Who maintains the cemetery?
There is a narrow gravel road from the highway that allows access to the cemetery. Grounds appeared to have been recently mowed and are well maintained. Southern edge is formed by a tree line, eastern edge is formed by Fourth Avenue with the northern and western edges formed by a neighboring field. The cemetery slopes away from Fourth Avenue toward the west. The dimensions of the cemetery are about 85 feet wide by 45 feet deep with many of the graves running in a line along the western edge of the plot and all the graves at least half way into the cemetery. There are a total of 19 stones in the cemetery. Of these, 12 are head stones, 5 appear to be foot markers and 2 appear to be section markers on the southern end of the plot as they have an H or I in the top and all the headstones in that area of the plot are Hopkins. This file contains all visible burials in the cemetery, which I read on Jun 23, 2005, from tombstone inscriptions. – Thomas M. Ellington Campbell, Celia A., b.
you missed out on a glorious story. i have several friends and acquaintances from all walks of life who are buried there. we find the serene and peace nowhere else. take a walk through st. joseph’s old cemetery – oh wait, you can’t. the gates are locked. please mr. rock, spare us more of your slanted stories about the “hill folk”. it was disgusting. Reply -March 26th, 2009 at 3:06 am Barbara Rice said: I’ve visited the Whiskeytown Cemetery several times and always been delighted and touched by the thoughtfulness that goes into the marking & decorating of the graves. In this country most modern cemeteries are perfectly flat with strict regulations about what can be used as mementoes – and then those are picked up and discarded right away, so as to facilitate mowing: a case of corporate efficiency over the human touch. For those who love cemeteries, the Ogburn-Inwood Cemetery is also worth a visit. Reply -March 26th, 2009 at 7:12 am Dennie said: My much loved Grandmother and Mother are b
