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Residents press county for records and preservation steps for historic Jones County cemetery
Summary
Public commenters urged the Board of Commissioners to clarify ownership and historic purpose of a county cemetery transferred in 1981 and asked the county to locate legal records and pursue preservation actions; commissioners said staff and legal counsel are researching the chain of title and the issue remains under study.
Multiple residents urged the Jones County Board of Commissioners on June 3 to locate legal records and take steps to preserve a historic cemetery that residents say contains graves dating back more than a century.
Speakers at the meeting said they cannot find documentary proof of the cemetery’s original purpose and ownership prior to a transfer from the Bateman company in 1981. Those commenters said elderly residents and local oral history assert the site…
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