Exploring Almost Forgotten Gravesites in the Great State of Ohio

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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, July 31, 2026

The W.P.A. Cemetery Plat Maps for Shelby County have been added to the right side bar of the blog

The Shelby County W.P.A. Cemetery Plat Maps have been added to the right sidebar of the blog.  They are .jpg photographs
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The W.P.A. Cemetery Plat Maps in .PDF form can be found on the Shelby Recorder's website.
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Please note that the Shelby County W.P.A. Cemetery Plats do not contain the names of veterans on their map pages.  Yes, this is a setback for those who are researching Shelby County Ohio veteran burials.  However, all is not lost! 
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Shelby County does have the individual W.P.A. veteran grave cards, however they are not posted on the Recorder's website.  

These grave cards for Shelby County can be found on the website Fold3.  Also, anyone living in Ohio can get a virtual library card from any Ohio public library and research from home. 

I have utilized the Akron - Summit County's Public Library website to link to Fold3.
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For the Seven Day Baptist Cemetery seen above left in the image with the two cemeteries.  Deed Vol 68/517 (1891) and Vol. 124/112 (1935)

Shelby County Ohio Gen Web

Tina Hursh - Copyright 1999

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Van Buren Township.:

Barnett Cemetery

Colored Cemetery.  On west side of Lucas-Gieb Road just north of intersection with State Route 29.

Abandoned

Clinton CemeteryColored Cemetery.  In small wooded area about 1000 feet northwest of intersection of State Route 119 & Staley Road.Abandoned

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Note for the Beechwood Cemetery on Page 3, the "Legend of Wars" box has a typed name and not a handwritten name.  

Also, see notation in the left margin regarding Sections on the Map. 

Beechwood Cemetery
Washington Township
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Hines Cemetery
Located in Van Buren Township in a field just off the south side of Wells Road.
Cemetery consists of only one marker, that of a colored soldier of the Civil War.

Hines, Wm. D. Aug 6, 1865, 23y4m  Co. G, 9th  O.V.C.
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Sharing this example of utilizing the individual veteran grave card and its information in relation to the corresponding W.P.A. Cemetery Plat Map of the cemetery that the veteran was buried at.  The Row, Section and Grave number shown on the veteran's grave card should match up with a black coffin symbol for that location on the map image. 
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