But someone has to pay the property taxes on it. If that 'someone' died and the taxes weren't being paid, the county can take it for back taxes. Out here (west coast) they usually have a tax sale, thus putting the property back on the active tax roll with a new owner. I don't know if this was done, but it's plausible. Most counties could care less if our ancestors are buried on a piece of property. They just want their money! ~Virginia [email protected] wrote: << Charlotte, The way the VA laws/codes read now, the property owner has the rights to the cemetery. In the case with Pebble Creek, that cemetery was never sold nor adverse possession ever obtained by court order. The property owner, in the legal sense, is still the Sydnor family, however, the developer has still managed to build homes & put a street through property he doesn't own. I would suggest getting a copy of the plat of land & see if the cemetery is noted & who the property owner is now. Then go backwards & see if the cemetery portion of the land was ever sold along with the property or "excluded from sale" as was written in the deed for the Sydnor family graveyards. Sheri ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charlotte I Geier" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, April 07, 2002 10:32 AM Subject: [VAHANOVE] Cemetery possession > Am I to understand from this discussion that unless specifically > identified in transfer documents, a cemetery is not automatically sold > along with the rest of the property? This concept could have interesting > ramifications for my grandfather's burial site in New Kent County. >>

If the cemetery is noted as such on tax plats/documents, then no taxes are paid on that portion of the property. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, April 07, 2002 2:03 PM Subject: Re: [VAHANOVE] Cemetery possession > But someone has to pay the property taxes on it. If that 'someone' died and > the > taxes weren't being paid, the county can take it for back taxes. Out here > (west > coast) they usually have a tax sale, thus putting the property back on the > active > tax roll with a new owner. I don't know if this was done, but it's > plausible. > > Most counties could care less if our ancestors are buried on a piece of > property. > They just want their money! > > ~Virginia > > > [email protected] wrote: > > << Charlotte, > > The way the VA laws/codes read now, the property owner has the rights to > > the cemetery. In the case with Pebble Creek, that cemetery was never sold > > nor adverse possession ever obtained by court order. > > The property owner, in the legal sense, is still the Sydnor family, however, > > the developer has still managed to build homes & put a street through > > property he doesn't own. > > I would suggest getting a copy of the plat of land & see if the cemetery > > is noted & who the property owner is now. Then go backwards & see if the > > cemetery portion of the land was ever sold along with the property or > > "excluded from sale" as was written in the deed for the Sydnor family > > graveyards. > > Sheri > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Charlotte I Geier" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Sunday, April 07, 2002 10:32 AM > > Subject: [VAHANOVE] Cemetery possession > > > > > Am I to understand from this discussion that unless specifically > > > identified in transfer documents, a cemetery is not automatically sold > > > along with the rest of the property? This concept could have interesting > > > ramifications for my grandfather's burial site in New Kent County. >> > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >