Located in American Legion Memorial Park on the east side of Winchester Street just south of the former Erie Railroad, in Decatur, Washington Township.
According to the DAR reading: "It is believed that a list of all grave stones was published in the Decatur Daily Democrat at the time the stones were removed from the graves and piled in a heap in the southeast corner of the park where they were placed after World War I when the cemetery was made into a park. This lists only those still in Memorial Park as of September 9, 1958."

Contributed by Jim Cox, Penny North & Margie Pearce

There is an ongoing hunt for the original listing of First City Cemetery. The listing in the Decatur Democrat has not been found and researchers searched through the boxed up records of the city attorney, but nothing was found (6/2016). According to a small article found in the Decatur Library, there were two sets of 4 books that listed those originally interred in First City Cemetery. If anyone has access to those books or has a clue where either set might be, please get in touch with Margie.

updated 7/15/2018