The WPA Cemetery Plat Maps for Van Wert County, Ohio have been added to the right sidebar of the blog in a linked listing format.
This particular set of 1930s Depression Era cemetery plat maps are easily readable compared to so many map pages found in other Ohio counties. It is possible these Van Wert County maps were re-drawn from the originals. If so, that would explain the reason for their excellent condition.
Unique to some of the Van Wert County cemetery maps is the placement of veterans' names on the map page. Rather than having the customary alphabetic by surname listing showing the Section, Lot, Grave designations, and the number associated with the war in which the veteran served, some of these maps actually list a veteran's name at or near the grave plot itself; sometimes with an arrow pointing to it. I don't believe I have seen cemetery plat maps in other Ohio counties arranged in this manner. Some examples are shown below.:
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Van Wert County - York Township - Venedocia Cemetery - Section J - Veteran John Jervis Jones - Page 37
The Van Wert Cemeteries as listed on "Find A Grave."
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