The OES visited Rarey Cemetery on October 6, 2002. This cemetery was in excellent condition, as it is on private property and was very well taken care of. Established in 1826, the cemetery encompassed .21 acres of land off of what used to be Rarey Road, near Groveport. We were very surprised to see the nice iron fence surrounding the cemetery, as we are used to seeing run-down cemeteries that are this well hidden. We found at least three different tombstones dating back to 1826, and many of the others were of the 1800s. Rarey was the surname of one of the founders of Groveport, which used to be two towns, Wert's Grove and Rarey's Port. This could be their family cemetery, but the co-founder and his family were buried in nearby Groveport Cemetery. The tombstone of Charles Rarey was the oldest one we found, born in 1744, died January 3, 1826 at 82 years old.