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Barkley Cemetery 
Lewistown, Fulton County, Illinois


Date: July 26, 2001

Cemetery: Barkley (Barclay) Cemetery
Established: 1860
Street: NW 1/4 Sec. 30, Lewistown, IL  it is located outside the town on Scoville Road. Private property & in very bad condition.
Type: Road-private
City: Lewistown
Township: Lewistown
County: Fulton
State: Illinois
Nation: United States
Zip:
Nearby: NW 1/4 Sec. 30, Lewistown Township
Location: Rural-woods
Land: Hillside
Watersource: No
Features: trees, bushes, woody area
Sign: No
Land Type: Private
Access: Permission-required
Enclosure: Fence-Broken
Gate: Non-locking
Status: Abandoned
Size: Small
Gravestones: condition is very bad, over run, stones thrown over the hill, only 3 left
Oldest: 1864
Newest: 1916
Unmarked: Yes
Broken: Yes
Toppled: Yes
Buried: Unsure
Removed: Yes
Weather problems: No
Pollution problems: No
Association: Unsure
Records: Yes
Inventory: Unsure
Records location:
Condition: Cemetery vandalized
Vandalized: Yes
Overgrowth: Problem-Access
Overgrowth: Graves-Disturbing
Overgrowth: Gravestones-Damaging
Vegetation: Trees
Vegetation: Ground-Cover
Vegetation: Vines
Drainage: Good
Problem: Restricted access
Problem: Disintegrating Headstones
Restoration: No work started as of yet
Owner: Private
Use: Agricultural
Bordering: Agricultural
Change: Same
Reason:
Visited: Rarely
Archeology: Unknown
Contacted: no the owner does not seem to be very nice
B1: Submit

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The condition is so bad & it is a waste to see it disappear for good.

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Submitted by:

name: Rebecca Powell
Email: rpowell48@home.com

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