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Exploring Almost Forgotten Gravesites in the Great State of Ohio
Dedicated to cemetery preservation in the great state of Ohio
"A cemetery may be considered as abandoned when all or practically all of the bodies have been Removed therefrom and no bodies have been buried therein for a great many years, and the cemetery has been so long neglected as entirely to lose its identity as such, and is no longer known, recognized and respected by the public as a cemetery. 1953 OAG 2978."
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
"Cemeteries in Genealogy Research" - with Krista Horrocks presentation - November 19 2024
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Monday, November 18, 2024
Sunday, November 17, 2024
The Fayette County W.P.A. Cemetery Plat Maps have been added to the right sidebar of the blog.
The Fayette County W.P.A. Cemetery Plat Maps have been added to the right sidebar of the blog.
Fayette County, Ohio is comprised of the following townships.:
Concord, Green, Jasper
Jefferson, Madison, Marion
Paint, Perry, Union, Wayne
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Fayette County is part of the VMD = Virginia Military District in Ohio.
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Fayette County was formed on March 1, 1810, from portions of Highland and Ross Counties.
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This collection of W.P.A. Cemetery Plat Maps is complete with its Cemetery Index Page, and a 1940 Fayette County Road Map with Legend.
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The original .pdf scans are located at the Fayette County Recorder's Office. They were scanned as individual pages, (Search type “Book / Page”, Book Type “Cemetery Plat").
See excerpts from the Fayette County Genealogical Society's publication below. (I am unsure if it is still available for sale by the society).:
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