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 Cemetery

Colored 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 located 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.~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

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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The Pioneer Cemetery in Port Jefferson, Shelby County, Ohio is Forgotten No More.

Click on title to read about how Rhonda and Rich Wade of Port Jefferson, Ohio are tackling the task of piecing together gravestones that have long been broken and forgotten; except by the Wades of course who are moving full steam ahead with their restoration project.  

They have been digging up stones as well as making sense of what is left of pieces of gravestones that were heaped in piles on the burial ground.  The Wade couple also have enlisted the help of others including local Boy Scouts.

This story is from "The Press-News" in Stark County, Ohio that was originally published in the "The Sidney Daily News" - Published: August 25, 2012 6:43PM.  This very well written account was penned by Melanie Speicher.

Currently, "Find A Grave" has 76 burials at the Pioneer Cemetery in Port Jefferson, Ohio.  There are 3 photo requests for gravestone photos for the following people buried at the Pioneer Cemetery:  

David Gerard, Florence Gerard, and Stephen Dye.  I encourage area "Find A Grave" photo volunteers to visit the Pioneer Cemetery as those grave markers may now be visible. 

I think the scope of the story and the accompanying picture showing Mr. Wade bending down and trying to match up pieces of stones in order to re-create each one as it once was, will certainly inspire many of us to maintain patience and perseverance no matter how daunting a cemetery restoration project may appear.  Making strides one step at a time and one tombstone piece at a time to ensure history will not be lost is one approach that works!