In a message dated 10/30/01 8:55:38 PM US Eastern Standard Time, mills@reliable-net.net writes: > So the problem for me is, even though the county COULDN'T sell the > cemetery, I fear it MAY HAVE. Does the COULDN'T nullify the POSSIBLY DID? > > Sharon > > > You can only find out from the Assessor's records. The Plat Map for the > Section should show who owns the cemetery. It will show if the property > passed thru the County's hands to the present owner. What's the owner going > to do with the cemetery. He can't Plow it up, what's his plans.? The > assessor can tell you if they plan to asses taxes on the cemetery in the > coming tax period. That is the only way you will ever find out. If they > don't tax it, the Trustee will have to take it over, unless there have been > burials since 1939. I can't remember if you said there had been. The > Assessors records are public records, you can find out. I do it all the > time. Jack E. Briles Sr. Floyd County PCRP Coordinator Po Box 444 New Albany, In. 47151-0444 (812) 282-6585 Fax (812) 282-6585

Jack, The cemetery records are not organized in such a way as to clearly indicate the last burial in the original plot. I _think_ I read of an early 1940's burial in the original plot. There have been burials in the addition within the year, but that section is not contested. As to what the owner wants to do, I think he wanted to own the cemetery because of the land use to which he put the church portion. If he was the owner, perhaps no one would question. People who have talked with him have found him quite cocky about his position. I appreciate all your thoughts and those of Chris West, who wrote a very helpful "how-to" last night. I'm in the area of the cemetery a couple of times a month, since I live elsewhere. If I can designate a bit of time each trip to a county office, I should eventually see what I have. I think I'm going to find that taxes have been paid on the original plot for the past year or so. Sharon At 09:34 PM 10/30/01 EST, you wrote: >In a message dated 10/30/01 8:55:38 PM US Eastern Standard Time, >mills@reliable-net.net writes: > > >> So the problem for me is, even though the county COULDN'T sell the >> cemetery, I fear it MAY HAVE. Does the COULDN'T nullify the POSSIBLY DID? >> >> Sharon >> >> >> You can only find out from the Assessor's records. The Plat Map for the >> Section should show who owns the cemetery. It will show if the property >> passed thru the County's hands to the present owner. What's the owner going >> to do with the cemetery. He can't Plow it up, what's his plans.? The >> assessor can tell you if they plan to asses taxes on the cemetery in the >> coming tax period. That is the only way you will ever find out. If they >> don't tax it, the Trustee will have to take it over, unless there have been >> burials since 1939. I can't remember if you said there had been. The >> Assessors records are public records, you can find out. I do it all the >> time. > > >Jack E. Briles Sr. >Floyd County PCRP Coordinator >Po Box 444 >New Albany, In. 47151-0444 >(812) 282-6585 >Fax (812) 282-6585 > > > >==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== >If you know of some good cemetery related links, send them to LoisMauk@usa.net. > > >