Ratts Cemetery
Paragon, Ray Township, Morgan County, Indiana
Cemetery: Ratts Cemetery
Other:
Sign: no
Street: Big Hurricane Road
City: Paragon
Township: Ray
County: Morgan
State: Indiana
Nation: U.S.A.
Zip:
lat_ns: N
lat_h: 392
lat_mmss: 756
long_ew: W
long_h: 086
long_mmss: 3350
Status: Abandoned
Size: Small
Directions: take St. Road 67 south out of Martinsville, turn south after crossing White River, take road off to the right Bain Road, continue on until you come to Big Hurricane Road, follow it into section 19 about 300N and not quite 800 W. It is east of Lewisville in Ashland township and a little east of Wakeland.
Type: Road-public
Location: Rural
Terrain: Level
Watersource: No
Features: weeds approximately 5 feet high completely obscure cemetery. No access into it.
Property: Public
Access: Open
Enclosure: None
Gate: None
Established: 1840
Gravestones: 41
Oldest: September 18, 1841
Newest: December 11, 1914
Removed: No
Relocated: No
Repairs: No
Methods: No
Restoration: No
Association: No
Records: Yes
Inventory: Yes
Availability: Major Abraham Morgan Chapter DAR
Landscaping: No
Paths: No
Trees: Yes
Crypts: No
Fencing: No
Brickwork: No
Ironwork: No
Sculpture: No
Fountains: No
Roads: No
Buildings: No
Cement: Yes
Granite: Yes
Marble: Yes
Native: Yes
Slate: Yes
Others: No
Wood: No
Materials: Unsure
Architectural: Unsure
Angels: Unsure
Draperies: Unsure
Fraternal: Unsure
Hands: Unsure
Lambs: Unsure
Monograms: Unsure
Plants: Unsure
Photos: Unsure
Religious: Unsure
Scrollwork: Unsure
Urns: Unsure
Carvings: Unsure
Condition: Cemetery destroyed
Unmarked: Yes
Broken: Yes
Toppled: Yes
Disintegrating: Yes
Buried: Yes
Weather: No
Pollution: No
Vandalized: No
Report: Yes
VA:
VA:
Overgrowth: Problem-Access
Overgrowth: None
GroundCover: Yes
Moss:Yes
Vines:Yes
Drainage: Good
Owner: County
Use: Agricultural
Bordering: Woods
Change: Smaller
Reason: Agricultural
Visited: Rarely
Archeology: No
Habitat: Unknown
Contacted: Nobody
Surnames:
Colwell, Edwards, Goss, Gray, Hancock, Knoy, Lee, Letterman, Ratts, Shuler, Stierwalt, Whitaker
Other_Information:
It is actually unknown just what type of stones are in this cemetery as nobody can access it due to the weeds.
Support:
Cataract, IN
Submitted by:
name: Debbie Jennings
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Date: August 20, 2003