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April 7, 2002 Established: Early 1900's Cemetery: Ash Creek Cemetery is what people around here call it. Street: Ash Creek Road, Robber's Cave State Park, Wilburton, Oklahoma City: Wilburton County: Latimer State: Oklahoma Nation: U.S.A. Zip: 74578 Nearby: Ash Creek Road and Highway 2 North Land Type: Public Status: Abandoned Accessible: Open Unmarked_graves: Yes Graves within: 10-15 graves Oldest grave: N/A Newest grave: 1940's Records: Unsure Inventory: Unsure Records location: Owner: Regional government, borders a recreational area. Current Condition: Neglected Other problems: Vegetation and trees are damaging gravestones, drainage is a seasonal problem. Previous contacts: Have not done so as of yet. Current Status: No work started as of yet Other Information: The cemetery is very near a recreational lake, but deep in the woods. It has in the past been under water. The fence is broken down around it. There is only one stone that has an inscription marked approx. 1940, all of the others are actual stones placed long side up. No names are legible. One marker has "Lapp Funeral Home, Wilburton, OK" which no longer exists. I have found no information on the internet about "Lapp Funeral Home". Submitted by / Contact for additional Information: name: Peggy Arteberry
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