On our Knox County maps we have both grids and what appears to be plots with sidewalks (walkways). None of them are completely accurate, nor are they all done by the same man. Some are definitely better than others. There is an article in the local newspaper, about 1940, which talks about the surveys done and that the men got $5.00 for each recorded cemetery. I assume that was decent money for the time and the fact that they only did the ones easy to get to and that some men had to be replaced because of there inability to stay out of the tavern. So, maybe blurred vision explains why they were just a little bit off in their measurements. We also have a few which are from adjoining counties mixed in and a few we can't even find. Jon Andrews >From: KidClerk@aol.com >Reply-To: INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com >To: INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [INPCRP] WPA Cemetery plats >Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2002 14:42:44 EDT > >I don't know if I can help here, especially since Newton County is one of >the >counties that the WPA did NOT do cemetery records for. However, for >whatever >it's worth, burial lots today are larger than they were 50 years ago or >more. > While we sell lots in increments of five running feet today for one >grave, >(30 running feet being a full lot of six graves) we have records indicating >graves that were sold in increments of two and three feet. It does make >sense since prior to the 1930's vaults were not in use and less grave space >was required. > >Not that it matters, but something to keep in mind. Maybe some of the >grids >are "lots" and not single graves. > >-Kyle D. Conrad > > >==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== >Cemetery: (n) A marble orchard not to be taken for granite. > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp.

Jon, Did the WPA do a complete listing of the veterans buried in Knox county in the late 30's or early 40's when they did the plot maps? Mark Davis Hartford City,IN ----- Original Message ----- From: "jon andrews" <sianoil@hotmail.com> To: <INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 08, 2002 5:54 PM Subject: Re: [INPCRP] WPA Cemetery plats > On our Knox County maps we have both grids and what appears to be plots with > sidewalks (walkways). None of them are completely accurate, nor are they all > done by the same man. Some are definitely better than others. There is an > article in the local newspaper, about 1940, which talks about the surveys > done and that the men got $5.00 for each recorded cemetery. I assume that > was decent money for the time and the fact that they only did the ones easy > to get to and that some men had to be replaced because of there inability to > stay out of the tavern. So, maybe blurred vision explains why they were just > a little bit off in their measurements. We also have a few which are from > adjoining counties mixed in and a few we can't even find. > Jon Andrews > > > >From: KidClerk@aol.com > >Reply-To: INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com > >To: INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com > >Subject: Re: [INPCRP] WPA Cemetery plats > >Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2002 14:42:44 EDT > > > >I don't know if I can help here, especially since Newton County is one of > >the > >counties that the WPA did NOT do cemetery records for. However, for > >whatever > >it's worth, burial lots today are larger than they were 50 years ago or > >more. > > While we sell lots in increments of five running feet today for one > >grave, > >(30 running feet being a full lot of six graves) we have records indicating > >graves that were sold in increments of two and three feet. It does make > >sense since prior to the 1930's vaults were not in use and less grave space > >was required. > > > >Not that it matters, but something to keep in mind. Maybe some of the > >grids > >are "lots" and not single graves. > > > >-Kyle D. Conrad > > > > > >==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== > >Cemetery: (n) A marble orchard not to be taken for granite. > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. > > > ==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== > To UNSUBSCRIBE, send message consisting only of > "UNSUBSCRIBE" to INPCRP-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com > or to INPCRP-D-REQUEST@rootsweb.com (for DIGEST version) > >