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MAPLE
GROVE CEMETERY
Maple
Grove Cemetery was opened because the Old Colony Burying
Ground located on the east side of south Main Street had
reached capacity. There are about 2000 plots in Old
Colony. Many of Maple Grove's early monuments came
from the DeBow Brother's Marble Works. The first
automobile funeral was in July 1913. The first power
mowers were used in 1920.
During
2009 there were 30 burials, 20 burials rights sold and 23
foundations poured, in
Maple Grove Cemetery.
The
cemetery is open during daylight hours each day of the
year.
OLD
COLONY BURYING GROUND - "A
Union Cemetery maintained by the Village of Granville and
Granville Township"
The
settlers of Granville marked the Burying Ground on the
town plat before they left New England in 1805.
Ground was broken for the first burial in the Spring of
1806, and by the mid-19th century there had been more than
2000 interments. Veterans of five different wars are
buried in Old Colony.
In
1886, Granville historian Charles Webster Bryant copied
all of the legible tombstone inscriptions, recording 928 epitaphs,
and noted that many graves lacked monuments or were marked
by simple field stones. New burials had largely
ceased after Maple Grove Cemetery was opened.
Restoration of the Old Colony Burying Ground was initiated
by the Granville Historical Society. Work began in
the summer of 1992 under the supervision of the Old Colony
Burying Ground Union Cemetery Board. Initial funds
for restoration of the gravestones were granted by the
Board of Granville Township Trustees from its Opera House
settlement fund. The Village of Granville provides
maintenance of the grounds. The Granville Rotary
Club constructed the storage building. The Granville
Kiwanis Club provided work tools. The Granville
Foundation provided funding for landscaping of the
Grounds. Felumlee Monument Company has provided
equipment and expertise. Restoration work is being
performed by volunteers with guidance from professional
cemetery restorationists and continues to this day.
PHILIPPS
CEMETERY
Philipps
Cemetery is a 2-acre cemetery located in the Welsh Hills in
the northeast quadrant of Granville Township on the west
side of Philipps Road. The land for this cemetery
was given by Samuel J. Philipps and the first burial was
the child of Simon James. Approximately 130
internments have taken place in Philipps Cemetery.
The Cemetery is no longer taking new burials.
WELSH
HILLS CEMETERY
Welsh
Hills Cemetery is operated by a private cemetery
association. It is located in Granville Township
along Welsh Hills Road.
BURIAL
INFORMATION
Visit Donald Davis Young's website to access links
about burial information for Granville Township cemeteries.
www.kinfinder.com
RULES
AND REGULATIONS
Purpose
Maple Grove Cemetery is owned and operated by the
Granville Township Trustees.
It is located in Granville Ohio.
Your cooperation is the observance of the following
rules and regulations is vital to the operation of Maple
Grove. Your
thoughts and comments regarding any aspect of Maple Grove
Cemetery are appreciated.
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Visiting Hours
We welcome your visits within the cemetery from 8:00 AM until approximately dusk each day. Actual hours are posted at the entrance gate. |
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Business Hours
Our cemetery office does not maintain regular business hours. Our telephone number is 740-587-1477,
and has a recorder to take messages. Facsimiles may be sent to the same number. For emergencies or after 3:30 PM or on the weekends, please call the Township Superintendent
Travis Binckley at 740-587-0229. |
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Cemetery Map at Entrance
On the reverse side of the cemetery map board is a detailed book of burial information, including location within the cemetery. A map is provided for your convenience.
Forms are provided if you wish to update any of our
information. |
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Traffic Regulations
The speed limit in all areas of the cemetery is 5 MPH.
Automobiles are permitted in designated roadways only. Please do not park off the roadway.
No recreation riding of motorcycles is permitted. |
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General Rules
Picking of flowers or breaking of shrubbery is prohibited.
No picnicking, alcoholic beverages or excess noise are permitted.
Dogs must be leashed and excrement must be contained and disposed of in an appropriate manner.
No soliciting or advertising is permitted.
The cemetery does not accept responsibility for theft or damages to any item placed on burial spaces. |
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Grave Marker
Monuments may be placed on fully paid for plots.
Monuments in certain designated areas must be flush with the surface of the ground. Up-right monuments are permitted in all other sections.
Foot markers and military markers must be flush mounted.
Cemetery personnel will pour and set the foundations for monuments in the spring and fall.
The Township is
not responsible for damage to monuments.
Current residents, former 20-year residents and
business owners in Granville or Granville Township
are eligible to purchase graves at the Resident Fee. |
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Flowers and Planting
Floral bouquets are welcome at all times. We request that these be removed when they begin to fade or wither (usually within seven to ten days). We reserve the right to remove any such decorations when not removed by the individuals placing the decorations. Flowers may be planted along the front and sides of a monument within six inches
but not along the rear. Your assistance in this matter facilitates our mowing of grass and general maintenance of the cemetery.
Trees may not be planted except by cemetery personnel.
Permanent shrubs, plantings and vegetation
planting must be approved by the Cemetery Personnel. We appreciate your cooperation regarding the planting of plants to prevent the cemetery from becoming untidy and overgrown.
For the safety of our personnel and those visiting the cemetery, glass containers of any type are not permitted. ONLY shredded mulch, not wood or stone chips, may be used around monuments. |
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Burial Requirements
The Township Trustees require the use of an outer burial container for the burial of casketed remains and the use of a recoverable container for the burial of cremated remains. Up to four cremated remains may be interred on one grave with one cremated remains interred in each quadrant of the grave. In addition, a maximum of one cremated remains may be interred over a casketed burial. |
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Cemetery Bequest and Memorial Tree Funds
The Board of Granville Township Trustees maintains a Cemetery Bequest Fund whose principal is restricted as to expenditure. Interest and dividend earnings from this fund may be used in accordance with the bequestor's
wishes for specific maintenance of a burial site or for the general maintenance of the cemetery, as designed by the Trustees. The Board of Granville Township Trustees maintains a Memorial Tree Fund for persons wishing to establish a living memorial. If desired, the planting will be recognized with a decorative memorial plaque at
its base. The planting will also be recognized on the cemetery map board and memorialized in the records of Granville Township.
Requests for information regarding contributions
to either of these funds may be obtained by calling the cemetery business office at 740-587-1477. |
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Maintenance
The cemetery personnel have sole responsibility for the care and maintenance of the cemetery grounds. Digging within the cemetery is strictly prohibited.
Requests for assistance or special services should be directed to the cemetery office. |
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Fees
A current list of fees for the purchase of burial
rights and fees for services offered by the Maple
Grove Cemetery is available at the cemetery office
(740 587 1477) or by writing to Maple Grove Cemetery, Box 315, Granville, OH 43023-0315. |
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Property tax levy
The operation of
this cemetery (as well as Philipps and Old Colony
Cemeteries) is subsidized by a .5 mill Cemetery Levy approved by voters of the
Village and Township, used solely for this purpose. |
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Township holidays
There will be no
burials on the observance day of the following
Township holidays: New Year's Day, Martin
Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, President's Day,
Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran's Day,
Thanksgiving Day and the day following and Christmas
Day. |
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