Brannon Cemetery
Brannon Cemetery is located about ½
mile east of Pharisburg on State Route 347 where Whitestone Road
ends.
Across
the road towards Bokes Creek along the high ground and back to the
creek
you will find in the trees this little cemetery. The first
cemetery in the Leesburg Township area, it was also once the
only burying ground in this township.
Brannon Cemetery is on land that was once owned by Joseph
Brannon.
This cemetery is sometimes referred to as the Bokes Creek
Cemetery. There are only a
few
stones
left standing with several broken pieces present. This cemetery
was read on
November
19,
1985. This cemetery has also been referred to as the
Bannon Cemetery.

Blues Creek Cemetery
Blues Creek Cemetery (or Scott's Graveyard - not to be confused with
Scott's
Cemetery) is located
off US 33 approximately 3 and 1/2 miles north on State Route
4. If coming from Marysville it is on
the
right
side of the road in a clump of trees. This was orignially known
as
Scott's
Graveyard because it is on land once owned by William Scott. This
cemetery was read on October 22, 1985.

Fish Farm Cemetery

Hildreth Cemetery
Hopewell Cemetery
This cemetery is located north of
Pharisburg
on Hopewell Road east about ½ mile. The Hopewell Methodist
Episcopal
Church was organized about 1830 but is no longer in existence.
The
cemetery
is still in use and is cared for by the township trustees. The
cemetery was
read on November 19, 1985.
Maple Dell Cemetery
Maple Dell Cemetery is located east of
Pharisburg
on State Route 37 on the north side of the Maple Dell Road
intersection. This cemetery was once associated with the Union
Chapel
Church and it dates to approximately 1850. The Maple Dell
Cemetery has also been known as the McAllister Cemetery, and it is
referred to as such in the Beers' History
of Union County. It is still an active
cemetery today.
This
cemetery was read on September 24, 1985.
Scott Cemetery
Scott Cemetery is located on State Route 4
north
of Pharisburg on the west side of the road near Kinney Road.
When read on October 26, 1985 there were only 2 tombstones
standing. The rest were propped against a tree. In the fall
of 2006 this cemetery was visited, and was found to be well mowed and
stones had been repaired.
Smith Cemetery
Smith Cemetery is located a short distance
from the intersection of Paris and Dover Townships at the Leesburg
Township
line. Take Hillview Road east off of State Route 4 until you come
to
Pine
Lane,
turn left and follow this until you come to it. This cemetery has
not
been
in use for many years and has been neglected. Very few stones
were
standing
and there were a lot of broken stones when this cemetery was read on
October
18, 1984. In the fall of 2006, this cemetery was visited and was
found in decent condition. Some mowing has been done in the past
year.