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EDA working to relocate Squires Cemetery from GRCP

Columbia Adair County Economic Development Authority board member Kinzie Rowe is working with the state Registrar of Vital Statistics toward moving a small cemetery from the back of the Green River Commerce Park to another home.

Located two and a half miles north of Columbia off Hwy 55N, the Squires Cemetery is now at the back side of the GRCP industrial park property.

Studying recommendations of state economic development advisors, the board found that the 1800s era cemetery would pose no problem for many prospects, however, some cultures would refuse to consider locating a plant at a park with a cemetery on the property.



They are working with Free Union Cemetery to find a permanent place for the graves and determine what will be required once permission has been worked out with the state and any remaining family members.


This story was posted on 2023-04-24 08:37:29
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Squires Cemetery on the move to new home



2023-04-24 - Adair County, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com.
EDA Chair Bobby Morrison tries to make out a name on a headstone from the 1800s in the Squires Cemetery on the Green River Commerce Park property. Since it was discovered that a cemetery on industrial park grounds could potentially turn off some prospects, the board has been working through family ties and state regulations to relocate it to a permanent home.

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