see the
beauty of the natural setting, to experience the sophistication and refinement of an outdoor museum,
and to absorb the peacefulness that make Green Lawn a "very special park."