Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. A historic map-sheet match is not published yet. The record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary.
“The African Jackson Cemetery is a historic cemetery in the western part of the U.S. state of Ohio. Formed by a colony of more than 300 freedmen from Virginia, who were freed in the will of John Randolph of Roanoke, it has been the resting place for many.”
Wikipedia article African Jackson Cemetery, CC BY-SA 4.0.
one of 36 National Register listings in Miami County · listed in 1982 · category: Site.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
This property stands in Springcreek Township. Miami County Ohio Federal Population Census, published 1850 gives that township a chapter of its own.
The chapter covers the township.
Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.
Read the whole chapter on Springcreek Township - 754 words on its settlement, mills, schools and churches.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 316 specimens collected within 10 miles of African Jackson Cemetery between 1835 and 1973: 285 Animalia, 16 Plantae, 13 Fungi, 1 Unrecorded, 1 Chromista. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. Gaufin, A. R. Gaufin, A.R. Gaufin and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.
| Image | Species | Year | Collected by | Where, as recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Quercus macrocarpa Michx. | 1835 | Frank | |
 | unnamed | 1897 | F. L. Stevens | Sugar Grove. |
 | Albugo candida (Pers. ex J.F.Gmel.) Roussel | 1897 | F.L. Stevens | Sugar Grove |
 | Carex albursina E.Sheld. | 1835 | Collector unknown | |
 | Carex emmonsii var. muhlenbergii (A.Gray ex Torrey) Rettig | 1835 | Collector unspecified | |
 | Gentianella quinquefolia subsp. occidentalis (A.Gray) J.M.Gillett | 1835 | Joseph C. Frank | Ohio, in ditione civitatis Miami |
 | Cercosporina apii (Fresen.) Miura | 1896 | Skinner C. W. | Troy |
| Marssonina panattoniana (Berl.) Magnus | 1896 | Skinner C. W. | Troy | |
 | Phyllosticta podophylli (M.A.Curtis) G.Winter | 1897 | F.L. Stevens | |
 | Potamogeton amplifolius Tuck. | 1899 | Young, WU | |
 | Daedalea confragosa (Bolton) Pers. | 1906 | Fischer G. C. | Troy |
 | Polyporus radicatus Schwein. | 1909 | Thomas | Troy |
All 316 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of African Jackson Cemetery: 2 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piqua Minerals | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Piqua Quarries | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Pique Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Spring Creek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Piqua, the town this property stands in, in 46 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 27 thunderstorm wind, 12 hail, 2 tornado, 2 flash flood. The reports record 1 death and 1 injury. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2001 | Lightning | Piqua | 1 killed | Lightning struck a man near a tree at a city park. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Piqua | 1 hurt, $10,000 | A tree fell on a pickup truck due to thunderstorm winds. One person in the truck was injured. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Piqua | $100,000 | Several recreational vehicles were blown over at a dealership due to thunderstorm winds. A roof of one of the show rooms was significantly damaged. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Piqua | $50,000 | Many trees and power lines were blown down across the county. In Piqua alone, at least 130 trees were knocked down, 12 homes damaged severely, and 3 vehicles were nearly destroyed. |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Piqua | $50,000 | A roof was blown off a hanger, damaging three small planes. Several trees were also downed, one damaging a house. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Piqua | $10,000 | A tree fell onto a house in Piqua. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Piqua | $10,000 | Several power poles were downed. |
| September 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Piqua | $8,000 | Several trees downed on homes along Washington Road, causing minor damage. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Piqua | $6,000 | Several trees were downed in the Piqua area as well as in Newberry Township. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Piqua | $5,000 | Several trees were downed. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Piqua | $5,000 | Several trees and branches were downed in the Piqua city limits due to thunderstorm winds. |
| February 2011 | Flood | Piqua | $5,000 | Several roads were flooded due to heavy rain and snow melt. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Piqua | $5,000 | Several trees were downed. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Piqua | $5,000 | Trees and power lines downed. |
| August 2007 | Hail | Piqua | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Piqua | $4,000 | Two 24 inch diameter trees were downed at the intersection of US Route 36 and Casstown Road. A few large tree limbs were downed along Miami-Shelby County Road. |
| June 1995 | Hail | Piqua | $4,000 | Several trees downed. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Piqua | $3,000 | A tree was knocked down on a car at the intersection of OH-66 and Washington Ave. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Piqua | $3,000 | A large tree was down on utility wires on Covington Avenue due to thunderstorm winds. A small tree was also downed nearby. |
| June 2010 | Flash Flood | Piqua | $3,000 | High water was reported countywide. The worst flooding was in the Piqua area. |
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Piqua | $3,000 | A few trees and power poles were downed. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Piqua | $3,000 | Power poles were downed. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Piqua | $3,000 | A thunderstorm produced strong winds which knocked down numerous trees and a power line. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Piqua | $2,000 | An elevated fast food sign was blown over. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Piqua | $2,000 | One tree was downed in town. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Piqua | $1,000 | A tree was downed on Piqua-Lockington Road. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Piqua | $1,000 | A large limb fell onto a garage on Cottage Avenue. |
| May 2014 | Flash Flood | Piqua | $1,000 | Interstate 75 at Eldean Road was impassible due to high flowing water caused by heavy rainfall. |
| October 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Piqua | $1,000 | A tree was reported down in Piqua due to thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Piqua | $1,000 | Large branches were broken due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Piqua | $1,000 | Trees were reported down due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2010 | Flood | Piqua | $1,000 | High water was still occurring on area roadways due to previous flash flooding. |
| May 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Piqua | - | A tornado briefly touched down. No damage occurred. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Piqua | - | The wind gust was estimated by the observer. |
| June 2006 | Hail | Piqua | - | A gust of 60 mph was estimated with the hail as well. |
| April 2003 | Tornado (F0) | Piqua | - | A tornado briefly touched down northwest of Piqua, doing minor damage to fields. |
| April 2024 | Hail | Piqua | - | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Hail | Piqua | - | no account filed |
| April 2020 | Hail | Piqua | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Hail | Piqua | - | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Hail | Piqua | - | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Hail | Piqua | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Piqua | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Piqua | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Piqua | - | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Hail | Piqua | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
When this property was proposed for the National Register, someone wrote the case for it: what the building is, and why it matters. That document is a federal record in the public domain. It is quoted below word for word, never summarised. The text was read off the scanned case file by machine, so the occasional stray character is the recogniser's and the 1970s typewriter's.
Areas of SignificanceCheck and justify below _ archeology-prehistoric _ community planning - prehistoric . conservation . economics - sculpture . social/ .music .theater - politics/government _transportation _ invention other (specify) Specific dates ca. 1847 to 1934 Builder/Architect N/A Statement of
/Architect N/A Statement of Significance (in one paragraph) During the antebellum period, Ohio had a substantial free black population in rural including white hostility and economic opportunities in urban centers, most of these small farming communities have disappeared. Today only a handful of these isolated important not only for the notoriety of their eccentric Virginia statesman owner whose contested will resulted in their freedom; but for the difficult circumstances among the settlements which remain since it is still an active black community whose difficulties in accurately documenting the history and structural integrity of many associated with the initial freed slave occupation. John Randolph "of Roanoke" (1773-1833) was a Virginia statesman renowned for his the 19th century.
He wrote several wills during the 1820's and 1830's which included contrary provisions for the treatment of his slaves upon his death. A long litigation over his wills was not concluded until 1845 when it was determined that his slaves, County near the black community of Carthegena, numbering at that time over 500 Connecticut educator in 1835 specifically to teach freed blacks. It is estimated that approximately 383 slaves emigrated to Ohio in 1846, coming via wagon train, riverboat, and finally canal boat on the Miami and Erie Canal. When they disembarked at New Bremen, the nearest point on the canal to their land, a group of Mercer County settlers had organized to oppose the landing and forced the ex-slaves to return south but was again thwarted by hostile whites.
Ultimately, some black families were woods which became known as Knowles Addition of the Village of Rossville. 1600-1699 1700-1799 communications 1500-1599 1400-1499 commerce engineering industry humanitarian 8.
The whole case file for this property - 3,460 words, 24 pages, reproduced complete.
Quoted from the National Register nomination for reference 82001475, 24 pages, held by the National Archives in Record Group 79. See the catalogue record.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rial, York, House | under 500 feet | 1986 | |
 | Fort Piqua Hotel | 0.6 miles | 1974 |
 | Zollinger, S., Company Building | 0.8 miles | 2015 |
 | Piqua High School | 0.9 miles | 1996 |
 | Arrowston | 1.3 miles | 1980 |
| Twin Arch Stone Culvert | 4.8 miles | 1978 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 82001475 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Miami County | All 36 listed properties in this county. |
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