Date: May
30, 2001
Cemetery: Bradford Cemetery
Established: 1800's
Street: US. Hwy 150 E
Type: Road-public
City: Dahinda- within 3 miles
Township: Persifer
County: Knox County
State: IL
Nation: USA
Zip: 61436
Nearby: Knox Hwy 15- US. Hwy 150
Location: Rural-mixed
Land: Flat
Water: No
Features: cemetery located on a point where 2 valleys merge
Sign: No
Land Type: Private
Access: Permission-required
Enclosure: Fence-Broken
Gate: None
Status: Abandoned
Size: Small
Unmarked graves: Yes
Gravestones: 15+ visible
Broken gravestones: Yes
Toppled gravestones: Yes
Buried gravestones: Yes
Removed Gravestones: Unknown
Weather problems: No
Pollution problems: No
Oldest grave: unknown
Newest grave: unknown
Association: No
Records: Unsure
Inventory: Yes
Records location: Originally inventoried by local women's group,
now records located at the Williamsfield Library
Condition: Cemetery neglected
Vandalized: No
Overgrowth: Problem-Access
Overgrowth: Graves-Disturbing
Vegetation: Trees
Vegetation: Ground-Cover
Drainage: Good
Problem: Restricted access
Problem: Access denied
Problem: Apathy
Work Status: Work underway - Minor improvements made
Owner: Private
Use: Agricultural
Bordering: Agricultural
Change: Same
Reason: Agriculture
Visited: Rarely
Archeology: No
Contacted: Cemetery Historians, family members of the deceased,
libraries and cemetery records
Other Information
The Bradford family was the first family to
settle the area now known as Persifer Township. They were buried on his
land and burials continued to years after the original Bradford's death.
Requests for cleaning this cemetery have been made and I believe the
township will take part in attempting to restore it this year.
Support
Rex Cherrington (Knox County Historical
Preservation): cherrington@gallatinriver.net Persfier Township Cemetery
Board: c/o Delvin Powell, 1477 Knox Hwy 15, Dahinda, IL 61428
Submitted by:
name: Andrew Collopy
Email: fritzy_83@yahoo.com
