The WPA Cemetery Plat Maps for Crawford County, Ohio have now been posted on FLICKR as a collection. The link to the collection can be found on the right side column of this blog.
Crawford County is well represented with a diversity of sizes and types of cemeteries. It wouldn't take a visitor long to realize there is much history to discover during visits to both the rural area cemeteries as well as those situated in the cities.
I enjoyed viewing and arranging the map pages. Almost all of them are in good readable condition.
The album of Multiple Townships / Smaller Cemeteries numbers 26 pages. I think that is about the most I have seen thus far for any Ohio county. There are some pages with four cemeteries. Among those in this album that I found quite interesting is the Monnett Chapel Cemetery.
The Monnett Chapel WPA Cemetery map was added to the Find A Grave memorial for Ephriam Guy Monnett. His name appears on the page with his gravesite location noted on the map. He served in the Spanish American War. His obituary is included on his Find A Grave memorial. Indeed it is a tragic one to read. The writings about him were so poignantly composed and properly pay tribute to him and his short life.
Enjoy viewing and referencing these useful map pages drawn in the 1930s during the years of the Great Depression. They served a purpose then just as they do now. These map pages should be preserved for the future. Their historical value will endure if shared with others who will be conducting their burial research in the years ahead.
