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093    JOSEPH JORDAN RIGGSBEE [E16.1]

Location: Williams Township. 500 feet east of south end of SR 1780, Clearwater Lake Drive. Accessible by private 5-foot walkway from private driveway serving Lots 5, 6 & 7 of Orchard Valley Subdivision.

Coordinates: 35d 51m 35.0s N; 79d 02m 44.0s W Click here for Google maps

On 31 October 1991, Will M. Heiser recorded 3 concrete vaults with no names and 3 field stones.

Plat of the cemetery from the Orange County survey of about 1973.
Owner: Lot 8 of Orchard Valley Subdivision.
Legal Description: Plat 92-243, 7 July 1992.
Topo Quadrant: Farrington.
Family owned: Yes.
Abandoned: Yes.
Number of graves: 6.
Cemetery size: 45' x 50'.
White: Yes.
Unrestricted access: Yes.
Overgrown and easy to identify: Yes.
Enclosed: Yes.
Enclosed explanation: Low stone and mortar wall with opening on west side.
Enclosed conditions: Fair to good.
Markers: Yes.
Markers with inscriptions: Yes.
Number of readable markers: 0.
Unusual situation: Yes.
Unusual situation: One concrete vault 8' x 16' x 1.5' high. One concrete vault 2' x 8' x 1' high. 1 flat concrete slab 3' x 8' x 3" high..
Markers damaged: Yes.
Damage from vandalism: Yes.
Other damage explanation: 1' x 2' hole in top 2" slab of largest vault.
Miscellaneous information: Joseph Jordan Riggsbee was clerk at Lystra Baptist Church in 1852.
Last canvassed by: Will M. Heiser. Date: 31 Oct 1991.

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concrete vault with unusual shape
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concrete vault with unusual shape
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concrete vault with flat top