Millertown Cemetery near Corning, Ohio

Cemetery view: “Photo by Holdren.” Not postmarked or dated.

On reverse: “Where the oil derrick is is the new part of Millertown Cemetery across the road from the old one. Tony (?) was buried in the corner this way.  Eva near in the middle and close to the road fence.”

Millertown is in Perry County, Ohio, just west of Corning and approximately nine miles east of New Straitsville. Oil was first discovered near Corning in 1891 and New Straitsville in 1909.

Millertown mapCorning pctown view new straitsview of new straits

 

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