If I am not badly mistaken, I think under Illinois law, regardless of who owns the land, they cannot block access to any cemetery. The same situation arose in Montgomery County about a year or so ago. I am not sure just what transpired over a period of time, but I feel sure that access to their cemetery in question was finally granted. You might access the Montgomery County Rootsweb site and post a query I am quite sure you will get an answer to the problem. Bob in NM At 01:20 PM 7/31/2003 -0500, you wrote: >Gary > >Aparently you cannot get there from here. :-) > >The map shows the Cruise cemetery in the SE corner of >the township off Marshall Creek road on property that >was owned by Dale Linder. Dale does not live there >anymore so I do not know who owns it. >I just drove by and there is no obvious way into the >cemetery. There are no tresspassing signs all over >the area. >It looks to me that the way to get there would be go >north on Marshall creek road from the church through >the bottoms until you must make a left turn and walk >into the woods north from that point. >You might call the Day Funeral Home in Patoka and >see if they know anything about it. Their phone is >618 432 5324. >Sorry I cannot be of more help. I drive that road quite >often and was not aware of a cemetery there. >Ray > > >--- >Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >Version: 6.0.504 / Virus Database: 302 - Release Date: 7/24/03 > > >==== ILMARION Mailing List ==== >To unsubscribe from the ILMARION List if you are in mail mode, send to >ILMARION-L-request@Rootsweb.com. If you are receiving messages in the >digest mode, send to ILMARION-D-request@Rootsweb.com

Bob I think that you are correct about the access. The comment was partially in jest. From where I was on the road it will be a challenge getting through the brush. I hope I am looking at the wrong spot that is why I recommended that he call the local fueral home. There might be some other way in. In a quick look at the listing in the cemetery book it looked like the latest burial there was in 1964. Ray --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.504 / Virus Database: 302 - Release Date: 7/24/03