I guess the key word here is "if". Somehow, the counties are getting around those plats/documents, not only in VA, but also in KY. Would be interesting to learn how the counties/developers are doing that... ~Virginia [email protected] wrote: << 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 >>

In VA, what is considered a "complete" title search, only goes back 60 years.....for older properties...they stayed within one family for that length of time & rather than going back "as far as possible" with written/recorded info, they simply go on the word of the title search. If no one speaks up...they win. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, April 07, 2002 3:27 PM Subject: Re: [VAHANOVE] Cemetery possession > I guess the key word here is "if". Somehow, the counties are getting around > those plats/documents, not only in VA, but also in KY. Would be interesting > to learn how the counties/developers are doing that... > > ~Virginia > > > [email protected] wrote: > > << 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 >> > > > ============================== > 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 >