Southern New Jersey cemetery needs assistance

The Philadelphia NBC affiliate reports on a neglected African American cemetery in Lawnside, New Jersey, that could use some TLC.

Juneteenth marked by cemetery cleanup

A famed black cemetery in Dallas was cleaned up as part of the community's Juneteenth celebrations.

Montgomery, Alabama, seeks to prosecute owners of neglected cemetery

Officials in Montgomery, Alabama, say they will pursue criminal charges against the owners of a neglected African-American cemetery - once they find out who owns it. This is an update on an item we reported here earlier.

Camden, New Jersey, park cleanup uncovers graves

Some students cleaning up a park in Camden, New Jersey, were stunned to find a long-neglected African-American cemetery.

Atlanta panel to mull plan to move African-American cemetery

A council committee will examine the matter. The applicant wants to move the graves, but the city's Urban Design Commission is against the plan.

Update on Montgomery, Ala., cemetery

The city council wants to issue an order to stop burials at this cemetery until it's determined who owns and/or runs it.

Coalition works to save Ga. cemetery

Efforts are under way to preserve a historic African-American cemetery in Savannah, Ga.
Here's an interesting tidbit from the story, not directly cemetery-related, but more to do with geocaching:

Arch a big cache for gamers

Though few of the people who speed past the LePageville Memorial Cemetery on President Street pay much attention to the area, it's become a popular spot for participants in the GPS-driven game of geocaching.

Once they locate the exact coordinates, the players sign a list that's securely set inside a small canister.

Geocaching "is a worldwide game of hiding and seeking treasure," according to its official Web site. It requires GPS technology to participate, and there are some 985,877 active geocaches around the world.

The LePageville Memorial Cemetery is one of many sites in the Savannah area. Other local geocache destinations include Fort Pulaski, Columbia Square and Bonaventure Cemetery.

Unmarked graves found in black cemetery

A survey of a historically black cemetery in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, has found about 60 unmarked graves.

A developer in Miami, Florida, has changed plans for an affordable housing project in the wake of discovering a long-forgotten black cemetery. Here is an earlier report from this blog.

Update on discovered Miami burial site

The Miami Herald reports that the mystery surrounding a newly discovered burial ground grows deeper. Records show that more than 200 people may have been buried in the area - many of them Bahamian - but so far the remains of only about 20 people have been found. The remains were found during preliminary construction work on new affordable housing.

Residents rally around hidden black cemetery

Residents in Miami are coming to the defense of a potential former black cemetery found in a construction site, where affordable housing is planned.

Feature on slave cemetery Arkansas

In honor of Black History Month, this feature talks about Grisso Cemetery in Fulton County, Arkansas.

Cleanup at black cemetery in Texas

Cleanup is continuing at the Hendrick Arnold-Bertha Tryon Cemetery in Bandera, Texas. Work began around 2004 after officials determined the primary site was delinquent on taxes. Adjacent parcels were turned over to the county/cemetery organization, so that cleanup could begin. To volunteer for the project, call Bandera County Historical Commission member Carl Holt at 830-796-9799.

Texas black cemetery commemorated

A historic black cemetery in Belton, Texas, has been given a new name - Far North Belton Cemetery - and received a designation as a historic site.

Georgia cemetery/landfill story gains traction

CNN has reported on plans to move slave remains in order to expand a landfill. I'm not sure if all the links work, so here is one from AOL.

Virginia Commonwealth University in slave cemetery controversy

VCU owns land near an old slave cemetery it wanted for a parking lot, but some people want the entire site preserved. VCU says it might oblige, but wants the $3 million it paid for the land.