I am descended from Joseph Phillips of Berne Twp who, in 1853 sold one acre of land to the Archbishop of Cincinnati for $1 in order that a little mission church be built. It was known as St. Joseph's, Rush Creek and existed until St. Joseph's, Sugar Grove was established. The church was torn down sometime after the 1890's but the cemetery still exists on Horns Mill Rd. I have a distant cousin who was wondering if this cemetery is on private land. If the cemetery was not sold along with the land that the church stood on, would it still belong to the church diocese? How would I go about finding out? Thanks, Sheila Rider visit the Phillips family website at http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/4585