hi - yeah, after i'd posted that message, i wondered if all counties keep deed books of grave lots. i never think about people buying the plots and actually having a deed to them. i guess i always thought (not that i've ever given this subject a great deal of thought) that the purchaser just received some sort of receipt for the purchase, the way you would if you bought a car or other goods. might be an interesting new place to research surnames...deed books to burial lots. have a nice weekend, julie ----- Original Message ----- From: Edgar Taylor To: Tony and Julie Howell ; [email protected] Sent: Friday, April 06, 2001 11:09 AM Subject: Re: [FLDUVAL] burial plots- Bela Bosque Cemetery near Old Fernandina Thanks for the information. There is a published book of grave stone inscriptions for the Bella Bosque [or Bosque Bella ] cemetery, but I do not recall they were able to record the very early stones that had deteriorated or were lost. So the information you mention would be very useful. Ed T of PGH ---------- >From: "Tony and Julie Howell" <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Subject: [FLDUVAL] burial plots >Date: Thu, Apr 5, 2001, 12:51 PM > >hi lists - >here's something that i recently found out that is interesting; i called >the county courthouse in nassau county (fernandina) to see if they had any >sort of general listing of burials. they did not, but a lady that i was >switched to said that they had books in the Recording Office dating back to >1843 that held the deeds to cemetery lots. the only thing is, you have to >go there in person; they won't look stuff up over the phone for you. you >could call them and get additional info or answers to any questions you >have. their number is (904)321-5700. the phone number is for the clerk's >office; just ask them for the Recording Office. the address of the nassau >county courthouse is: 191 Nassau Place (off U.S. 1) in Yulee, Fla. the >county offices used to be in the original courthouse on centre street in >fernandina, but they have begun renovating the old structure and moved the >county offices to a building in yulee, a small burg between I-295 and fernandina. > >julie thames howell >jax, fla > >