ISQ : McMillan Cemetery Traditional Cache
Hidden : 9/5/2013
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: not chosen (not chosen)

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Geocache Description:

This cache is not located inside the cemetery.

McMillan Cemetery is located along IL Route 31 in the Township of Nunda, South of McHenry, IL and was opened in 1843.




From small discreet family burial grounds to larger community cemeteries, these final resting places tell the story of the community and its growth.

Throughout McHenry County, cemeteries—the final resting places of those who came before—abound. From small discreet family burial grounds to larger community cemeteries, these final resting places tell the story of the community and its growth.

In the 1800s, burials could be held on the family farm. According to Margaret Richardson’s entry in the book “McHenry County in the Twentieth Century,” frugal farmers would bury the deceased in a fence row so as not to waste valuable land. After 1900, a law was passed requiring a dedicated burial ground or cemetery. While many of these burial grounds are as pristinely kept as they were in the 1800s, some have become overgrown with weeds and brush, perhaps because there are no longer any descendants in the area to watch over them.

Source: McHenry County Cemeteries - McHenryCountyLiving.com

This cache is not located inside the cemetery.

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