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Isbell (Sinning, Ables) Cemetery
Bingham, South Hurricane, Fayette County

Cemetery:       Isbell
Other:          Sinning, Ables
Sign:           No
Street:         Near the Montgomery County line, still in Fayette County
City:           West and South of Bingham
Township:       South Hurricane
County:         Fayette
State:          Illinois
Nation:         USA
Zip:            62011
lat_ns:         N
lat_h:         
lat_mmss:      
long_ew:        W
long_h:        
long_mmss:     
Status:         Abandoned
Size:           Small
Directions:     Aprox. 50E/2424N in the SW corner of South Hurricane Township, West and South of Bingham
Type:           Road-public
Location:       Rural
Terrain:        Level
Watersource:    Yes
Features:       Cattle are grazing within the cemetery!
Property:       Private
Access:         Permission-required
Enclosure:      Fence-Broken
Gate:           None
Established:    aprox 1820's
Gravestones:    35+
Oldest:         unknown
Newest:         1930 ?
Removed:        Yes
Relocated:      Unsure
Repairs:        Unsure
Methods:        Adhesives
Restoration:    Unsure
Association:    Unsure
Records:        Unsure
Inventory:      Unsure
Availability:  
Landscaping:    No
Paths:          No
Trees:          Yes4
Crypts:         No
Fencing:        No
Brickwork:      No
Ironwork:       No
Sculpture:      No
Fountains:      No
Roads:          No
Buildings:      No
Cement:         Yes
Granite:        Unsure
Marble:         Unsure
Native:         Yes
Slate:          Unsure
Others:         Yes
Wood:           No
Materials:      No
Architectural:  No
Angels:         Unsure
Draperies:      Unsure
Fraternal:      Unsure
Hands:          Unsure
Lambs:          Unsure
Monograms:      Unsure
Plants:         Unsure
Photos:         No
Religious:      Unsure
Scrollwork:     Unsure
Urns:           No
Carvings:       Unsure
Condition:      Cemetery in danger of destruction
Unmarked:       Yes
Broken:         Yes
Toppled:        Yes
Disintegrating: Yes
Buried:         Unsure
Weather:        Yes
Pollution:      Yes
Vandalized:     Yes
Report:         No
VA1:            Gravestones-Overturned
VA2:            Gravestones-Broken
VA3:            Gravestones-Stolen
VA4:           
VA5:           
Overgrowth:    
Overgrowth1:    Problem-Access
Overgrowth2:   
Overgrowth3:   
Overgrowth4:   
GroundCover:    Yes
Moss:          
Vines:          Yes
Drainage:       Good
Problem1:      
Problem2:       Apathy
Owner:          Private
Use:            Agricultural
Bordering:      Agricultural
Change:         Unknown
Reason:         Agriculture
Visited:        Rarely
Archeology:     Unknown
Habitat:        Yes
Contacted:      My brother contacted the office of Comptroller of Illinois, Daniel W. Hynes

Surnames:

Sinning, Brackebusch, few others, unknown at present

Other_Information:

It is in a deplorable condition.  Cattle grazing, knocking over stones, cow manure doing harm to the stones what is left. A Rev. War soldier is reported to be buried there.

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Name:           Paul G. Womack
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Date:           March 23, 2005



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