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Re: land area of cemeteries nationwide
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"Angie Cope, American Geographical Society Library, UW Milwaukee" <[log in to unmask]>
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Maps, Air Photo, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship
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Mon, 9 Apr 2012 10:52:43 -0500
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-------- Original Message --------
Subject:        Re: land area of cemeteries nationwide
Date:   Mon, 09 Apr 2012 11:47:18 -0400
From:   Joel Kovarsky <[log in to unmask]>
To:     Maps, Air Photo, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship
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This strikes me as something exceedingly difficult, if not impossible,
to answer: http://www.gao.gov/assets/240/239428.pdf .

  From the report:

     Most states regulate cemeteries, although not all cemeteries in
     those states
     are subject to regulation.11 Specifically, as shown in table 3, of the
     44 states that responded to our survey covering cemeteries and cemetery
     operators, 34 regulate cemeteries, and 27 of these states noted that
     not all
     cemeteries are subject to regulation. About half of the states that
     regulate
     cemeteries require at least some cemetery operators to be licensed,
     although the licensing requirements vary across the states. Of the
     33 states
     responding to this issue, 23 said that at least some cemeteries must be
     licensed, whereas only 16 of these states require at least some
cemetery
     operators to be licensed.

                Joel Kovarsky


On 4/9/2012 11:38 AM, Angie Cope, American Geographical Society Library,
UW Milwaukee wrote:
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject:        land area of cemeteries nationwide
> Date:   Mon, 9 Apr 2012 11:15:59 -0400
> From:   Redmond, Edward James <[log in to unmask]>
> To:     'Maps, Air Photo, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship'
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> I am stumped by this question. A reader is trying to map the total
> amount of land area in the US devoted to cemeteries.
>
> Veterans Affairs/National Cemetery Administration appears to have stats
> for federal cemeteries but patron is looking for all cemeteries…..
>
> Ed Redmond
>
> Geography & Map Reference Specialist
>
> Library of Congress
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> Washington, DC 20540 - 4650
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