Cemetery: Camp Run Reformed Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Other: Camp Run Covenanter Cemetery
Sign: No
Street: Off Bates Road on private property owned by Andrew Shinsky
City: approx. 5 miles from Ellwood City
Township: Perry
County: Lawrence
State: Pa
Nation: USA
Zip:
lat_ns: N
lat_h:
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long_ew: W
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Status: Abandoned
Size: Small
Directions: route 288 w, turn right onto Camp Run Road, turn left on Bates Road, cemetery sits back in the woods on the right almost at the end of Bates road
Type: Road-public
Location: Rural
Terrain: Hillside
Watersource: Yes
Features: there is somewhat of a path down the hill, stream sits to the left
Property: Private
Access: Permission-required
Enclosure: None
Gate: None
Established: ca 1825
Gravestones: approx 20
Oldest:
Newest:
Removed: Unknown
Relocated: No
Repairs: No
Methods: Adhesives
Restoration: Unsure
Association: No
Records: No
Inventory: Unsure
Availability:
Landscaping: Unsure
Paths: Yes
Trees: Yes4
Crypts: No
Fencing: Unsure
Brickwork: No
Ironwork: No
Sculpture: No
Fountains: No
Roads: No
Buildings: No
Cement: Unsure
Granite: Yes
Marble: Unsure
Native: Unsure
Slate: Unsure
Others: Yes
Wood: Unsure
Materials: Yes
Architectural: Unsure
Angels: Unsure
Draperies: Unsure
Fraternal: Unsure
Hands: Yes
Lambs: Unsure
Monograms: Unsure
Plants: Unsure
Photos: Unsure
Religious: Unsure
Scrollwork: Unsure
Urns: Unsure
Carvings: Unsure
Condition: Cemetery in danger of destruction
Unmarked: Yes
Broken: Yes
Toppled: Yes
Disintegrating: Yes
Buried: Yes
Weather: Yes
Pollution: Unknown
Vandalized: No
Report: Yes
VA1:
VA2:
VA3:
VA4:
VA5:
Overgrowth:
Overgrowth1:
Overgrowth2:
Overgrowth3: Gravestones-Disturbing
Overgrowth4:
GroundCover: Yes
Moss: Yes
Vines: Yes
Drainage: Problem-Constant
Problem1:
Problem2:
Owner: Private
Use: Agricultural
Bordering: Agricultural
Change: Unknown
Reason: Agriculture
Visited: Rarely
Archeology: Unknown
Habitat: Unknown
Contacted: A township supervisor

Surnames:

McElwain, Wright

others unknown at this time

Other_Information:

The cemetery is not marked, few can find it. One of the township supervisors tried to get a fence erected as the cattle were damaging the stones, but there apparently was an issue re:liability. I am so upset at the condition of this cemetery. Please help.

Support:

Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce
Scala, Ed - Regional President
40 East St., New Castle, PA 16101
724/658-8551 FAX 724/658-8120


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Name: Lesa McElwain
Email: l_esam@zoominternet.net
Date: 17 June 2003