The Geauga County WPA Cemetery Plat Maps are now posted on the right sidebar of the blog

 A FLICKR collection of the WPA Cemetery Plat Maps for Geauga County, Ohio for public viewing and downloading is now posted on this blog, along with those for some other Ohio counties, on the right sidebar of this blog. 

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Geauga County is comprised of 16 townships.: Auburn, Bainbridge, Burton, Chardon, Chester, Claridon, Hambden, Huntsburg, Middlefield, Montville, Munson, Newbury, Parkman, Russell, Thompson, and Troy.

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Geauga County is one of the counties situated in the Western Reserve district of Ohio.

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From the website of the Cuyahoga County Recorder.:

https://fiscalofficer.cuyahogacounty.us/en-US/WesternReserveHistory.aspx

"The so-called Western Reserve comprises the Northeastern corner of the state of Ohio. Its southern boundary extends 120 miles westward from the Pennsylvania line along the 41st parallel of north latitude. 

It includes all of the counties of Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Erie, Geauga, Huron, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage, Trumbull; and part of Ashland, Mahoning, Ottawa and Summit counties. In all it contains about 5,280 square miles and is larger than the states of Delaware, Connecticut or Rhode Island."

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As I proceeded with naming and saving each of these cemetery plat maps drawn up in the 1930s, I noted how many of those burial grounds were deemed abandoned. I was reminded of just how many veterans we have buried in Ohio going back to the American Revolution.  Geauga County is certainly no exception, in fact it seemed that the smaller the cemetery the more likely I might find a name with the number "1" for their war service which is the number designated for the The Revolutionary War.

  Below are some of the maps of the smaller size cemeteries in Geauga County as they existed when these maps were created during the years of the Great Depression.: 

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The Thwing Cemetery - John Thwing  buried at the Center Chardon Cemetery

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Clark Cemetery - Chardon Township

From the Ohio Gen Web site.:

"Angel; no longer exists.  

     What stones could be found were moved to Larned in the 1940s."

"Thwing; no longer exists.  

      What stones could be found were moved to Larned in the 1940s."

"Clark; no evidence"

I have not been able to learn who the veteran was who had the surname of "Clark" at the cemetery identified as the Clark Cemetery in Chardon Township when the WPA surveys were being conducted. 

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Angel Cemetery

Benjamin Pitcher buried at the Center Chardon Cemetery (AKA the Larned Cemetery)

Lieutenant Elijah Sperry 

Also buried at the Center Chardon Cemetery

Marauchie "Polly" VanOrden Sperry 

Also buried at the Center Chardon Cemetery

Zimri Wells Also buried at the Center Chardon Cemetery

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Gates Cemetery - Middlefield Township

Elisha Bundy who was buried at the Bundysburg Cemetery

John Cox who was buried at the Old Cemetery

Jacob Gates who was also buried at the Bundysburg Cemetery.

Note: Neither the Bundysburg Cemetery or the Old Cemetery appear in the WPA Cemetery Plat Maps. 

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The Henry Cemetery - Now shown as the Old Southwest Cemetery or the Southwest Cemetery 

Bainbridge Township

William Henry - War of 1812 veteran

JosephWitterIII-

RevolutionaryWar veteran 

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The Webster Cemetery in Thompson Township

From the Ohio GenWeb site.:
"Webster; 7721 Clay St., private property) Inactive"

     "Location: on the east side of Clay Street,
3/4 to 1 mile north of Rt. 166.  Nine stones were found in 1984 scattered on a hillside.  Some had been moved to Maple Grove."

Pvt. Mark Barnes was buried at the Maple Grove Cemetery in Thompson Township. 

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Warner Cemetery in Thompson Township.

John Jackson, War of 1812 veteran

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The Sanford Cemetery

From the Ohio GenWeb site.:

"Evergreen/Sanford; (16217 Moseley Rd.) Inactive

     "Location: on the south side of Moseley Road, about 0.4 mile west of the 

intersection of Dewey and Moseley Roads.  It is not maintained; most of the 

stones were moved to Maple Grove."

Marcus Tillotson was buried at the Maple Grove Cemetery in Thompson Township.

From the Ohio GenWeb site.:

"TILLOTSON        Marcus                           TH Evergreen Cem.                25    0                      2 Aug 1864        65y 8m 20d       NO                                                                                                        was TILLATSON; replaced STONE & Others Evergreen Interments; consumption; see Maple Grove Sec 109, Lot 3 "

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The Phelps Cemetery in Thompson Township. 

From the Ohio GenWeb site.:

"Phelps; (6700 Sidley Rd., private property) Inactive Location; on the southeast corner of the intersection of Sidley and Thompson Roads. Only a few stones remain."

"Abandoned Cemetery"

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Bartlett Cemetery - Thompson Township

            From the Ohio GenWeb site.:

"Bartlett; (6979 Thompson Rd.) Inactive

     Location: about 1000' southwest of the intersection of Leroy and Thompson 

Roads.  The land was purchased in 1950 from a relative of the Bartlett family. " 

Joseph Bartlett - Revolutionary War

Eliu Emmons, Seth Hulbert, Joseph Patterson, Abel Ray, and Abner Stockwell were all War of 1812 veterans.

Ansel Bartlett, John Ransom, both were Civil War veterans.

Spotlighting the Quirk Cemetery in Chester Township, Geauga County, Ohio

 Albert Sears monument (also 2 views below)

&

Joel Jones small stone above

Albert Sears Inscription on monument

 

 Sylvester Curtis

 Elisha Flint Hovey and Hannah Philbrick Hovey (above and below)

 

 Thomas T. Norton

 Unknown markers above

Ralph Williams (broken stone above to the left) & Walter B. Williams (broken stone above to the right)

Longer shot view of the Quirk Cemetery above

(all photographs courtesy of R. Luciano)

Currently, there are 69 interments listed for the Quirk Cemetery on "Find A Grave."

Also, a very good tombstone transcription listing for the Quirk Cemetery can be found on the following website:

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Spotlighting the "Ghosts of Burton Tour" -- Burton, Geauga County, Ohio - Saturday, October 20th and Saturday, October 27th, 2012. Tour times are 6:00 pm, 6:30 pm, 7:00 pm, 7:30 pm, and 8:00 pm.

From the website of the Goodwin House Bed & Breakfast of Burton, Ohio:

"The Ghosts of Burton Historical Tour - 2012

The Ghosts of Burton Historical Tour - 2012 will take place on Saturday, October 20th and Saturday, October 27th, 2012.   Tour times are 6:00 pm, 6:30 pm, 7:00 pm, 7:30 pm, and 8:00 pm.   Volunteer guides will lead you through Century Village and our very old local graveyard, while you listen to historical stories of past lives and some local ghostly lore.   Each tour lasts about 2 1/2 hours.   (Century Village is the Geauga Historical Society's historical village in Burton, Ohio.)

The tour includes historically accurate stories of the local area, some good "ghost stories", and includes a shuttle bus ride to the local graveyard.   Get a good look at some very old grave markers.   A live paranormal investigation will be taking place in one of the museum buildings.   A light snack and beverage is included.   We will walk at an easy pace, covering about a mile.   Some stops (including the shuttle bus) have a few stairs, so the tour is not entirely handicapped accessible.

Pre-registration and pre-payment are necessary.   The Ghosts of Burton Historical Tour generally sells out, so book early.   You may book your reservations quickly though EventBrite.   Alternatively, you may mail in a check with the order form (see the PDF file) or call with your credit card number.   Use the 2012 registration form (PDF below) to print out the registration form.   After registration and payment, a confirmation will be sent to you. 

The cost is $18 per person. This tour is intended to be "family friendly", but very small children may find it boring.   This is NOT a "haunted house" tour, and we do not create artificial cheap tricks for amusement.

To view a PDF file of the 2012 brochure, click here for the OUTSIDE, and here for the INSIDE.   Remember that you must read the OUTSIDE from right to left, since this is a 3-panel brochure."