Date: 7 April 2001
Cemetery: Miller-Park Cemetery
Established: Mid-1800s
Street: Eastern Kentucky University Farm
City: Richmond
Township:
County: Madison County
State: Kentucky
Nation: U.S.
Zip:
Nearby: Meadowbrook Road
Reached by: Public road
Location: Rural-agricultural
Land: Flat
Water: No
Features: Fence, overgrown brush, trees (close proximity to the
silos)
Sign: No
Land Type: Private
Access: Permission-required
Surrounded by: Fence-Broken
Gate: Locks
Status: Abandoned
Size: Small
Unmarked graves: Unsure
Markers:
Gravestones: 25
Broken gravestones: Yes
Toppled gravestones: Yes
Buried gravestones: Unsure
Removed Gravestones: Unknown
Weather problems: No
Pollution problems: No
Oldest grave: 1851, possibly earlier.
Newest grave: 1877, possibly later.
Association: Unsure
Records: Yes
Inventory: Unsure
Records location:
Condition: Cemetery in danger of destruction
Vandalized: No
Vegetation: Disturbing-graves
Vegetation problem: Trees
Vegetation problem: Overgrown-ground cover
Vegetation problem: Overgrown-vines
Drainage: Seasonal problem
Problem: Disintegrating Headstones
Work Status: No work started as of yet
Owner: Regional government
Use: Agricultural
Bordering: Woods
Change: Same
Reason:
Visited: Occasionally
Archeology: Unknown
Previous contacts: Mr. Ray Marcum, Farm Manager.
B1: Submit
Remote User:
Date: Saturday, April 07, 2001
Other information
The cemetery is located on the EKU Farm just past the silos and
through a swinging gate. Farm officials were kind enough to allow my
father and I to visit this cemetery in June 2000. If the state or local
government doesn't do something soon, this small historical cemetery
will be lost through neglect. I live in Fayetteville, NC and am seeking
anyone who can assist in the protection and preservation of this beloved
family burial ground. Won't you please help? I know there are probably
many in this Park family line who live in and around EKU.
Support Contacts
Eastern Kentucky University Madison County Historical Society
Government, City of Richmond, KY.
Submitted By:
name: William D. Park
Email: ParkeFamilyHeritage@nc.rr.com
