PAYNE'S  CROSSING CEMETERY
WAYNE NATIONAL FOREST
Rte. 595 near New Straitville, Perry County, Ohio.
"This cemetery is located in the Southwest 1/4 of section 31 on the west
side of SR595 at the Hocking County line. It is 2.1 miles from SR
216 in New Straitsville, OH".
For a listing of tombstones see Jean Collier's 1982 reading as published
by the Perry County Chapter/Ohio Genealogical Society's Perry
County, Ohio - Coal and Salt Lick Township Cemeteries, vol. 3
(1989).

 Newspaper articles about The Payne Cemetery

"Local Cemetery Holds Civil War History" / Corey Taylor. _Post
(Ohio University)_ April 22, 1993 1 & 3.

"Payne Cemetery: Genealogical Group Hopes to Link Generations, Heritage to
Black Burial Site" / Jim Massie. _Columbus Dispatch_ February 1, 1994 3D.

"Riddles of the Past: More Mysteries Remain Buried Beneath Headstones at
Payne Cemetery" / Jim Massie. _ Columbus Dispatch_ June 10, 1994 E1-2.

"They Finally Found Freedom at Payne's Crossing: Resting Place of Escaped
Slaves, Descendants Restored" / Raquelle Echelberger. _Athens Messenger_
June 18, 1995 D1.