There are forty-eight known members of the Postle family buried in this cemetery, and their lives were closely tied to the history of Prairie Township, Franklin County, and Ohio. In 1810, Shadrach and Anna Stacia Postle were among the first settlers of Prairie Township. Their son Job was a veteran of the War of 1812 and later owned the Checker Inn, a popular stopping place on the National Road. In the 1860s, Smith Postle and his son William Sylvester Postle were among the first manufacturers of clay drainage tile in Ohio, and their products improved drainage in farm fields and helped foster the growth of the state's tile industry. Gabriel Postle was the first member of the family buried here in 1829, and Nancy Postle was the last in 1870. Twelve graves are of children under the age of six, reflecting the hardships endured by the area's early residents. Other graves include those of John Whitehurst, a freed slave who lived with the family of Job Postle, and John Tracy, a veteran of the Civil War.