ANYONE KNOW WHAT THIS MAP SYMBOL IS?

[RodneyU]

Ive looked at the 1875 maps a lot to find some good some good spots. I had a buddy text me tonight with a large parcel he owns to metal detect. So I looked it all up on my old maps and I seen something I've never seen and I need a little help identifying what the symbol means. Im guessing a old graveyard but im not sure. All help is appreciated. It has a creek on both sides with a cross in a square in between the forks.

 

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[Goldbuggy]

I agree, maybe a graveyard, or maybe X marks the spot? If you go & it’s not a graveyard. Could stand for England, the old Union Jack. JMHO

 

[Mackaydon]

The obvious: Have you asked your buddy who owns the land what is there today?
Don.

 

[UnderMiner]

Church? Medical center? The Swiss consulate perhaps?

 

[SD51]

Agree with your belief that it's a small cemetery. Found this map legend symbols for a small and large cemetery...

Cemetery: small; large

 

[Riverbum]

Cemetery?

 

[eyemustdigtreasure]

Ive looked at the 1875 maps a lot to find some good some good spots. I had a buddy text me tonight with a large parcel he owns to metal detect. So I looked it all up on my old maps and I seen something I've never seen and I need a little help identifying what the symbol means. Im guessing a old graveyard but im not sure. All help is appreciated. It has a creek on both sides with a cross in a square in between the forks.

I’m thinking that it’s a graveyard or church
Good luck on your first hunt there!

 

[boogeyman]

Ive looked at the 1875 maps a lot to find some good some good spots. I had a buddy text me tonight with a large parcel he owns to metal detect. So I looked it all up on my old maps and I seen something I've never seen and I need a little help identifying what the symbol means. Im guessing a old graveyard but im not sure. All help is appreciated. It has a creek on both sides with a cross in a square in between the forks.

Most old topos I've seen that'd be a cemetery or graveyard. Go on the websites and compare the legends of those to your map.

 

[RodneyU]

Most old topos I've seen that'd be a cemetery or graveyard. Go on the websites and compare the legends of those to your map.

I find it odd that there are not many houses in this area. Maybe two or three at the most. also it is odd to put a cemetery in the middle of a fork in a creek. Flooding and such.

 

[RodneyU]

I’m thinking that it’s a graveyard or church
Good luck on your first hunt there!

thank you

 

[RodneyU]

The obvious: Have you asked your buddy who owns the land what is there today?
Don.

There is nothing there. The land is as wooded today and untouched as it was in 1875. not like it was a town and it had a large cemetery with lots of towns folk. My buddy owns the land now but before that no one was allowed on it.

 

[boogeyman]

I find it odd that there are not many houses in this area. Maybe two or three at the most. also it is odd to put a cemetery in the middle of a fork in a creek. Flooding and such.

Cemetaries generally aren't close to houses and such. Good point on the creek. Worth finding older maps of that area. Very possible the creek wasn't there when the cemetery was started.

Check the library of Congress site they should have older maps for comparison.

 

[SeabeeRon]

X marks the spot, dig here!