A link to the Flickr Album of W.P.A. Cemetery Plat Maps for Madison County, Ohio has been added to the right sidebar of this blog.
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These map images are also posted in PDF format - the map pages identified by numbers only - on the Madison County Recorder's website.
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Thanking Chuck Reed, the Madison County Recorder, for overseeing this worthwhile project - making these maps accessible for research in the public domain. Note, there are links for several types of useful records posted on the Madison County, Ohio Recorder's website.
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These W.P.A. Cemetery Plat Maps for Madison County follow the same format as those from other Ohio counties we have seen thus far. Both a Project Title Page and a County Index of Cemetery Names page begin this collection.
We need to be mindful that these maps were created from research conducted during the 1930s -- the decade long timeframe that was defined by the Great Depression. Thus, cemetery names may not "match up" to those listed on "Find A Grave" or on a county government website. Also, for the veterans war designations, World War I was the last war fought at that point in time. A World War I veteran's number is 31.
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The Madison County Cemetery Plat Maps appear to be in their original form.
Please note, however, that Deercreek Township is shown as "Deer Creek Township" - see map page 65 below.:
Somerford Township - is spelled as "Summerford Township"on the W.P.A. Cemetery Plat maps. Wikipedia clears up some of this confusion with their listing.:
" Summerford is an unincorporated community in Somerford Township, Madison County, Ohio."
Here is a link to Find A Grave for the Somerford Cemetery (AKA Somerford Township Cemetery) in Summerford, Madison County, Ohio.
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Below are some other points to take note of regarding these maps.:
David Colver is shown as one of the three Revolutionary War veterans with an unknown burial location.
Sharing a link to his Find A Grave memorial where a D.A.R. plaque is in place including his name as having been buried in the Garwood Cemetery in Logan County, Ohio. Of interest are the photo images posted for him.
One provides a biographical sketch in a letter dated March 16, 1925, stating in part.:
"He was allowed pension on his application executed September 19, 1832 while a resident of Deer Creek Township, Madison County, Ohio. He died October 24, 1847.
There is no data on file as to his family."
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The next veteran listed is Andrew Cypress. Below is the information that was located for him.:
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For the third Revolutionary War veteran, Joel Wilcox, thus far the only information found that could possibly be this Joel Wilcox is shown in a Revolutionary War Veterans' Index by the Ohio Genealogical Society that his "birth county" was "Madison" and that he served in the "CT Line" as a private. It is possible that "birth county" should be "death county".
Thus far there has not been any definitive source located stating the location of his burial.
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Next, taking a look at the different types of Legends included in this collection.:
Below is a fairly typical Legend which includes such information as the official project numbers, war designation numbers, and the size of the cemetery.:
Below is an abbreviated version of a Legend that denotes an unknown burial position at a cemetery by an asterisk (*).:
