Date: April 22, 2001
Cemetery: Stauffer Cemetery
Established: 1841
Street: 6400 East Lincoln Way
City: Wooster
Township: East Union Township
County: Wayne County
State: Ohio
Nation: USA
Zip: 44691
Nearby: junction of SR 30 and TR 73
Reached by: Public road
Location: Rural-agricultural
Land: Hillside
Water: No
Features: two newly chopped down trees w/stumps showing
Sign: Yes
Land Type: Private
Access: Open
Surrounded by: None
Gate: None
Status: Active
Size: Small
Unmarked graves: No
Markers:
Gravestones: 12 repaired stones
Broken gravestones: Yes
Toppled gravestones: No
Buried gravestones: Unsure
Removed Gravestones: Unknown
Weather problems: No
Pollution problems: No
Oldest grave: 1846
Newest grave: unknown
Association: No
Records: Yes
Inventory: No
Records location:
Condition: Cemetery in danger of destruction
Vandalized: No
Overgrowth: None
Drainage: Good
Problem: Encroachment
Problem: Restricted access
Problem: Access denied
Problem: Apathy
Work Status: Work underway - Minor improvements made
Owner: Cemetery
Use:
Bordering: Agricultural
Change: Smaller
Reason: Agriculture
Visited: Frequently
Archeology: No
Previous contacts: many other Stauffer family members and local
press
Website: http://stauffercemetery.tripod.com/home.html
Other information
Descendants of the Stauffer family are in litigation with the owner
of the farm surrounding the cemetery.
Submitted By:
name: Bonnie S. Knox
Email: genebug@vtechworld.com
