----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 21, 2000 3:30 PM Subject: [CLENDINEN] How to find abandoned cemetery? > This was a tip I got.. thought it was interesting! Cyndy > ****************************************** > FINDING A LOST CEMETERY > > A comment many people make in regard to locating cemeteries is, "I > know the cemetery is out there somewhere in the general vicinity, but > I can't find it." > > When looking for old, abandoned cemeteries that are no longer on a > map, one of the best ways to recognize them is to look for trees on a > slight rise or hill, or a stand of trees that looks out of place in > the middle of a field. People often planted fir trees around the > perimeters, or at the entrance, of cemeteries. > > Roads often changed direction (especially if the cemetery was a > "typhoid" or epidemic cemetery), and farmers tended to plow around the > cemeteries, making them difficult to get to. The trees, however, out > in the middle of nowhere, usually give them away! > > > ==== CLENDINEN Mailing List ==== > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~clendin Best little URL in town! > >