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

Kyle, I believe you and Dale are correct, many seem to be lots. The average is 5 feet wide by 11 feet long, but there is no constant size in the 144 plats we have. Distances from roads and landmarks, and the outside demensions of the cemetery seem to be the two main uses for these plats. I do not think they would be too useful to lay out grave locations, other than giving approximate areas. Ernie Ernie At 02:42 PM 04/08/2002 -0400, you wrote: >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.