This section of the website is for ancestors and friends to find information on the people buried in the two hospital cemeteries and to pass on comments relating to those people.
This section is split in two, one part listing names available through the Find-A-Grave website and a complete transcription of the burial log for both Old and New Cemeteries, the second - available in the near future - containing letters written by ancestors and friends of the many people buried in the two hospital cemeteries.
IF YOU ARE SEARCHING FOR A FAMILY MEMBER, YOU NEED TO KNOW THE FOLLOWING
The information given here was provided by the State of Ohio Library, which obtained information from the Ohio Department of Mental Health. Additional information about individual persons may be available by contacting Northwest Ohio Psychiatric Hospital directly (see below for contact information). Additional information is only available to family members.
If you believe you have located a family member in our cemetery listing, please contact us at tshcrp@buckeye-express.com. We would very much like to connect with families, and know who has been found. Additional information may be available through TSHCRC, and cemetery tours and photos can be arranged.
If you were not successful in locating a family member that you believe was a patient at Toledo State Hospital, you should still contact Northwest Ohio Psychiatric Hospital, as they have some information on most patients, dating back at least to 1910. Hospital Contact Information:
Northwest Ohio Psychiatric Hospital
930 South Detroit Avenue
Toledo, Ohio 43614-2701
419-381-1881
Other Facilities and Cemeteries
There were other psychiatric and medical treatment facilities located nearby that are sometimes confused with Toledo State Hospital.
- Toledo Hospital - a medical hospital that opened during the 1870's, located on North Cove Boulevard. They also have a psychiatric unit.
- Lucas County Poor House and Infirmary - originally located across the street from Toledo State Hospital, this facility was operated by the county.
- Sunshine Cemetery - Originally associated with the Poor House and Infirmary, this cemetery was removed in 1985; 1700 bodies were expected, but close to 4,000 bodies were actually found. Bodies were reinterred at Forest Cemetery in Toledo. No burial records exist. Archeology records of the excavation are available through the Canaday Center at the University of Toledo. This cemetery was unrelated to the TSH Cemeteries, but is often mistakenly identified as being a Sate Hospital cemetery.
- The Rouche Memorial Tuberculosis Hospital - a tuberculosis ward on the grounds of the County Infirmary.
To go to the burial log listingpages, click here.
To go to the Find-A-Grave listings page, click here.
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