What Church? - Part 4

I got a copy of the 1904 topographic map showing the house of worship down the street which no one seems to know about. I gave a copy of the map to my wife. She goes to a history meeting with Ray S's wife. She gave it to Ray. Soon after, Ray called here to let us know who the property used to belong to. When he contacted them, they knew nothing of the house. Their family was not religious, nor was there any type of burial ground there. Ray suggested I look to see where the other churches are on the map. He thinks they have misplaced one of the churches when the map was drawn up . . .

The Case of the Missing Church, Part 2

We were at a water committee meeting this week. One of the local patriarchs, Ray S. was there. He lives just a few hundred yards from where the church I found on a map would have been. I asked him whether there was a church / house of worship in the area where the 1904 map showed. He was not aware that there had been a church there. He thought that another local patriarch, Jerry C. might know. Jerry and his wife Ethel had the farm nearby and have been very involved in the local history society. I'll have to get a copy of the 1904 topo map for Ray.

Where's the Church?

I came across a topographic map from 1904 of the area on the web. On it I noticed an old church site noted just down the street from our house. My wife volunteers with one of the local historic groups. She asked if they knew the history of the house of worship. They were unaware of such a building. In looking at recent aerial photographs, it looks like this area is now wooded. It is near a residence. I'm going to have to poke around sometime and see if there is any evidence of a church there . . .