Exploring Almost Forgotten Gravesites in the Great State of Ohio

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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."

Monday, May 31, 2021

The Geauga County WPA Cemetery Plat Maps are now posted on the right sidebar of the blog

 A FLICKR collection of the WPA Cemetery Plat Maps for Geauga County, Ohio for public viewing and downloading is now posted on this blog, along with those for some other Ohio counties, on the right sidebar of this blog. 

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Geauga County is comprised of 16 townships.: Auburn, Bainbridge, Burton, Chardon, Chester, Claridon, Hambden, Huntsburg, Middlefield, Montville, Munson, Newbury, Parkman, Russell, Thompson, and Troy.

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Geauga County is one of the counties situated in the Western Reserve district of Ohio.

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From the website of the Cuyahoga County Recorder.:

https://fiscalofficer.cuyahogacounty.us/en-US/WesternReserveHistory.aspx

"The so-called Western Reserve comprises the Northeastern corner of the state of Ohio. Its southern boundary extends 120 miles westward from the Pennsylvania line along the 41st parallel of north latitude. 

It includes all of the counties of Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Erie, Geauga, Huron, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage, Trumbull; and part of Ashland, Mahoning, Ottawa and Summit counties. In all it contains about 5,280 square miles and is larger than the states of Delaware, Connecticut or Rhode Island."

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As I proceeded with naming and saving each of these cemetery plat maps drawn up in the 1930s, I noted how many of those burial grounds were deemed abandoned. I was reminded of just how many veterans we have buried in Ohio going back to the American Revolution.  Geauga County is certainly no exception, in fact it seemed that the smaller the cemetery the more likely I might find a name with the number "1" for their war service which is the number designated for the The Revolutionary War.

  Below are some of the maps of the smaller size cemeteries in Geauga County as they existed when these maps were created during the years of the Great Depression.: 

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The Thwing Cemetery - John Thwing  buried at the Center Chardon Cemetery

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Clark Cemetery - Chardon Township
From the Ohio Gen Web site.:

"Angel; no longer exists.  
     What stones could be found were moved to Larned in the 1940s."

"Thwing; no longer exists.  
      What stones could be found were moved to Larned in the 1940s."

"Clark; no evidence"

I have not been able to learn who the veteran was who had the surname of "Clark" at the cemetery identified as the Clark Cemetery in Chardon Township when the WPA surveys were being conducted. 
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Angel Cemetery

Benjamin Pitcher buried at the Center Chardon Cemetery (AKA the Larned Cemetery)

Lieutenant Elijah Sperry 

Also buried at the Center Chardon Cemetery

Marauchie "Polly" VanOrden Sperry 

Also buried at the Center Chardon Cemetery

Zimri Wells Also buried at the Center Chardon Cemetery

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Gates Cemetery - Middlefield Township
Elisha Bundy who was buried at the Bundysburg Cemetery
John Cox who was buried at the Old Cemetery
Jacob Gates who was also buried at the Bundysburg Cemetery.
Note: Neither the Bundysburg Cemetery or the Old Cemetery appear in the WPA Cemetery Plat Maps. 
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Bainbridge Township
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The Webster Cemetery in Thompson Township
From the Ohio GenWeb site.:
"Webster; 7721 Clay St., private property) Inactive"
     "Location: on the east side of Clay Street,
3/4 to 1 mile north of Rt. 166.  Nine stones were found in 1984 scattered on a hillside.  Some had been moved to Maple Grove."
Pvt. Mark Barnes was buried at the Maple Grove Cemetery in Thompson Township. 
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From the Ohio GenWeb site.:
"Evergreen/Sanford; (16217 Moseley Rd.) Inactive
     "Location: on the south side of Moseley Road, about 0.4 mile west of the 
intersection of Dewey and Moseley Roads.  It is not maintained; most of the 
stones were moved to Maple Grove."
Marcus Tillotson was buried at the Maple Grove Cemetery in Thompson Township.
From the Ohio GenWeb site.:
"TILLOTSON        Marcus                           TH Evergreen Cem.                25    0                      2 Aug 1864        65y 8m 20d       NO                                                                                                        was TILLATSON; replaced STONE & Others Evergreen Interments; consumption; see Maple Grove Sec 109, Lot 3 "

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The Phelps Cemetery in Thompson Township. 
From the Ohio GenWeb site.:
"Phelps; (6700 Sidley Rd., private property) Inactive Location; on the southeast corner of the intersection of Sidley and Thompson Roads. Only a few stones remain."
"Abandoned Cemetery"
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            From the Ohio GenWeb site.:
"Bartlett; (6979 Thompson Rd.) Inactive
     Location: about 1000' southwest of the intersection of Leroy and Thompson 
Roads.  The land was purchased in 1950 from a relative of the Bartlett family. " 
Eliu Emmons, Seth Hulbert, Joseph Patterson, Abel Ray, and Abner Stockwell were all War of 1812 veterans.
Ansel Bartlett, John Ransom, both were Civil War veterans.


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