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Richland County unveils volunteer‑friendly cemetery mapping effort to protect historic burial sites
Summary
County staff demonstrated a phone app and polygon mapping technique to more accurately map hundreds of cemeteries; staff said DNR has already mapped dozens and county records list about 517 sites with potential to reach ~700, helping planning and permitting to avoid disturbing graves.
Richland County conservation staff demonstrated a new, volunteer‑friendly cemetery mapping program at the Dec. 2 council meeting and said the tool will help the county better locate and protect historic and family cemeteries from unintended disturbance during development.
John McKenzie of the county Conservation Division described a mapping workflow that records cemetery boundaries as polygons using a phone app rather than single…
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