Consult the Virginia government page on cemetery preservation at:
http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/homepage_general/faq_cem_presv.htm
"Whose responsibility is it to take care of old cemeteries? Virginia
statutes protect from disturbance all cemeteries, burial grounds, and
human remains deposited in burial places. However, existing statutes
do not address the legal responsibility for cemetery maintenance. In
common practice, active cemeteries are maintained by property owners.
In the case of private, family cemeteries, maintenance is often
conducted by family descendants. Abandoned cemeteries often go
unkempt. Before undertaking any cemetery maintenance activity,
permission must be obtained from the current property owner and local
government attorneys should be contacted to learn of any local
requirements or regulations regarding cemetery treatment. Property
ownership is recorded in real estate records available at local
planning departments and at the local circuit court clerk’s offices."
Mary Moyars-Johnson (MMJ)
>> On May 31, 2009, at 9:19 AM, Anne Pemberton wrote:
>>
>>> In researching land held in the family, a friend of ours found
>> a
>>> parcel of land adjacent to his property marked on a satellite
>> map as
>>> a "Union Cemetary". Hubby contacted the Son of UnionVeterans
>> ofthe
>>> Civil War, and learned that they do not have any record of
>> the
>>> cemetary. Is there something else to do or someone to contact
>> to
>>> round up folks to maintain this cemetary. It is located in New
>> Kent
>>> Count adjacent to Poverty Hall Road.
>>>
>>> Anne
>>>
>>> Anne Pemberton
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