I like walking through the cemeteries with you!! You explore everything even the ones in the briars. It's so sad no one cares enough to take care of the the older cemeteries. Thank for bringing these ones to our attention. Now they are not forgotten anymore
The Buskirk graves have beautiful poems . But its strange there aren't dates at all. Actually it looks like a huge cemetery. Sad shape. Thanks for the tour !
Fascinating explored cemetery. It is really sad to see the growth hiding the resting of the past. There should be a community effort to restore this area and clean headstones. Thanks, Leo, for this video.
How can a cemetery be abandoned ? I was under the idea that the toun , county, or even the state would care for it,, if not the locals of the town. People who past away deserve better. ( I would think ) thank you Leo for this one. Mabye when people see this video they will clean it up . THANK YOU FRANK FROM MONTANA......
The city said they don't own it. The technical owner has been lost paper wise. We talked to a city worker. It's not the only cemetery we have had with no owner.
Seems odd that the town or county is not collecting any property taxes on the acreage (no matter what is on, or in, the land). Recently, here in our county, the county wanted to widen a road. There was a small cemetery on the land they needed. The county could not locate any owners. County paid to find current family members/descendants of these buried. County paid to re-intern each person at the location of family members' wishes. Only 2 buried had no living family. County re-interned them to a cemetery nearby. Each person moved was documented at the court house if anyone comes looking in the future for those who were moved. The county is going forward with widening the road.
The cemetery where my civil war vet great grandfather is located in southwest Indiana is mowed and that is all. My wife and I seem to be the only people who visit it. There are at least 100 stones that have been tossed into the bushes. I found a great aunt's headstone that was partially buried. I have trimmed the trees back from my Grandfather's grave or it would be swallowed up. There isn't enough money and not enough living relatives left to take action. This is not a unique situation.
Bring along a flashlight. Shine it up next to the writing from the side. Makes it a whole lot easier to read. And thank you for what you do. Love the channel!
My friends, Claude and Kathleen White lived in the 2 story house across from this cemetery in the seventies and eighties. They have passed away now and their daughter lives in California.
In the old days, families would go and clean up their family plots. Then I think cemeteries added that service to the cost of the plots. So younger generations no longer did it. We seem to have lost interest in our ancestors. Very sad to see.
Why was the front part better kept than the back. Heather I really enjoy the background info you add makes it even more interesting. The first baby grave - what were those I bolts (?) used for. I wonder if the 12 year old who died of inflamed intestines could have had appendicitis? May have been Crohn's disease. Although she was pretty young to have died of that. Maybe not with medical care what it was back then. The nurse in me always likes specifics. Not always possible back then. Leo your curiosity always ends you up in the briar patches. You are a better person than I am. I'm not sure I would want to brave all those pricker bushes. Thanks for another excellent video.
Thanks! I think people keep the front mowed down some and say forget the back. The 13 year old it actually said heart failure due to inflamed small intestine. Sometimes I can't add it all. I'm also curious 🤔
Heather you’re a true investor! I love how in-depth you are with the tombstones and history of people that once lived on this earth. Thank you Leo for doing the leg work. Y’all make a awesome team, I love all of you’re interesting videos❤
Linville name got my attention. My great grandma was a Linville, Herma Fae. She married George Ferrell. BTW, I am from Logan County, Crooked Creek Rd in Peach Creek.
You just found my 3rd great grand daddy Alexander Lunsford, he was born in 1817 in North Carolina, he died in 1899 in Logan WV. He was married to my 3rd great grandma Sarah "Sally" and I think they had all together 5 children. He was a minister and Devil Anse Hatfield enjoyed hearing his sermons.
@thehillbillyfiles thank you for your videos, im learning and putting together my family tree, on my mother's side is Lunsford, Dyer, Sexton My mom was a Lunsford and on my Dad's side they are the McCoys, McClellan, Wiley. These walks you do help me look for more stories and clues to add to my research. They also confirm so many stories that my family has told me. Thank you for these, you are a blessing 🙌 🙏 I'm appalachian born and so very proud!!!
To bad the county or someone couldn't start a group of volunteers to start cleaning up some of the older abandoned graveyards and cemeteries. Everyone that volunteers could bring any tools, gardening, and lawn equipment they have and clear all the overgrowth and blow the leaves at each one. Could have volunteers sign up for one or more days of clean up a month. And pick a Cemetery to work on for each one. Many hands make of light work.
I am strongly saddened about this cemetery in such the condition that it is. This should be taken care of by the town or the neighborhood. Cemeteries and graveyards should NEVER be 'abandoned'! So very sad....
About 16 yrs ago I rode my motorcycle up there and stopped and looked around that cemetery and I Know I saw a headstone that said QUOTE: "I was born a Slave and I died a Slave".... I have been up there a couple times since to find it again and take a photo of it but can't find it anymore and don't know if maybe someone destroyed it or carried it off but I will never forget what it said!
I don’t see why the community somehow can’t get together and clean the cemetery up. It has to be there ancestor’s. Maybe make the people in jail clean it up on work detail.
I would respectfully suggest that you carry a walking stick with you. Aids in hill walks and clearing briars. Love your videos. Interesting and informative. Thanks
lol, nothing wrong being distracted by wildlife and their tracks. I enjoy when others point out signs of animals and animal tracks and in many videos I can clearly see tracks that the 'creator' just ignored like they didn't exist and THAT shocks me every time! lol Seriously though, I am proud that I am 'distracted' by any sign of wildlife. It's who I am... i
We have one behind my work that was left to the elements for years and now that people are interested they take good care of it. I'm being cremated, if I'm going to be forgotten I'm not going to waste ground. Personal opinion
Bear this in mind most of your supposedly abandoned cemeteries are way over 100 years old, and if they were a perpetual care cemetery at the beginning. 100 years later they have ran out of any space for new Graves, if you do not have the space to sale then there is no income coming in even to maintain a staff much less perpetual care, sad
Another great cemetery tour. I’m thinking that maybe my great grandfather David Lester might be buried there since he died in Logan. Every time Leo came to an old plain stone I was hoping it said “Lester”. I believe I’m related to America Justice. Can’t wait to come down and see these places. Glad your starting to feel better Heather. I appreciate what the two of you do for all of us.
Cheryl Verhelst my daddy is a Lester and mommy is Justice, and just like you I can't wait to go back and see all the amazing cemeteries. I thought the same when he said the name America Justice ❤
Where the McDonald’s is across from the island there used to be a bus terminal where i bought comic books for 10 cent. It had a basement where they sold comics
Antibiotics have been a good thing. Silver is the first antibiotic they used. They could have drank water with a silver coin in it. I have a 5 year old granddaughter who had damage after her first MMR shot and now has autism. She is a beautiful little girl 😢 I pray she gets better. Her dr will now give a 💉 exemption (a little too late). I love your videos though. They are so fun.
I've known several families from West Virginia over the years. They always missed home and talked about how beautiful it is. So I ask why did you leave? The answer was you had three choices, 1 you can work for the coal mines, 2 you can work for Walmart, or 3 you can live off welfare. Was told that West Virginia is the welfare state and that's because there are no jobs. The state was known for the coal mines and now they are mostly closed. All the people I knew from there were terribly homesick. I think so many of those graveyards are abandoned because what family was left had to move to survive. I'm in North Carolina so is any of this true you think?
100% true. Once the coal mines were gone the people who could afford to leave did, the rest had to find work and do the best they could. I grew up with stories from my mother, aunts and uncles about how beautiful and booming it was during their youth and adulthood. Hearing about the family owned restaurants and the theater and places they hung out was so interesting. Made me want to visit eventually. I'm still considering even buying land there just because.
Great video. This is a very sad thing to see. If the city does not own it, what about the county? It seems to me that the county could send in work crews and gradually clean it up. Do you think some of the broken headstones 🪦 is due to vandalism? Or just age. Thank you very much, Leo and Heather, for another interesting video. Have a great day.
Vandalism and time. The county can barely take care of it's living residents. There's tons more cemeteries just like it everywhere. It's never going to be fixed sadly. The problem is too big and no one cares that much. I want to at least document some before it's just rubble. Thanks for the support Michael 😊
@The Hillbilly Files - Legends and Locations You are very much welcome! Thank you very much for getting back to me. I really did not mean to vent the way I did. You and Heather are really doing a wonderful service, in documenting these cemeteries before they become, like you say, rubble. I do believe you when you say that there are tons of abandoned cemeteries in your region, ( Perhaps hundreds? ) and it is very unfortunate that no one seems to care about them. Probably, the families have passed away, or moved away, and there is no one left to care about the cemeteries. Perhaps the state government of West Virginia could help with cleaning up selected cemeteries, maybe using its state national guard 💂♂️ to do the actual work. 🤔 That might help to save a few cemeteries. Thank you very much again, for all you and Heather do.
Looks like the state could step in with some grants to fund the upkeep of cemeteries abandoned like this, especially with veterans laid to rest there. What about having the prisoners near by do cleaning & upkeep? Most of them here fight over privileges like this. Beats picking up trashing or working in the fields. It is such a shame because eventually it will be lost to nature. People would be in an uproar where I'm from but we care more about the dead than those still living in my city. I can't think of an abandoned cemetery near where we live & my son & I frequently go visit ones we can find.
Is that the cemetery down past Stallings? It goes straight up the hill if it's the one I'm thinking of and the last time I was down there it was in horrible shape I have and Uncle buried there his tombstone has his picture on it his name was Wayne Bradley
@@thehillbillyfiles ok cool! I’ve been wanting to come down and ride with my son . I’ve been to the Hatfield cemetery and really liked that area cause I’m a history nerd when it come to the feud. How do I contact u for the guided tour info??!! I’m excited to do it!!😎💪🙏🙏🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Show me a man that doesn't get distracted by wildlife and I'll show you a woman that doesn't get excited when her husband hand her HIS credit card and says "spend whatever you want."...Not gonna happen lmao...Thanks for sharing
