Locating graves at an old homestead is like looking for the proverbial needle in a haystack. You can pretty well rule out any land that is tillable. And remember that horses and mules plowed where tractors fear to tread. Knolls with a lone tree are a likely spot. But don't be fooled by fieldstones that appear to be markers, they have a tendency to stand up on their own. A neighbor told me that his grandfather told him never to remove a certain hedgerow because two people were buried there. No way to determine who they might be. The neighbor was a little boy at the time and doesn't remember the name. Back up in my woods, I have a pillar of stones. It does not correspond to any prior boundary lines or homesteads. Could be a grave but I will never know. I have always been curious as to what it was for but have no intention of ever digging under it. Dick McCracken says there is a probe for locating coffins or covered markers. I don't know how well it would work around here. Our major crop seems to be rocks! Lynn Tinsley Gillett, PA Cludy52@aol.com wrote: > Thanks Lynn, > > That is a wonderful suggestion! I would never have thought of that. > > Any tips on how to find old graves on the old homesteads?? > > Marion Scherer > In FL - heart in PA