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

 Please note that a link to the Lawrence County W.P.A. cemetery plat maps has been added to the sidebar of the blog. 

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Lawrence County, Ohio is comprised of the following townships.:

Aid Township
Decatur Township
Elizabeth Township
Fayette Township
Hamilton Township
Lawrence Township
Mason Township
Perry Township
Rome Township
Symmes Township
Union Township
Upper Township
Washington Township
Windsor Township
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Ironton is the county seat.
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All of the WPA Cemetery Plat Maps pages in this collection for Lawrence County are numbered.

Cemeteries on some pages lack the names of their townships and those need to be provided from further research.

The microfilms of these maps are at the Lawrence County Recorder's Office. 

The images can be viewed online via the Search Index Tab with the blue background.

Access the New Online Index Books Search.
Search Record Book choosing "Veterans Grave Plats". 

The images are in fair to poor condition.

Map pages 1 through 3 were saved in the .pdf format, however following that the pages were saved in the .txt format. "RetrieveCachedPDF.txt"

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Enjoy researching these WPA Cemetery Plat Maps!

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Sharing this story from Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio - Three Active cemeteries being maintained by donations

 From the "Ironton Tribune" in Lawrence County, Ohio.:

Excerpts:

As we can see, some cemeteries in Ohio are maintained solely or primarily through donations.:

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— "Myrtle Ridge Cemetery seeks donations to pay for mowing and general upkeep of the cemetery.

If you have loved ones buried there, or own a lot, please send donations to Sharon Skaggs at 2791 State Route 217, Kitts Hill, Ohio 45645.

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— The Mt. Pleasant FWB Cemetery Fund is having a fundraising drive for upkeep of the cemetery.

It is maintained only through donations and the group is asking for support from those that have loved ones buried in the cemetery.

Donations can be sent to Mt. Pleasant FWB Cemetery Fund, c/o Michele Layne, 211 Township Rd. 1156, Chesapeake, Ohio, 45619.

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—The Perkins Ridge Cemetery Association is accepting donations to help with mowing expenses, which can be mailed to Debbie Hayes, 8609 St. Rt. 217 Scottown, Ohio 45678."

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Mount Pleasant Cemetery

(Photo from Find A Grave)

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Mount Pisgah Cemetery Clean-Up Story - Proctorville, Lawrence County, Ohio

Click on title to read the October 31, 2010 story in the "Herald-Dispatch" of Huntington, West Virginia about a group of dedicated volunteers who cleaned up the Mount Pisgah Cemetery in Proctorville, Ohio. 

Lawrence County, Ohio Cemetery Information website

Link to a site that features information about Lawrence County, Ohio cemeteries. 

This certainly is an interesting website to explore for cemeteries and individual burials in Lawrence County, Ohio.