Bugs on certain types of markers, those with concrete especially, are after salts and other minerals. My Daddy used to make headstones, and he told me about this.
Okay, I'm weird, but I love old cemeteries! This one was extra fascinating for some reason. please keep them coming. I saw one the other night that was the Stepp Cemetery in Morgan County, Indiana. It was back a lane like this one and I just thought "Matt could do this so much better!" Thanks for making our evening more exciting!
Hi, this is the first video of yours I have watched. The gravestone of Lemuel Engle who died in 1897 I found at Find-A-Grave, for White Oak Cemetery in Jay County, Indiana. Would be nice if you could visit the local library or historical society to get some background info before your visits. The photography was very good, I enjoyed it. I would also poke around records to learn more about the building, if possible. The cemetery is certainly not abandoned, the grass was cut fairly recently. If abandoned many years, the trees and shrubs and vines would have overgrown everything. I have been a genealogist for the past 40 years.
Hello, I live in Tennessee and we have many old graves dating from the 1800's that are called "Tent Graves" or "Comb Graves" for their A-Framed shape. No one really knows why they were built in this design. The graves are covered by two long slabs of rock pitched in an inverted "V," like the peak of a roof. Some have iron rods for support and others have end stones that brace each end of the rocks. The biggest concentration of these burials mounds is found near the Highland Rim and the western Cumberland Plateau regions of Middle Tennessee. Oldest found dates around 1820's and stop in the early 1900's. Really enjoy your videos.
I live in east tennessee. These tents or roofs are put over the graves to keep wild hogs from digging into the graves. Back in the day when wooden coffins were used and no vaults corpses would actually be dug out of the ground.
Henry Barlow served in The 1st Regiment Wisconsin Heavy Artillery was an artillery regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
I have one of those little lizard's that hangs out on my front porch, scares me it will get in my house. It's wonderful to see the up-keep on this place considering it's in such an out of the way place. You sure go above and beyond and way off the beaten path for these episodes and I thank you, Matt. I look forward to each new journey. Be safe always.
Awesome! Thank you! I love the historic cemetaries! I was always that weird friend in high school that wanted to go hang out in the cemetaries and read the headstones. 😂 Are you planning anymore abandoned buildings/houses explorations? I miss watching those too. Be safe, Matt! Thanks for all you do!
The outside of the structure looks to be in great shape. The inside was never completed??? The trash left in the area is puzzling. (Guessing is the best one can do.) It's obvious that somebody is mowing and maintaining the cemetery's basic upkeep which is a positive sign. Obviously, mowers have to be brought to the site as there is no maintenance building at the cemetery. Sad to see some of the headstones are decaying, etc. Thanks, Matt, for a great explore.
I love going to old cemeteries and seeing the graves of the long forgotten Americans who once lived lives and had all the emotions as we do. They are truly time capsules for those today who care to learn or see a final glimpse of long dead Americans whose lives are now lost to time
Well taken care of cemetery. With all the recent rain you found on the road you'd think the grass would be tall. Someone must have mowed within a few days.
For a very old cemetery it has been pretty much kept up and the grass has been mowed. At lot of the tombstones remind me of the church cemetery in South Carolina where some of my family is buried. Some of the grave markers even go back to the 1700's. The roof on the building you looked in has a new style roofing so it does not really look that old......still very interesting though.
Really liked this one. Fairly well taken care of. Small building could be for a chappel or maybe for a caretaker of the grave yard if they get it finished. Never know
I believe that cabin is a bug out location or hunting location for someone. It's something that's often built over time as it can be afforded. Chances are it was private property but just wasn't marked as such.
I’m the same as Bobbie...they hold a fascination about our past, and history. However I live in the U.K., and really enjoy “my travels “ with you Matt, and commend you for your smooth camera work, and taking the time to go slowly enough for us to see and read the wording on the stones . There seemed to be a lot of “Lemuel “ Christian names in that cemetery, which I don’t recall from other places. I find old names really fascinating too, as modern trends seem to be using old fashioned names for children ,but I don’t know about Lemuel. You were very brave approaching that empty building,especially as you saw bullet holders, and bottles used for target practice afterwards! Glad you were not a target! Thankyou again for a really enjoyable visit .looking forward to many more. Warm regards from the U.K.! Helen 🙋😘😘👍☕️
👋 sent to you from ugue, but had seen vids of yours before. I love explorations if unique old homes and cemeteries, and this one is so peaceful.....but @ 1747 while you were talking about the fusing of tombstone you can hear a woman saying hello. Just thought you'd like to know. Great place and explore 🙌👏👏. Be safe, be blessed 💒🌈👑💗
Good find! 👍definitely 19th century. The way it rolls and sinks, no liners. The pillar type markers often represent one family buried in one area, section. The names are along each side of the 4 sided stone.
I love how respectful you are going through the cemeteries. Unfortunately we are losing so much history due to the weather. Great job. I too like to walk through cemeteries and used to do so as a child. If you ever get to Lacrosse Wisconsin or Marshfield Wisconsin check out some of the cemeteries there as they are spectacular.
Just found your vlogs n I'm telling you I really appreciate your time and consideration in this in your videos love ol cemetery's be safe in them , you never know what behind you 😋👻☠️👻💀💀🤓😇😇😇😇👽👻☠️💀😇be blessed n keep up the good work 🤣😎😍😋😚☺️🤗👻❣️💕💦😇🤗❣️💕
i have always loved old cemeteries and love your videos too. i like to look at the names and inscriptions of the headstones. i have visited a couple of old cemeteries here in kansas. one in bonner springs was a very old abandoned one with dates from before the civil war. one in linwood had several from the civil war. it also had hornets so i didn't stay too long! keep on making these great videos about old cemeteries, they are awesome!
trudy taylor awesomeness me I live in Missouri just east of kc we have alot of here I see on the maps that are marked but it's looks like in the middle of the woods or on private property but I'm curious to go exploring one-day
Thanks Matt for sharing with me this video about Strange Forest Graveyard and Abandoned Something??? | Found Hidden Vault!s I really enjoyed this video and I can't wait to see your next video and God Bless you my friend and thanks again
Have you ever done gravestone rubbings? Old stones that aren't readable due to erosion are still readable if you place a sheet of paper over it, and rub a pastel or charcoal over. ^_^
Hi Matt, well that place was odd to say the least and a little disconcerting seeing the bullet holes in that bottle lol. I am really not sure at all what that place is or was, it could be a new chapel project but it seems quite a walk to go to Sunday services and funerals e.t.c. The graveyard looks like it still has people stopping by to do running repairs which is nice too. Another cool video, thank you n stay safe as it looked a little hairy walking up to that "chapel". xx
thanks to you matt-i appreciate you showing closeups of headstones- the inscriptions were a work of art-i live on kauai island in Hawaii- I'd like to show you an old japanese cemetary outside the town of koloa- there are at least two headstones of two japanese males who died or were killed in the 40's- the enigma is that both headstones have swastikas on them-go figure
Elaine M there can be wonderful joy in a solitary adventure. As long as someone knows where he's going, he seems awfully safe to me. As someone who lives in the West, maybe "rural" seems exceptionally safe?
Building appears to be a hunting lodge being completed on "as you go" basis. Cartridge storage inserts from box seemd to a give-a-way, Must not be far off the main highway as they were able to run power to the building.
Great video. I know this hasn't been easy to do with all this crazy rain we received this year. Even The WonderingWoodsmans has been having a hard tiime. If course again here in Chicago we've been been getting a lot of rain and now flooding in the area.. Hope to be a patreon subscriber soon.
Hi Matt, thank you so much for exploring this cemetery. As you walked the road I hoped that you would find a gold coin or slave tag. The last tag that was found and sold to a museum for $375.000.00. I think the signs means that theirs hunting going on ? #excellence #youtuber
Have you ever thought of contacting the township trustee to get the history of the site? Who donated the land, when etc. history of the grave yards would enhance your videos.
Turkeydoodlers L. It’s possible the grave sites of veterans must be kept in good condition. The law in my state, Maine, requires that any cemetery containing a veteran must be kept in good order with the grass not to exceed 2 inches in height.
That should be at least the standard rule for all !! Our vets deserve so much more RESPECT !! JS any unkept grave is a shame to the family !! @@donnalibby6246
All so fascinating and I myself love looking in old and new cemetaries...but its so sad to see these places of rest just decaying away and ending up in broken pieces...am glad am gonna be cremated and my ashes scattered back to the earth......
How do you find these graveyards? You also mentioned that one graveyard was marked public ... was that on like google maps or something similar. I only ask cause I have a few graveyards near me that I would like to explore but I don’t want to get in trouble for trespassing haha!
I often wonder why nobody ever questions things like mausoleums, the extra rooms in them that aren't accessible, things people just say as storage but nobody ever thinks" what were these people involved with, who were they involved with, the names, everything, why they're above ground and not buried underground, same reason many of the elites and illuminati dont get buried, why some have Egyptian type of things on them ,just like many of the things they believe in. I think about this all the time, especially now that we know about certain families and names and their origins and the reasons behind what they do and their beliefs."
Bugs on certain types of markers, those with concrete especially, are after salts and other minerals. My Daddy used to make headstones, and he told me about this.
If I were a billionaire, I would restore these old cemeteries. The dead with no living family deserve respect.
I tend to agree with you, but the dead are long passed caring. We are the ones who still worry about such.
Okay, I'm weird, but I love old cemeteries! This one was extra fascinating for some reason. please keep them coming. I saw one the other night that was the Stepp Cemetery in Morgan County, Indiana. It was back a lane like this one and I just thought "Matt could do this so much better!" Thanks for making our evening more exciting!
I like traipsing through cemeteries of any age. 🙂
I love them too
@@BennyLlama39 so do I
Keep safe please I enjoy your videos, I love cemetery's.
Hi, this is the first video of yours I have watched. The gravestone of Lemuel Engle who died in 1897 I found at Find-A-Grave, for White Oak Cemetery in Jay County, Indiana. Would be nice if you could visit the local library or historical society to get some background info before your visits. The photography was very good, I enjoyed it. I would also poke around records to learn more about the building, if possible. The cemetery is certainly not abandoned, the grass was cut fairly recently. If abandoned many years, the trees and shrubs and vines would have overgrown everything. I have been a genealogist for the past 40 years.
Hello, I live in Tennessee and we have many old graves dating from the 1800's that are called "Tent Graves" or "Comb Graves" for their A-Framed shape. No one really knows why they were built in this design. The graves are covered by two long slabs of rock pitched in an inverted "V," like the peak of a roof. Some have iron rods for support and others have end stones that brace each end of the rocks. The biggest concentration of these burials mounds is found near the Highland Rim and the western Cumberland Plateau regions of Middle Tennessee. Oldest found dates around 1820's and stop in the early 1900's. Really enjoy your videos.
I live in east tennessee. These tents or roofs are put over the graves to keep wild hogs from digging into the graves. Back in the day when wooden coffins were used and no vaults corpses would actually be dug out of the ground.
Debbie Hensley that's fascinating! You two taught me a bit of Americana today. Neat.
Go here...www.atlasobscura.com/places/tent-graves-of-mt-gilead-cemetery
Interesting video. Would you be able to pause a little longer so we could read the inscriptions on the headstones? Thanks so much!
Henry Barlow served in The 1st Regiment Wisconsin Heavy Artillery was an artillery regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
I have one of those little lizard's that hangs out on my front porch, scares me it will get in my house. It's wonderful to see the up-keep on this place considering it's in such an out of the way place. You sure go above and beyond and way off the beaten path for these episodes and I thank you, Matt. I look forward to each new journey. Be safe always.
I love old cemeteries, enjoyed your video!
My guess would be a hunting cabin. Very cool graveyard. Keep Safe ❤Keep Well ❤
Awesome! Thank you! I love the historic cemetaries! I was always that weird friend in high school that wanted to go hang out in the cemetaries and read the headstones. 😂 Are you planning anymore abandoned buildings/houses explorations? I miss watching those too. Be safe, Matt! Thanks for all you do!
My daughter and I still do that! I;d like to see more of Matt's "abandoned building" videos too!!!
Love all your videos especially the old cemetries
The outside of the structure looks to be in great shape. The inside was never completed??? The trash left in the area is puzzling. (Guessing is the best one can do.) It's obvious that somebody is mowing and maintaining the cemetery's basic upkeep which is a positive sign. Obviously, mowers have to be brought to the site as there is no maintenance building at the cemetery. Sad to see some of the headstones are decaying, etc. Thanks, Matt, for a great explore.
I love going to old cemeteries and seeing the graves of the long forgotten Americans who once lived lives and had all the emotions as we do. They are truly time capsules for those today who care to learn or see a final glimpse of long dead Americans whose lives are now lost to time
Well taken care of cemetery. With all the recent rain you found on the road you'd think the grass would be tall. Someone must have mowed within a few days.
For a very old cemetery it has been pretty much kept up and the grass has been mowed. At lot of the tombstones remind me of the church cemetery in South Carolina where some of my family is buried. Some of the grave markers even go back to the 1700's. The roof on the building you looked in has a new style roofing so it does not really look that old......still very interesting though.
Really liked this one. Fairly well taken care of. Small building could be for a chappel or maybe for a caretaker of the grave yard if they get it finished. Never know
An enjoyable adventure. Thank you 🌞🌞🌿🌳🌿
The vaults were a good find cemetery was kind of in secluded areas awesome video 🌲💖🌳🙂👍
Your videos are so cool man...so quiet and peaceful in the old cemeteries
i like old cemeteries and buildings spooky stuff thanx for another great video !
Love these older cemetery videos. Wish they were all better taken care of though
I enjoy cemeteries and your videos are nice but slow down so we can read the headstones....please
Wish you would come to Cape Cod and Plymouth MA to see our old graves!
Apparently it's the lime in the rock that attracts the insects. 😊 xx
I believe that cabin is a bug out location or hunting location for someone. It's something that's often built over time as it can be afforded. Chances are it was private property but just wasn't marked as such.
I’m the same as Bobbie...they hold a fascination about our past, and history. However I live in the U.K., and really enjoy “my travels “ with you Matt, and commend you for your smooth camera work, and taking the time to go slowly enough for us to see and read the wording on the stones . There seemed to be a lot of “Lemuel “ Christian names in that cemetery, which I don’t recall from other places. I find old names really fascinating too, as modern trends seem to be using old fashioned names for children ,but I don’t know about Lemuel.
You were very brave approaching that empty building,especially as you saw bullet holders, and bottles used for target practice afterwards! Glad you were not a target! Thankyou again for a really enjoyable visit .looking forward to many more.
Warm regards from the U.K.! Helen 🙋😘😘👍☕️
Looks like a park setting. Nice place.
It’s very well looked after.
👋 sent to you from ugue, but had seen vids of yours before. I love explorations if unique old homes and cemeteries, and this one is so peaceful.....but @ 1747 while you were talking about the fusing of tombstone you can hear a woman saying hello. Just thought you'd like to know. Great place and explore 🙌👏👏. Be safe, be blessed 💒🌈👑💗
Thanks, Beth!
Good find! 👍definitely 19th century. The way it rolls and sinks, no liners. The pillar type markers often represent one family buried in one area, section. The names are along each side of the 4 sided stone.
Those vaultz looked really old and creepy!
Rain, what's that? Oh I think I heard the old ones talk about that.
I was hoping you would have zoomed in on the head stone that started with , The children of ...
I love how respectful you are going through the cemeteries. Unfortunately we are losing so much history due to the weather. Great job. I too like to walk through cemeteries and used to do so as a child. If you ever get to Lacrosse Wisconsin or Marshfield Wisconsin check out some of the cemeteries there as they are spectacular.
You need to read some of the headstones because I can't read them
Matt does general walkabouts. The channel that fully documents and reads every stone is "sidestep adventures". That's the primary job of the channel.
Just found your vlogs n I'm telling you I really appreciate your time and consideration in this in your videos love ol cemetery's be safe in them , you never know what behind you 😋👻☠️👻💀💀🤓😇😇😇😇👽👻☠️💀😇be blessed n keep up the good work 🤣😎😍😋😚☺️🤗👻❣️💕💦😇🤗❣️💕
"Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die."(Unknown) Great content.
i have always loved old cemeteries and love your videos too. i like to look at the names and inscriptions of the headstones. i have visited a couple of old cemeteries here in kansas. one in bonner springs was a very old abandoned one with dates from before the civil war. one in linwood had several from the civil war. it also had hornets so i didn't stay too long! keep on making these great videos about old cemeteries, they are awesome!
trudy taylor awesomeness me I live in Missouri just east of kc we have alot of here I see on the maps that are marked but it's looks like in the middle of the woods or on private property but I'm curious to go exploring one-day
Really cool cemetery! I love it! Thanks for the photo btw!
Glad it arrived alright for you!
Can you imagine how many sunrises and sunsets and wind and rain has had such an effect on these markers ??
Love the old cemetery's you find awesome job Matt Thank you for sharing Always enjoy your videos
Another awesome video Matt! Thanks for all of your hard work!!
Thanks again for all your support!
Thanks Matt for sharing with me this video about Strange Forest Graveyard and Abandoned Something??? | Found Hidden Vault!s I really enjoyed this video and I can't wait to see your next video and God Bless you my friend and thanks again
Have you ever done gravestone rubbings? Old stones that aren't readable due to erosion are still readable if you place a sheet of paper over it, and rub a pastel or charcoal over. ^_^
Hey there Matt, I'm loving all of these cemeteries. These are so old and in such a quiet place! Great find as usual👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks! I really enjoyed visiting this one a lot!!
I'm 65, I like the job you're doing
Hi Matt, well that place was odd to say the least and a little disconcerting seeing the bullet holes in that bottle lol. I am really not sure at all what that place is or was, it could be a new chapel project but it seems quite a walk to go to Sunday services and funerals e.t.c. The graveyard looks like it still has people stopping by to do running repairs which is nice too. Another cool video, thank you n stay safe as it looked a little hairy walking up to that "chapel". xx
Thanks, Sue! It's crazy the amount of bullet holes you can find on signs in this area, doesn't make one very comfortable!
Scary to say the least, thankfully it's not something I have ever come across. Stay safe. x
Every time I watch these videos where someone drives down an overgrown road in the deep woods I hear banjo music...
House could of been built on old church foundation.
Land where cemetery is located was originally owned by Lemuel M and Elizabeth Rimple Engle.
I hope you are staying safe in these "out of the way" places. I love the video. I'm glad someone is taking care of it. Here Lizard,Lizard, Lizard!!!!
Thanks, June!
Pretty cool cemetery. House weird place. Great job Matt.
Another great video!! Thank you Matt!! keep going!!! hugs and love from your biggest fan in tiny little Denmark, Scandinavia, north europe... 😘
The concrete home made stone was interesting. House/Building interesting, who knows
Thumbs up, another great day exploring...
Wow ! It
was sunny out .
Hi Matt getting caught up watching your videos ..I love this video thank you soo much ,,,Your my fav you tuber ...thank You sooo much
Thanks, Beth! Always good to see your comments!
Ur videos are awesome and I love really old cemeteries
I know of 2 great cemeteries / graveyards that need to be explored!!! Anyone interested? Mississippi
That is a newer building because of the buried electric line running to it. Looks like it has not been finished yet.
thanks to you matt-i appreciate you showing closeups of headstones- the inscriptions were a work of art-i live on kauai island in Hawaii- I'd like to show you an old japanese cemetary outside the town of koloa- there are at least two headstones of two japanese males who died or were killed in the 40's- the enigma is that both headstones have swastikas on them-go figure
Love your videos and enjoy the live streams Too
At least it looks like it's still being maintained
Blue-tailed Skink.... awesome outing!
who is landscaping the cemetery? seems well kept...
I hope you don't go up to places like this alone! Being safe is the main thing! Still awesome video!
Elaine M there can be wonderful joy in a solitary adventure. As long as someone knows where he's going, he seems awfully safe to me. As someone who lives in the West, maybe "rural" seems exceptionally safe?
engraving in the old days was opposite the side they put it on today so a foot stone tells you which side of the headstone a body lies
Broken pillars also stand for a life cut short, but that might be more common in Europe
Building appears to be a hunting lodge being completed on "as you go" basis. Cartridge storage inserts from box seemd to a give-a-way, Must not be far off the main highway as they were able to run power to the building.
Hi. This is very interesting. Love it. !
Wow you look better with your hair cut and clean shaven!!😊
Love your videos and as always please stay safe😃
Thanks for watching, Jeanette!
Well maintained grave yard
Judging from their size and placement, some of those marble markers might be footstones, which usually won’t have any inscription on them.
Great video. I know this hasn't been easy to do with all this crazy rain we received this year. Even The WonderingWoodsmans has been having a hard tiime. If course again here in Chicago we've been been getting a lot of rain and now flooding in the area.. Hope to be a patreon subscriber soon.
Thanks so much! This has been one of the rainiest years I can remember!
the grounds look very well kept. it's doesn't look abandoned to me...???
Nice videos!!!
great find UGUE sent me over wow nice place looks like someone keeps it trimmed
Hi Matt, thank you so much for exploring this cemetery. As you walked the road I hoped that you would find a gold coin or slave tag. The last tag that was found and sold to a museum for $375.000.00. I think the signs means that theirs hunting going on ? #excellence #youtuber
Im a new subbie and love your stuff. Thank you!
Thanks, Marie!
My family graveyard is in a solitary spot and I can barely make myself go there. No way would I go there!! Plus, I saw poison iny!!!
A lot of Older burials they would put the headstone and a small Foot-stone. ...
Have you ever thought of contacting the township trustee to get the history of the site? Who donated the land, when etc. history of the grave yards would enhance your videos.
You need to take a bag of flour with you to read the gravestones. Just rub flour on the face. It fills in the engravings.
Are you planning to go to the east coast, I can only imagine the history lying in the graves there.
"Great Video,Always so interesting!!!"
great video! one day ill have to go with you on one of your explorations!
It's clearly being maintained, grass cut and around the stones it's weed whacked. Still an awesome find tho, watch out for all the poison ivy dude.
It's definitely well kept
You should wear bright orange, Sept through Feb. Get a hunting manual.
that cemetery isn't abandoned, you can tell its mowed often, looks like with in the last few days
Turkeydoodlers L. It’s possible the grave sites of veterans must be kept in good condition. The law in my state, Maine, requires that any cemetery containing a veteran must be kept in good order with the grass not to exceed 2 inches in height.
There aren't any recent burials, but it is being kept up pretty nice!
That should be at least the standard rule for all !! Our vets deserve so much more RESPECT !! JS any unkept grave is a shame to the family !!
@@donnalibby6246
All so fascinating and I myself love looking in old and new cemetaries...but its so sad to see these places of rest just decaying away and ending up in broken pieces...am glad am gonna be cremated and my ashes scattered back to the earth......
How do you find these graveyards? You also mentioned that one graveyard was marked public ... was that on like google maps or something similar. I only ask cause I have a few graveyards near me that I would like to explore but I don’t want to get in trouble for trespassing haha!
Some came back and replaced handmade headstones, when they could!
I often wonder why nobody ever questions things like mausoleums, the extra rooms in them that aren't accessible, things people just say as storage but nobody ever thinks" what were these people involved with, who were they involved with, the names, everything, why they're above ground and not buried underground, same reason many of the elites and illuminati dont get buried, why some have Egyptian type of things on them ,just like many of the things they believe in. I think about this all the time, especially now that we know about certain families and names and their origins and the reasons behind what they do and their beliefs."
Another really interesting place! What is the oldest headstone you have seen? (that you could read!)
Found a few early 18 hundreds Rev War vets!
I've wondered how many old cemeteries eventually disappear.
I hope you don't visit such places alone.... that building was scary... I felt really bad vibes about that place.