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"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."

Friday, April 17, 2020

Sharing this story: "Little-known law: In Ohio, localities must pay for indigent burials"

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by
Conor Morris
April 15, 2020
from "The Athens News"
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Pedigo Cemetery, in York Township, Athens County, Ohio is mentioned in this story.  
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Pedigo is a small cemetery.  
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A link to the Ohio Revised Code (ORC) that applies to the subject of indigent burials quoted in this article.:
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