The WPA Cemetery Plat Maps for Knox County, Ohio have been added to the right sidbar of the blog

Please note that a link to the Flickr collection of  Knox County's WPA Cemetery Plat Map images has been added to the right sidebar on the blog. 

Each photo album contains map images organized by the name of the township in the county.  The arrangement is similar to how other counties have been set up in this series.

The map pages containing multiple townships of smaller cemeteries are all placed in their own separate album. 

These images were converted from PDF files existing at the Knox County Tax Map Department to JPG format through an online subscription service.  Available quality enhancements following conversion are limited in nature. The page view, however, can be enlarged as well as printed for further clarity.  

Spotlighting The Early Settlers Association of the Western Reserve and their historic cemeteries preservation committees

The Early Settlers Association of the Western Reserve's recent announcements have brought greater awareness to the public about their historic cemetery preservation committee that supports all historic cemeteries in the area of the Western Reserve.  There is also a separate Erie Street Cemetery Committee. 

"Board member Homer Taft has agreed to chair our historic cemetery preservation committee and City Landmarks Office planner Karl Brunjes is now chairing our Erie Street Cemetery Committee. While both committees are in support of preserving historic cemeteries, the Erie Street one is specific to our traditional involvement with Erie Street Cemetery, whereas Homer's is in support of historic cemeteries throughout the area."

"Cemetery Preservation Committee"

"The ESA is recruiting a committee of all persons interested in the preservation and maintenance of Western Reserve Cemeteries and especially the historic and early ones. 

Our goal is to facilitate sharing of knowledge and resources among folks interested in preserving our heritage. 

If interested, please contact Homer Taft at hstaft@yahoo.com."

The Early Settlers Association of the Western Reserve on Facebook

Erie Street Cemetery on Find A Grave

Case Western Reserve University's "Encyclopedia of Cleveland History" describes the geography and history of the Western Reserve.

W.P.A. Cemetery Plat Maps for Portage County, Ohio are posted on the right sidebar of the blog

The W.P.A. Cemetery Plat Maps for Portage County, Ohio are now posted on the right sidebar on this blog. 

Unfortunately, Portage County's maps are missing some pages. I was informed that is the case by the Portage County Engineer's Office. The Portage County W.P.A. Cemetery Plat Maps are in a large bound book at their office.

The missing pages are:

Page 153 which is the Addenda.  A typical Addenda for these types of cemetery plat maps lists veterans' names whose location of burial is unknown.  

Also, pages 50 through 68 are missing for Maple Grove Cemetery in Ravenna Township. Only page 49, which is the Title Page for the Maple Grove Cemetery, is in the book.

Page 69 is missing for Mott Town Cemetery in Deerfield Township.

Page 70 is missing for North Cemetery in Palmyra Township.  

Thus far an inquiry has been made with the Portage County Auditor's office if they may have information about the missing map pages.  Inquiries will be made with other Portage County resources to learn if more information can be provided regarding these missing pages.