Hi Listers, Where would I look for a record of who is buried in a little cemetery that is out in the middle of nowhere? It looks to be a family cemetery so I am not sure if a list would even exist. There is no church or town anywhere around, it is just off the highway. And it is not even on a "street". There is just an access road that goes nowhere else. Just to this cemetery. Needless to say, there is no street sign or anything. There were only 5 or 6 family names in here and a bunch of the stones were broken and/or illegible. TIA, Shannon

On Fri, 05 Apr 2002 17:40:47 -0500, John Carey wrote: > Hi Listers, > > Where would I look for a record of who is buried in a little cemetery > that is out in the middle of nowhere? It looks to be a family cemetery > so I am not sure if a list would even exist. There is no church or town > anywhere around, it is just off the highway. And it is not even on a > "street". There is just an access road that goes nowhere else. Just to > this cemetery. Needless to say, there is no street sign or anything. > There were only 5 or 6 family names in here and a bunch of the stones > were broken and/or illegible. > > TIA, > Shannon Does it look like anyone is maintaining the cemetery, i.e., grass kept mowed or at least weeds and brush cut down? I'd try the nearest Town/County Historical or Genealogy Society. In some states (like NY), the state assumed ownership of private cemeteries and is responsible for their upkeep, although it may pass on the responsibility to the local government.

John Carey <shan-john@worldnet.att.net> says: : Where would I look for a record of who is buried in a little cemetery that : is out in the middle of nowhere? It looks to be a family cemetery so I am : not sure if a list would even exist. There is no church or town anywhere : around, it is just off the highway. And it is not even on a "street". There : is just an access road that goes nowhere else. Just to this cemetery. : Needless to say, there is no street sign or anything. There were only 5 or 6 : family names in here and a bunch of the stones were broken and/or illegible. You might inquire with local branches of the American Legion. I've come across 'deserted' cemeteries where American Legion markers are posted, and maintained, complete with small American flags. -- Paul Havemann (paul@havemann.com) Havemann Family History: http://www.havemann.com/