Logan County, Ohio WPA Cemetery Plat Maps have been added to the right side column of the blog

Please note: all of the WPA - Works Progress Administration  Cemetery Plat Maps for Logan County, Ohio have been uploaded to FLICKR in a public album and are available on this blog in the right-hand column as a collection of the maps for the entire county.  

Note also that those map pages that have two or more cemeteries on them that also have different townships on one page are grouped together in their own photo album in the collection.  There are 24 such pages.  

Please keep in mind that these cemeteries were read in the 1930s during the years of the Great Depression.  Thus, names of cemeteries during that time may be changed now.  Several of the smaller cemeteries had the name "farm" in them, meaning there is a strong possibility that they are defunct today.

Sharing a link to Logan County's cemeteries as they are currently listed on Find A Grave.  

The maps have been converted from PDF format to JPG format.

A Call for Help! Logan County Genealogical Society Plans to Update Cemetery Transcription Books

Deb Allison, "Find A Grave" contributor and current President of the Logan County Genealogical Society, has posted that the society plans to re-print updated versions of their Logan County cemetery books that were originally published in the 1980s.  However, extra help is needed from additional volunteers who could join them in walking Logan County cemeteries and recording gravestone inscriptions.

There are two email addresses attributed to Deb:

From her "Find A Grave" member page:   

debsearches4fam@aol.com
 

or

debalogangs@embarqmail.com

(from the Logan County Genealogical Society's website.) 

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Thus, if you live in the Logan County, Ohio area and wish to participate with helping transcribe gravestone inscriptions at local cemeteries, please contact Deb Allison. 

Per "Find A Grave" there are over 100 cemeteries listed on their website for Logan County, Ohio. 

March 2012 update on the Akey/Supler (United Brethern in Christ) Cemetery - Zane Township, Logan County, Ohio

From the Logan County Genealogical Society's website:

To all:  March 2012

Hello!

"Some of you may be aware of the "saga" I have been going through for the past like 6 years (seems longer than that!) for the Akey/Supler (United Brethren in Christ) Cemetery where the remains of our Henry Bolen still rest.  (Trying to reason with the owners to search out the cemtery, trying to buy it, trying to help the township get it, trying to help the township once they got permission to place a SMALL monument in a SMALL area in the very corner AWAY from the cemetery grounds, etc.)  

At any rate, at long last, friends of ours were able to purchase the ground including the cemetery and, in keeping a promise they made to me if they ever got possession, I have been granted permission to "search" out the cemetery.

Having worked on several cemetery restoration projects in different counties in Ohio, we are VERY excited about this prospect!  The current owners want to farm the surrounding land but are VERY interested in maintaining the integrity of the cemetery!

So, as we begin our "search" on the cemetery, I would greatly appreciate the forwarding to me of any information (not matter how small) that you may have relating to the cemetery....I and another lady in the township had worked to gather info for the township when they were trying to get possession of it and I will have that complete file but I am working to make sure that I have any and all information possible as we work on this project.

During the upcoming work time, we will keep everyone updated and if you live in the area or will be visiting the area and want to help, please contact me and we will work it out!!!!!!

937-935-2291 (me) 937-935-2583 (Matt - my husband)

937-666-5002 (home) m.wilson@2access.net (Matt's e-mail)

s.wilson@2access.net (my e-mail)

THANKS &; I hope you are all as excited about this as I am!!!!!!!"

Shawndel

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On "Find A Grave" the Akey/Supler (United
Brethren in Christ) Cemetery is shown as Akey Cemetery
with 7 burials.

Information about the Akey/Supler (United Brethren in Christ) Cemetery in Perry Township, Logan County, Ohio

The information below is from the Logan County Genealogical Society website: 

"To all: Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Hello!

Some of you may be aware of the "saga" I have been going through for the past like 6 years (seems longer than that!) for the Akey/Supler (United

Brethren in Christ) Cemetery where the remains of our Henry Bolen still

rest. (Trying to reason with the owners to search out the cemtery, trying

to buy it, trying to help the township get it, trying to help the township

once they got permission to place a SMALL monument in a SMALL area in the very corner AWAY from the cemetery grounds, etc.) At any rate, at long last, friends of ours were able to purchase the ground including the

cemetery and, in keeping a promise they made to me if they ever got possession, I have been granted permission to "search" out the cemetery.

Having worked on several cemetery restoration projects in different counties in Ohio, we are VERY excited about this prospect! The current owners want to farm the surrounding land but are VERY interested in maintaining the integrity of the cemetery!

So, as we begin our "search" on the cemetery, I would greatly appreciate the forwarding to me of any information (not matter how small) that you may have relating to the cemetery....I and another lady in the township had worked to gather info for the township when they were trying to get possession of it and I will have that complete file but I am working to make sure that I have any and all information possible as we work on this project.

During the upcoming work time, we will keep everyone updated and if you live in the area or will be visiting the area and want to help, please contact me and we will work it out!!!!!!

937-935-2291 (me) 937-935-2583 (Matt - my husband)

937-666-5002 (home) m.wilson@2access.net (Matt's e-mail)

s.wilson@2access.net (my e-mail)

THANKS & I hope you are all as excited about this as I am!!!!!!!

Shawndel