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Early Settlers' Burying Ground (Tate Twp.) 321 N. Main Street Bethel, OH 45106 USA Directions: Take St. Rt 125 out of Amelia towards Bethel, Ohio. As you enter Bethel get ready to make a left turn onto Main Street which is St. Rt. 133. Cemetery is on the left past a church. Park in church parking lot and walk about 50 ft to cemetery. Easy access.
Pictures and all inscriptions by Pamela Smith, CCGS member, May 2007. Only 1/3 of the inscriptions had been previously recorded. Many stones had to be rubbed and studied, as most were unreadable. A lot of the stones have been broken and reset with most of the inscriptions hidden in cement – a big disappointment to future researchers. The cemetery is very well kept except for the resetting procedure used on the old stones - which probably could not be helped. A lot of children buried here. I did not dig or probe – the ground was like concrete and the probes just bent. (a future project). I retyped all inscriptions as there were so many discrepancies from previous records. I did the best I could, so please excuse any errors. |
Early Settlers' Burying Ground Photo |
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