14SA326 — Kansas Archeological Site Inventory Site number: County: Original or revision: Component:
Site name: Sanborn cemetery
14SA326
Site type: Cemetery
Saline
UBS number: Not assigned
Not Yet Approved Single General Time Period(s):
Specific time period(s):
Historic European/American/Afro-American: 1861-1900 Cultural affiliation: Site description:
None listed Sanborn cemetery, an abandoned cemetery. At least ten people are buried there: Ann Boatman, Margaret Boatman, Robert Boatman (d. 1877), William Boatman (7.4.1836-5.26.1889), William Boatman Jr., John Harmon (d. 1866), Martha Helm, Evan Parker 12.23.1861-4.1.1863), Samuel P. Rice (d. 7.26.1867). According to Ada Wood during a telephone conversation, the cemetery is on private land and is overgrown. The landowner denies access.
Artifacts observed but not collected:
At least one grave stone is present.
Artifacts collected:
None
Location of artifacts: Present condition: Disturbance to site:
None listed Brush The cemetery is not active and is overgrown. Site has been tested: No
Recommendations for further work: Comments: Historic maps, references, or informants:
Local citizens Dustin Shannon and Ada Wood are working to clean up and preserve the cemetery and have contacted descendants of those buried at the cemetery. Cemetery does not appear on the 1903 Saline County Atlas, nor is it on the Salina topographic quadrangle map. It is listed on the City of Salina website as of 2011. None listed
Topographic location:
None listed
Drainage: Legal location:
NRHP status: None reported.
Preservation
Site owner or tenant:
USGS map name:
Site has been excavated: No
Smoky Hill River USGS map date:
Salina 1. Section: , SE, NE of 11 Township: 14 S Range: 2 W
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Affiliation: Record Date:
0.5 acres Bob Hoard 6425 SW 6th Ave Topeka KS , 66615-1099 785-272-8681 x269 rhoard@kshs.org Kansas Historical Society
Agency/Company name:
06-May-2011 Last updated 06-May-2011
Radiocarbon dates:
None listed.
Bibliography:
None listed.
5/6/2011 3:45 PM
Map files None uploaded
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