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Resident urges county review of abandoned Reister Cemetery; commissioners recommend legal and township follow-up

Fulton County Board of Commissioners · November 17, 2025
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Eugene Scott urged Fulton County to take over the abandoned Reister Cemetery, alleging missing deed and financial records, unpaid maintenance since the 1970s, previously issued Goodyear stock dividends and a $10,000 CD; commissioners recommended consulting the township and State Board of Accounts before any action.

A resident, Eugene Scott, used public comment at the Nov. 17 Fulton County commissioners meeting to request that the county take ownership of an apparently abandoned Reister Cemetery in Newcastle Township.

Scott said the cemetery — which he identified as having graves dating to the 1800s, including Civil War veterans — has lacked consistent maintenance funding since about 1973 and that deeds, ledgers and other records are incomplete or missing. He told the board he has…

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