Cemetery Cache Archived for No Permission

[Team Deejay]

Guys, we just had the board of a private cemetery contact Groundspeak and request archival of a cache on their property. According to the property owners, it was placed without permission, but there is no permission on the cache page (even in the archived logs). In these circumstances, we have little choice but to archive the listing.

Please understand that we ask for permission to avoid these sorts of problems. If you have permission for a cache on private property, please make sure you have the permission information on the listing so that we have some chance to defend you in these circumstances.

[BeccaDay]

I have to say, placing cemetery caches are a bit daunting to me. It’s so hard to figure out whether or not you need permission and who to get that permission from! I know of a cute little cemetery along my regular commute that’s cache was archived but I’m too afraid to put a cache there because of not knowing who it belongs to. Any chance you could shed some light on figuring this stuff out?

Not all who wander are lost. -J.R.R. Tolkien

[Trekkin and Birdin]

Some areas have websites with lists of the cemeteries and they’ll name the cemetery board, or at least chairperson for them. There’s one like this in LaCrosse County, but the fellow who created it died recently. Geneaology websites often link up to local cemeteries, too. It’s a start.

[BeccaDay]

Thanks!

Not all who wander are lost. -J.R.R. Tolkien

[Team Deejay]

Also, Waukesha County has a GIS site which will tell you who owns any particular piece of property.

[Todd300]

It is just as well as I still don’t think caches should be in cemeteries anyways – public or private.

Cemeteries can still be used as field solves using markers to gather information with the final being placed off site.

But physical caches have no business being in a cemetery.

Just my .02.

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