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."

Saturday, October 30, 2021

Floral Hills Memory Gardens in Walnut Township, Pickaway County, Ohio will be included in Auditor's Forfeited Land Sales - Tuesday - November 9, 2021 - 10:30a.m.

 The Pickaway County, Ohio Auditor's website has posted an announcement of its upcoming "Auditor's Forfeited Land Sales.":

"Notice of Auditor’s Forfeited Land Sales"

"The lands, lots, and parts of lots, in the County of Pickaway, forfeited to the state for the nonpayment of taxes, together with the taxes, assessments, charges, penalties, interest, and costs charged on them, agreeably to law, will be offered in an Auditor’s Sale on November 9, 2021, beginning at 10:30 am at the Pickaway County Courthouse, 207 S. Court St., Circleville, OH 43113. "

(Courthouse phone number:
 740-474-6026)  

Clink on the link below for the list of properties that will be offered for sale.:

 Notice of Auditor's Forfeited Land Sales

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Please Note Parcel Numbers - Floral Hills Memory Gardens.:
M30-0-004-00-033-02
M30-0-004-00-037-00
M30-0-004-00-038-00
M30-0-004-00-039-00

M30-0-004-00-048-00

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Auditor's Map below:
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Previous posts on this blog have been devoted to Pickaway County Sheriff Sales (June 30, and July 21, 2020) where Floral Hills Memory Gardens in Walnut Township, Pickaway County, was scheduled to be auctioned off to the highest bidder.  

Sadly, there were no bids made in either auction for the cemetery, so now the five parcels of land included for Floral Hills Memory Gardens will once again be part of a land sale with the hope that this cemetery, listed as owned by the State of Ohio, will be sold.

Previous Post on Preserving Ohio’s Cemeteries and Exploring Almost Forgotten Gravesites in the Great State of Ohio.:
https://limesstones.blogspot.com/2020/06/its-try-and-maybe-try-again-in.html#more
And,
https://limesstones.blogspot.com/2019/10/floral-hills-memory-gardens-at-both.html

Sunday, October 24, 2021

Coshocton County, Ohio W.P.A. Cemetery Plat Maps have been added to the right side bar of the blog.

The collection of W.P.A. Cemetery Plat Maps for Coshocton County, Ohio have been added to the right side bar on the blog.  

These map images were converted from the .PDF format into .JPG format (picture format) from the website of the Coshocton County Engineer's Office.  

The Coshocton County cemeteries locator map, showing the names of the townships, enables the viewer to "hover" over the tiny black cross symbols and click on them to see the cemetery names. Clicking on an arrow brings up the maps. 

See example below.:


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Once again, as is customary with other Ohio county W.P.A. Cemetery Plat map collections on Flickr, the arrangement is set up alphabetically by township name and cemetery name.

The map pages in the Coshocton County collection do not have page numbers.  

A few map images are essentially numbered burial plot drawings created for surveys.

See example below dated October 1, 2012.:


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Please note, various township cemetery plat maps have the listing of veterans names and the designated numbers for the wars they served in, however, the actual burial locations are not given.  Some other maps have only partial burial locations provided for veterans.  

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Additionally, for West Lawn Cemetery in Oxford Township, Coshocton County, it is owned and managed by the Village of Newcomerstown in Tuscarawas County.  These map images are in a darkened but readable condition.  Traced and drawn during June - July, 1939 by Mr. John A. Limbaugh, the West Lawn Cemetery map sections are in multiple pages; some containing veterans names.:


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In conclusion, Coshocton County's W.P.A. Cemetery maps collection includes what I feel is among the most outstanding looking cemetery maps that I have seen thus far in any county.  
It includes the veterans names, war number designations, burial locations, and is easy to read! 

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Tuesday, October 19, 2021

Sharing this information as a Reminder coming up October 23, 2021 beginning at 10:00a.m. - Warrensville West Cemetery Preservation Workshop - Cuyahoga County

Sharing this reminder about the upcoming October Saturday, 23, 2021 cemetery preservation workshop that is free to attend.  

Below is a statement from Kara Hamley O'Donnell regarding particulars of the workshop as of October 19, 2021, that can assist a potential attendee of this workshop.:
 - Kara O'Donnell -- kara.odonnell@shakeronline.com.

"There are still 10 or so spots left for the workshop. It is free. We hope that those who come to the workshop will be able to assist with future preservation efforts in this cemetery, so prefer those who are willing to help in the future.  But that’s not a requirement."

The workshop is being conducted by Mannik Smith Group and Historic Gravestone Services/Ta Mara Conde.

Our website is here and registration link is there as well."

KARA HAMLEY O’DONNELL, AICP 
Principal Planner, Planning Department
City of Shaker Heights
3400 Lee Road
Shaker Heights, OH 44120
P: 216-491-1436
F: 216-491-1431

shakeronline.com

Shaker Heights on Facebook

The Warrensville West Cemetery on "Find A Grave"


Saturday, October 9, 2021

"CCPA to host 2021 Cemetery Tour - Champaign County, Ohio" from the Urbana Daily Citizen

Sharing from the Crescent-News of Defiance Ohio: " Fulton County Genealogical Society to meet Tuesday" - Tuesday, at 7:00p.m. - October 12, 2021 - Trinity Lutheran Church in Delta.

This short news announcement gives us enough information to know that this event will provide a wonderful opportunity to learn more about the The Toledo State Hospital Cemetery Reclamation Project (TSHCRP)  

One of the presenters will be Kimberly Brownlee who authored the book about the Toledo State Hospital

"Fulton County Genealogical Society meetings are held at Trinity Lutheran Church, 410 Taylor St., Delta. Parking and entry are on the back side of the church. We will be utilizing distancing and would appreciate the use of masks for the meeting. Visitors are welcome."

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Toledo State Hospital New Cemetery on "Find A Grave."

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Toledo State Hospital Old Cemetery on "Find A Grave."