William Norton wrote:

 Could someone advise me as to whether you need permission from a land owner
> to protect and preserve an old cemetery located on their land?  And is
> their an organization that tries to locate and preserve any of the old
> cemeteries?  I know of a family cemetery on private land and having a bit
> of difficulty trying to find someone to clean the overgrowth out and
> preserve the Confederate and Masonic markers in it.
>
> thank you
> Ruth/Stone Mountain GA
>

 Hello Ruth,

In South Carolina you can't be denied access to a family cemetery as long as
you can demonstrate that you have relatives buried there. I don't know what the
situation would be in Georgia.

I've been inventorying cemeteries in SC for many years and I have never been
denied access or not allowed to clean one up. In cases where the cemetery is
located in a cultivated field  with crops growing I have been asked to come
back after the harvest
if possible.

David L. Hamiter
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