The Ashland County W.P.A. Cemetery Plat Maps have been added to the right sidebar of the Blog.

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

The original paper map pages are in a hard cover book at the office of the Ashland County Recorder. Erin Beebe is the Recorder and she has photographed them in their original condition.
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Sharing this example.:

Selser Cemetery in Milton Township, Ashland County, Ohio.: 

Find a Grave Memorial for American Revolutionary War veteran Frederick Selser / Seltzer / Selcer

The "Ohio Genealogy Express" lists his name as Frederick Sultzer. 

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Unlike most W.P.A. Cemetery Plat Map collections in other Ohio counties, Ashland County's cemetery map pages containing multiple cemeteries on one page are all of the same township. Thus there are no "Multiple Townships / Smaller Cemeteries" category in their collection. 

A new volunteer work session announced for the Old Burying Ground in Greenfield, Highland County, Ohio.

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Adding a few photos from Linda's collection from a 2016 visit to the Old Burying Ground in Greenfield, Ohio! :

"2024 marked the completion of our mapping of the cemetery. By working in 50'x50' sections we identified the burials in each section, took pictures of the gravestones and updated the Billion Graves website and our Master List of Burials and Working List. A map was also created showing the individual sections that we created. Mike Anderson and John King looked over the cemetery in late April to see if winter had caused any damage, etc. There is plenty of work ahead of us for 2025. We will have a "Cleaning Session" to improve the looks of the gravestones of military veterans prior to Memorial Day. So on Friday, May 23rd, 1:00 p.m., we hope many of you will join us in this effort to honor our military veterans whose final resting place is in The Old Burying Ground.  The work will not be difficult. We will just use water and soft bristle brushes to clean the stones." ******************** "If you think you can join us on May 23, 2025, at 1:00 p.m., please email to let us know. You can stay as long as you want."  ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

As mentioned in our April email, The Old Burying Ground was recognized by Scenic Ohio as one of the recipients of this year's Scenic Ohio Award.    Scenic Ohio's awards program recognizes the work of organizations, agencies, and individuals that conserve, restore, maintain and manage Ohio's scenic places.     Our Historic Cemeteries are treasures to be honored as true "Gardens for the Living".  The restoration work at Old Burying Ground Cemetery is exemplary and an important example of what many historic cemeteries need. The work of restoration, preservation and maintenance of historic cemeteries is work of the highest order and to be encouraged throughout Ohio.  Six other cemeteries in Ohio were awarded:   1.  Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland   2.  Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus   3.  Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati   4.  Ferncliff Cemetery, Springfield   5.  Mt. Tabor Cemetery, Mingo, Champaign County   6.  Old Burying Ground, Highland County   7.  Stratford Cemetery, Delaware County Thank you all for being supporters and volunteers to help make this happen!

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Spotlighting Lorain's Elmwood Cemetery - its history with snapshots of various markers and monuments that grace its grounds.

 Lorain, Ohio's Elmwood Cemetery from the City of Lorain's website.:

About Lorain Elmwood Cemetery

"Established in 1900, Elmwood Cemetery is the oldest active cemetery in Lorain, Ohio. Encompassing 326 acres, it is a classic example of a garden cemetery, featuring a park-like setting with sweeping vistas, shady knolls, large stands of ancient trees, and magnificent monuments. Elmwood Cemetery is home to a variety of wildlife, including deer, rabbits, and squirrels, and is a popular spot for birdwatching and photography. Many notable people are buried at Elmwood Cemetery, including veterans, politicians, and business leaders. It is also a member of the National Register of Historic Places."

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Elmwood Cemetery on Find a Grave

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Sharing some information regarding the "Ohio Veterans Revolutionary War Graves Project - Ohio History Connection"

The links below do not cover all of the information connected to this Project.:
"Contact Us"
Or:

Diana Welling, Director State Historic Preservation Office
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"Ohio Veterans Revolutionary War Graves Project - Ohio History Connection"
"Grave Survey Form"
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"America 250-Ohio Revolutionary War Veterans Graves Project  

A Guide to Field Collection for Public Researchers"
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"Revolutionary War Veteran

 "Burial Identification"
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"Images and Mapping"
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"Veteran Identification"
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"Monument / Marker Identification"
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"Recorder Information"

The "Recorder Information" Section is where the participant provides their name, email address, and any comments and/or notes prior to their submission of the form. 
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The Auglaize County W.P.A. Cemetery Plat Maps have been added to the right sidebar of the blog.

The Auglaize County W.P.A. Plat Maps have been added to the right sidebar of the blog.
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Auglaize County, Ohio is comprised of the following townships.:

Clay

Duchouquet

German

Goshen

Jackson

Logan

Moulton 

Noble

Pusheta

Salem

St. Mary's

Union

Washington

Wayne
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The Auglaize County Ohio W.P.A. Cemetery Plat Maps are in pristine condition!  The pages are numbered and the maps are in very good readable condition. 

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The originals for these map pages are at the Auglaize County Recorder's Office in the .pdf format.
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As is the case with these W.P.A. Cemetery Plat Map collections from other Ohio counties, the highest number of veteran burials are for those who served in the Civil War - Number 19.  

There are veterans who served in other wars as well and are noted as such with their number in a circle. 

Fort Amanda Memorial Park is the resting place for two known Revolutionary War veterans.:
Peter Sunderland
Willian Taylor

(age of William Taylor on Find a Grave shows 110 -111, and thus is being investigated.)
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Some map pages present with the veterans names in the more traditional format of listing the veteran's burial location - Section Lot Grave War Name - while other maps show the veteran's name by his gravesite inside the map itself.  

This is a finer point to keep in mind. Below is a side-by-side example that actually occurs on the same map page.: 

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Mentioning that the name for Fort Amanda Memorial Park AKA Fort Amanda Cemetery in Logan Township has been corrected for it on Find a Grave to reflect this name. 

Previously, it had been erroneously identified as being a National Cemetery.  Upon further investigation, it was confirmed that this cemetery is not an official National Cemetery.

When the W.P.A. Cemetery Plat Map was created for it, the word (Military) was included for its name.:

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The Walnut Hill Cemetery in Goshen Township has a penciled in date at the bottom of some of its pages of 3/28/40 which I take it to mean March 28, 1940.  1940 is among the later years when these cemetery plat maps were drawn up in the W.P.A. program which began in the mid to late 1930s during the Great Depression. 

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Thus, if you are researching veteran burials in Auglaize County, Ohio, these W.P.A. Cemetery Plat Maps would be a wonderful place to start!

Sharing this video from Eli Allen's "Wandering Appalachia" website.: " 360° journey to the Mitchell-Morrison Cemetery, tucked away in western Scioto County near Buena Vista in Nile Township."

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Sharing this 360° video from the website of "Wandering Appalachia" by Eli Allen and Amanda Rae!

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Wandering Appalachia on Facebook

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The Mitchell-Morrison Cemetery on Find a Grave

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In this case, we easily see that the longer a cemetery is abandoned the monuments fall into disrepair in various ways, and ultimately disappear to the point the landscape no longer resembles the early Ohio burial ground that it truly is. 

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Sharing some information from the Ohio History Connection - "Revolutionary War Graves Project" - America-250 Ohio

America-250.org:

https://america250.org/

https://america250-ohio.org/

Ohio-250 on Facebook

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Sharing this link to the Ohio History Connection to the:

 "Revolutionary War Graves Project" page on the OHC's website. 
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"Ohio and the Revolutionary War" - Ohio History Connection's website. 

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Be sure to research and explore records from both the Ohio SAR and Ohio DAR websites.  Also, a good resource are the publications by the individual chapters of the Ohio Genealogical Society, some of which are posted online.

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Cincinnati Chapter of SAR:

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"Revolutionary soldiers' graves : located, verified and marked in Cuyahoga, Lorain and Medina counties, Ohio, by Western Reserve Chapter, N.S.D.A.R., Cleveland, Ohio"

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"The Official roster of the soldiers of the American Revolution buried in the state of Ohio"

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From the Ohio Genealogical Society - "Revolutionary War 1775 - 1783"

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Fairfield Chapter of OGS

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Sharing from Dan Brady's "Brady's Bunch of Lorain County Nostalgia" - Whiskeyville Cemetery & More on Whiskeyville Cemetery & Part II - Updated March 19, 2025

Sharing the Whiskeyville Cemetery Blog Post Part II - March 19 2025 from Dan Brady's Blog.

Here is a link to the Kendeigh Corner Cemetery on Find a Grave. It is mentioned in the post. 
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Sharing a blog post from Dan Brady's "Brady's Bunch of Lorain County Nostalgia" 

"Mormons to Help Locate Whiskeyville Cemetery Heirs – March 1959"

Blog post about the Whiskeyville Cemetery.

Excerpt.:
"Back on this post about Whiskeyville, I posted two articles about a small pioneer cemetery that was located just north of Rt. 113 on Rt. 58. Since that post I found another article from March 1959."

REMINDER: Mr. Paul LaRue Presenter - Monday, March 17, 2025 - Fayette County Genealogical Society's first meeting of 2025 - "The Feeble Minded Institute Cemetery"

Here is a reminder from the Fayette County "Record Herald" in Washington Court House, Ohio.:

Paul LaRue is the guest presenter for the first meeting of the Fayette County Genealogical Society.:  

"The Feeble Minded Institute Cemetery - One of Ohio's Most Interesting Cemeteries." 

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Catholic Cemeteries Association - Cleveland Catholic Diocese announcing changes to their website "Burial Search" beginning March 10, 2025

"New Burial Search coming for the website of the Catholic Cemeteries Association - Cleveland Catholic Diocese.":

"We are excited to announce an important update that will enhance your experience with us. On March 10, 2025, we will be updating our burial search feature to the new Cemmansys system. You can find it under the "Burial Search" tab on our website at clecem.org."

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Watch on Youtube.:

"Existing accounts will not transfer to the new system. You will need to create a new account by clicking "Sign Up."

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Provide the following information to sign up:

First Name Last Name Email Address Cell Phone Number Username Password Accept Terms and Conditions

If you encounter any difficulties,  need help setting up your new account,  or have any questions,  please contact Joe Prochaska  at jprochaska@clecem.org or  (330) 594-3728.

Sharing from the Ohio Township Association - "Indigent Burial Fund Now Open"

 "INDIGENT BURIAL FUND NOW OPEN"

"The State of Ohio Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors is pleased to announce the restoration of its Indigent Burial and Cremation Support Program. Thanks to the passage of Amended Substitute House Bill 315 by the 135th Ohio General Assembly, and later signed into law by Governor Mike DeWine, funding was granted to the Board for its program for the remainder of state fiscal year 2025. 

Starting February 3, 2025, the OBEFD will accept applications for reimbursement from local government entities for the cost of providing burials or cremations to indigent deceased individuals. According to the OBEFD's rule, 4717-17-05 of the Ohio Administrative Code, regarding reimbursement application period, in part, an application shall be submitted no later than sixty days after the date of issuance of the burial transit permit or disposition permit. The Board will accept applications for reimbursement that include a burial transit permit or disposition permit issued on or after November 3, 2024, through the end of the fiscal year or June 30, 2025.

Inquiries about the Indigent Burial and Cremation Support Program may be directed to 

indigentsupport@funeral.ohio.gov. 

Click here to learn more and apply."

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

A link to the WPA Cemetery Plat Maps for Ashtabula County has been added to the right sidebar of the blog.  

Along with the customary Cemetery Index Page, there is a Cemetery Locator Map, and a handy listing of cemeteries shown under the township name where they are located.  

These cemetery plat maps are posted in addition to the Ashtabula County G.I.S. website where the cemetery plat maps are further linked to the exact GPS locations on a current road map.
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Ashtabula County is Ohio's largest county that is comprised of 28 townships.
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Buried in Section F at the East Lenox Cemetery in Lenox Township is American Revolutionary War veteran Isaac Williams whose Find a Grave memorial contains an amazing amount of family history!  He died at the age of 90. 
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Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Monument on Find a Grave  

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The small Pioneer Cemetery in Windsor Township has a total of 25 memorials on Find a Grave.  The cemetery contains burials of four American Revolutionary War veterans. The W.P.A. Cemetery Plat Map lists their names; and they are the only veterans listed for this cemetery.:

Solomon Griswold

    Capt. Jonathan Parker

Steven Winslow

Giles Loomis 

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The Evergreen Cemetery in Pierpont Township is the final resting place for Seth A. Marvin who was approximately 103 years old when he passed away. His biography states that he cast his first vote for General George Washington for America's first President.  He lived long enough to vote for Abraham Lincoln for President.  

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It is worth a visit to Ashtabula County's cemeteries - both large and small -- where you will find a unique history that abounds within the grounds of them all! 

Spotlighting the Worthington Cemetery in Defiance County, Ohio and learning more about its history, present research about it, and plans for its future.

 Sharing a link to:
"The Friends of the Worthington Cemetery"

 

WTVG - TV Toledo.:
"‘I love a good mystery’ Librarian helps uncover history of only Black cemetery in Defiance County"

The Worthington Cemetery in Defiance County on Find a Grave

From Ideastream Public Media:

"long-forgotten Black cemetery in northwest Ohio is finally getting recognized The Ohio Newsroom | By Kendall Crawford"

From the Defiance Public Library - by Sara Marshall
Part VI - "The Worthington Cemetery Project"
From the Defiance Public Library - by Sara Marshall
Access to: 
Parts I through X

Sharing from the Defiance Public Library
"Alexandra Bevins wins award for Worthington Article" - By Taryn Lawson
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Sharing "The Springfield News-Sun" announcement by Brooke Spurlock - Sunday, February 23, 2025 - Ferncliff Cemetery and Arboretum in Springfield is a recipient of the "Scenic Ohio" award for 2025."

Sunday, February 23, 2025.:

The Springfield News-Sun newspaper announced the recipients of the "Scenic Ohio" awards for Ohio cemeteries for 2025. 

Among the recipients is the Ferncliff Cemetery and Arboretum in Springfield - Clark County, Ohio.

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The following cemeteries were also recipients of this important award.:

Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland.
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Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum in Cincinnati.

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Mt. Tabor Cemetery, Mingo in Wayne Township, Champaign County.
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Old Burying Ground in Greenfield, Highland County, Ohio.
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Quoting from this story.:

"Scenic Ohio is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving and promoting the state’s beautiful and historically significant landscapes.
They chose “Beautiful, Scenic, Historic Cemeteries” as its theme for 2025." 

"The organization will host an awards luncheon April 4 at The Historic Buckingham Meeting House in Newark to recognize this year’s recipients."
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Thanking Krista Horricks of the Ohio History Connection for alerting me to the Scenic Ohio Award program. 

 Additionally, thanking Mr. Gary Meisner for so kindly sharing details about the "Scenic Ohio" program, and the important work this organization does to bring a greater awareness to the scenic beauty found at Ohio's cemeteries.  It is easy to see that each one is unique and should be recognized for its important role preserving the stories that shape Ohio's history.

Ferncliff Cemetery on Find a Grave.

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Sharing the latest status report from Christina Yetzer Drain regarding the deteriorating state of the Historic Community Mausoleum at the Oakland Cemetery in Shelby, Richland County, Ohio.

Click on the link below:
 View of an early colorized image of the Oakland Cemetery Mausoleum courtesy of the Columbus Metropolitan

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Sharing this important updated status report regarding the Community Mausoleum containing 240 crypts located at the Oakland Cemetery in Shelby, Richland County, Ohio.  

Truly, time is of the essence because the mausoleum's condition has been deteriorating at a rapid pace.  It is a grim report indeed to be sharing while deliberations continue about adopting the most effective coarse of action to undertake to better restore and preserve this one-of-a-kind structure to ensure a brighter future for it. 
Please read the information provided in the attached links to gain a greater grasp of the severity of the situation. The pictures help tell the story of how serious the immediate need is to act as soon as possible to save this structure and thus the final resting places for those who are interred in it.  

"Mausoleum at Shelby's Oakland Cemetery in Need of Restoration" by Hayden Gray

Excerpt:

"SHELBY — Christina Yetzer Drain said the community mausoleum at Shelby’s Oakland Cemetery is likely the city’s most important landmark."

"Constructed in 1907, it’s the second oldest community mausoleum in the state, according to Friends of Oakland Mausoleum."

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"Drain, a Shelby historian, has been talking with the Oakland Cemetery Board to figure out how to best proceed with restoration work. The board includes John Ensman, Steven McLaughlin, Brian Crum, John Hancock, Scott Shatzer, Julie Alt and Kevin Ernst."
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Friends of Oakland Mausoleum on Facebook
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Shelby-Oakland Cemetery on Find a Grave
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Shelby Ohio History - By shelbyohiohistory / May 24, 2021
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