Date: May
18, 2001
Cemetery: McLain and Wade Cemetery
Established: unk possibly 1860's
Street: SW 1/4 of SE 1/4, Section 8, T4N-R7W, Greene County,
Mississippi
Type: Road-public
City:
Township:
County: Greene County
State: Mississippi
Nation: USA
Zip:
Nearby: Sand Hill Community
Location: Rural-woods
Land: Flat
Water: No
Features: large trees, un kept for many years
Sign: No
Land Type: Private
Access: Closed
Enclosure: None
Gate: None
Status: Abandoned
Size: Medium
Unmarked graves: Yes
Gravestones: 300
Broken gravestones: Yes
Toppled gravestones: Yes
Buried gravestones: Unsure
Removed Gravestones: Unknown
Weather problems: Yes
Pollution problems: Unknown
Oldest grave: unknown at present
Newest grave: unknown at present
Association: No
Records: Unsure
Inventory: Unsure
Records location:
Condition: Cemetery in danger of destruction
Vandalized: No
Overgrowth: Graves-Disturbing
Overgrowth: Gravestones-Damaging
Vegetation: Trees
Vegetation: Ground-Cover
Drainage: Good
Problem: Access denied
Problem: Disintegrating Headstones
Work Status: No work started as of yet
Owner: Cemetery
Use: Agricultural
Bordering: Agricultural
Change: Same
Reason:
Visited: Rarely
Archeology: Unknown
Contacted: sons of confederate veterans
Other Information
Access was allowed until about 2 years ago when
the owner (a gentleman) came down with Alzheimer's. His wife and son
refuse access and have logged the adjacent lands
Support
County Board of Supervisors
Submitted by:
name: John B. Mary
Email: jbmhbm@aol.com
