(Vine Street Hill Cemetery, a.k.a. the German Evangelical Protestant Cemetery a.k.a. the Carthage Road cemetery.)
The German Evangelical reform churches of Saint Peter and Saint Paul of Cincinnati founded the German Evangelical Protestant Cemetery in 1849. It is located in the Clifton area of Cincinnati Ohio it is situated on 170 acres of rolling hills, rich in history. The entrance was on Carthage Road. In 1896, the suburb of Clifton was annexed to the City of Cincinnati, the name ‘Carthage Road’ was changed to ‘Vine Street, and the cemetery was renamed the Vine Street Hill Cemetery. The current street address is 3701 Vine Street.
Vine Street Hill Cemetery is a nonprofit; nonsectarian and is located just 5 miles from downtown Cincinnati proper. Dedicated in 1849 and the first burial was in 1852. The original purchase is located in the center of the cemetery.
Anchoring the south side of the Cemetery is the administration building which was built in the 1930s. In the 1940’s adjoining land to the north was purchased.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.
This is an offset or 2 part multi cache. This cache is hidden near the interesting building which houses the cemetery office. To find this cache you must first find the date the building was built. You will find it near the northeast corner of the building.
To find the final coordinates and the cache, use the date numbers and fill in the numbers.
N 39 09.1AB W084 30.6CD
A = Use the third number
B = Use the fourth number
C = Use the first number
D = Take the second number and subtract 6
Please be sure and search the other different caches in the cemetery to be taken to the many different areas within the cemetery and view many monuments.
This cache is placed with the permission of the cemetery management.
The cemetery gates are open from 8:30AM to 4:30PM.
Please bring your own pencil or pen