I was told about a year ago by the cemetery chair for the Ohio Genealogical Society that there are more reported cemeteries in Gallia County than in other county in the state of Ohio....over 500. Ross County was second in line. Part of this may be that we made every effort to find them all when we first censused them....asking farmers who knew their land, hunters, looking at old lists, using topo maps, etc. This was back in the 1970's and early 1980's. Some of the stones copied then no longer are legible today. So, the preservation of the record was well worth it. Another reason for so many is that there are many, many small cemeteries all around the county on private land. Henny Evans ----- Original Message ----- From: <Ash689@aol.com> To: <OHGALLIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 7:22 AM Subject: [OHGALLIA-L] Cemeteries > The emails about cemeteries prompted me to send an idea. One of the > Indiana > county lists I belong to has pictures on its web site of the entrances to > the county cemeteries. They are not professional shots but have been > taken by > a volunteer. So many of us are a very long way from Gallia County and > would > love to see where our ancestors rest. Just an idea. > > > ==== OHGALLIA Mailing List ==== > For those of you on Digest mode, please don't quote the entire digest when > replying. Also, check your subject line; making it meaningful will > increase your chances of being read. > > >

Yes, it is amazing! My family has 2 cemeteries there. The Bing cemeteries. They are now deserted though and no Bings remain to care for them. Karen -----Original Message----- From: Henny Evans [mailto:hcevans@eurekanet.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 8:22 AM To: OHGALLIA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [OHGALLIA-L] Cemeteries I was told about a year ago by the cemetery chair for the Ohio Genealogical Society that there are more reported cemeteries in Gallia County than in other county in the state of Ohio....over 500. Ross County was second in line. Part of this may be that we made every effort to find them all when we first censused them....asking farmers who knew their land, hunters, looking at old lists, using topo maps, etc. This was back in the 1970's and early 1980's. Some of the stones copied then no longer are legible today. So, the preservation of the record was well worth it. Another reason for so many is that there are many, many small cemeteries all around the county on private land. Henny Evans ----- Original Message ----- From: <Ash689@aol.com> To: <OHGALLIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 7:22 AM Subject: [OHGALLIA-L] Cemeteries > The emails about cemeteries prompted me to send an idea. One of the > Indiana > county lists I belong to has pictures on its web site of the > entrances to the county cemeteries. They are not professional shots > but have been taken by a volunteer. So many of us are a very long > way from Gallia County and would love to see where our ancestors > rest. Just an idea. > > > ==== OHGALLIA Mailing List ==== > For those of you on Digest mode, please don't quote the entire digest > when replying. Also, check your subject line; making it meaningful > will increase your chances of being read. > > > ==== OHGALLIA Mailing List ==== Please remember that your topic must relate to genealogical research in Gallia County, Ohio.

I looks like Gallia County has done a great job in identifying and documenting Gallia County cemeteries. Over 500. Wow. But, are we saying that establishing and enforcing laws to protect graveyard peripherys is impracticable if not impossible? More specifically, what can be done to get rid of the auto junk yard bounding Ewington Cemetery in Huntington Township? It looks like the cemetery and the junk yard are in somebody's backyard. Does that mean they own the cemetery (and its inhavitants) and can do anythine they want to do with it? And can deny access to it? Jerry Deckard ----- Original Message ----- From: "Henny Evans" <hcevans@eurekanet.com> To: <OHGALLIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 9:21 AM Subject: Re: [OHGALLIA-L] Cemeteries >I was told about a year ago by the cemetery chair for the Ohio Genealogical >Society that there are more reported cemeteries in Gallia County than in >other county in the state of Ohio....over 500. Ross County was second in >line. Part of this may be that we made every effort to find them all when >we first censused them....asking farmers who knew their land, hunters, >looking at old lists, using topo maps, etc. This was back in the 1970's >and early 1980's. Some of the stones copied then no longer are legible >today. So, the preservation of the record was well worth it. Another >reason for so many is that there are many, many small cemeteries all around >the county on private land. Henny Evans > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Ash689@aol.com> > To: <OHGALLIA-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 7:22 AM > Subject: [OHGALLIA-L] Cemeteries > > >> The emails about cemeteries prompted me to send an idea. One of the >> Indiana >> county lists I belong to has pictures on its web site of the entrances >> to >> the county cemeteries. They are not professional shots but have been >> taken by >> a volunteer. So many of us are a very long way from Gallia County and >> would >> love to see where our ancestors rest. Just an idea. >> >> >> ==== OHGALLIA Mailing List ==== >> For those of you on Digest mode, please don't quote the entire digest >> when replying. Also, check your subject line; making it meaningful will >> increase your chances of being read. >> >> >> > > > > ==== OHGALLIA Mailing List ==== > Please remember that your topic must relate to genealogical research > in Gallia County, Ohio. > >

I would say you should go to the township trustee first and see if they can help with it. Gerald Deckard wrote: > I looks like Gallia County has done a great job in identifying and > documenting Gallia County cemeteries. Over 500. Wow. > > But, are we saying that establishing and enforcing laws to protect > graveyard peripherys is impracticable if not impossible? > > More specifically, what can be done to get rid of the auto junk yard > bounding Ewington Cemetery in Huntington Township? > It looks like the cemetery and the junk yard are in somebody's > backyard. Does that mean they own the cemetery (and its inhavitants) > and can do anythine they want to do with it? And can deny access to it? > > Jerry Deckard > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Henny Evans" <hcevans@eurekanet.com> > To: <OHGALLIA-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 9:21 AM > Subject: Re: [OHGALLIA-L] Cemeteries > > >> I was told about a year ago by the cemetery chair for the Ohio >> Genealogical Society that there are more reported cemeteries in >> Gallia County than in other county in the state of Ohio....over 500. >> Ross County was second in line. Part of this may be that we made >> every effort to find them all when we first censused them....asking >> farmers who knew their land, hunters, looking at old lists, using >> topo maps, etc. This was back in the 1970's and early 1980's. Some >> of the stones copied then no longer are legible today. So, the >> preservation of the record was well worth it. Another reason for so >> many is that there are many, many small cemeteries all around the >> county on private land. Henny Evans >> ----- Original Message ----- From: <Ash689@aol.com> >> To: <OHGALLIA-L@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 7:22 AM >> Subject: [OHGALLIA-L] Cemeteries >> >> >>> The emails about cemeteries prompted me to send an idea. One of >>> the Indiana >>> county lists I belong to has pictures on its web site of the >>> entrances to >>> the county cemeteries. They are not professional shots but have >>> been taken by >>> a volunteer. So many of us are a very long way from Gallia County >>> and would >>> love to see where our ancestors rest. Just an idea. >>> >>> >>> ==== OHGALLIA Mailing List ==== >>> For those of you on Digest mode, please don't quote the entire >>> digest when replying. Also, check your subject line; making it >>> meaningful will increase your chances of being read. >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> ==== OHGALLIA Mailing List ==== >> Please remember that your topic must relate to genealogical research >> in Gallia County, Ohio. >> >> > > > > ==== OHGALLIA Mailing List ==== > Please keep your topic related to genealogical research > in Gallia County, Ohio. > > > >