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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."

Friday, January 12, 2024

A link to the Harrison County W.P.A. Cemetery Plat Maps has been added to the right sidebar of the blog

The W.P.A. Cemetery Plat Maps for Harrison County have been added to the right sidebar of the blog. 

Below are the townships that comprise Harrison County.:

Archer, Athens, Cadiz, Franklin, Freeport, 
German, Green, Monroe, Moorefield, North, 
Nottingham, Rumley,
Short Creek, Stock, Washington

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This collection of W.P.A. Cemetery Plat Maps is from the Map Office of Harrison County. 

First, please note that this collection of W.P.A. Cemetery Plat maps is missing several of its map pages.  In a few instances, there are also partial map pages. Thus, it became necessary to type up the handwritten original Cemetery Listing Index Page. 

Below is a listing of the names of the cemeteries that show the missing map pages in this collection that should have been there based on the handwritten Cemetery Index that was provided.:

1. Alley Cemetery -  Short Creek Township – Map Page missing – Page  59 

2. Atkinson Cemetery -  Short Creek Township – Left side of the Map Page missing – Page 57 

3. Beech Springs Cemetery - Green Township – Map Page missing – Page 71 

      4. Bethel Cemetery - Green Township – Map Page missing – Page 50 

 5. Blue Ridge Cemetery -  Green Township – Map Page missing – Page 23

6. Cannan  Cemetery – German Township – Map Page missing – Page 23

7. Centre Unity Cemetery -  Cadiz Township – Map Page missing – Page  22

8. Colored A.M.E. Cemetery - Short Creek Township – Map Page missing - Page 60

9. Franklin Cemetery – Franklin Township – Map Page missing – Page 85

10. Furbay Cemetery - Short Creek Township – Left side of Map Page missing Page 57

11. Furguson (Ferguson?) Cemetery  - Green Township – Map Page missing – Page 60

12. Greenmount Cemetery – Freeport Township – Map Page missing – Pages 3 - 7

13. Greenwood Cemetery  Green Township – Map Page missing – Pages 44 - 49

14. Hann (Haun?) Cemetery  - German Township – Map Page missing – Page 23

15. Hopedale Cemetery – Green Township – Map Page missing – Page 51

16. McGaw Cemetery  - Archer – Map Page missing – Page 85

17. Old Deersville Cemetery  - Franklin Township - Map Page missing – Page 88

18 . Olive Branch Cemetery - Short Creek Township – Map Page missing – Pages 52 - 56

19. Patterson Cemetery – Franklin Township – Map Page missing – Page 86

20. Ridgeview Cemetery – Archer Township – Map Page missing – Page 78

21. Short Creek Cemetery - Short Creek Township – Map Page missing – Page 58

22. Stiers Cemetery - Short Creek Township – Map Page missing – Page 59

23. Utterback Cemetery – Franklin Township – Map Page missing – Page 85

24. West Grove Cemetery - Short Creek Township – Map Page missing – Page 61

25. Wilson Cemetery - Short Creek Township – Map Page missing – Page 60

26. Wood Cemetery – North Township – Map Page missing – Page 85

 27. Zion Cemetery – German Township – Map Page missing – Page 22

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Below is a composite of the Project Title Page:  
"Veterans Graves Registration" 
and
 the Addenda of the veterans with unknown burial locations in Harrison County, Ohio.:
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Below is the W.P.A. Cemetery Plat Map for The Old Cadiz Cemetery - Cadiz Township, Harrison County, Ohio.  

The W.P.A. Cemetery Plat Map for this cemetery lists 9 Revolutionary War veterans and two War of 1812 veterans.  

Only one American Revolutionary War veteran's burial location is designated for its Row and Grave number on the map page, which is number 32. 


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The W.P.A. Cemetery Plat Maps for Fairview Cemetery in Rumley Township have updated veteran burial information.   These maps are up through the Vietnam War with their listing of veterans. This is a very interesting listing to read for its detailed information.:
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Hopefully, one day the missing map pages for the Harrison County W.P.A. Cemetery Plat Maps will be found and included in their collection of these maps. 
  
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