The OES visited Counts Cemetery on October 18, 2002. Also known as Old Midway Cemetery, Counts Cemetery is located off of State Route 38 in Madison County. Most of the tombstones were in pretty decent shape and many could still be read. The earliest tombstone we could find dated to 1822, belonging to Susan Pancake, so the cemetery was likely established around this time. The majority of the tombstones were from the mid to late 1800s. A few Civil War veterans were buried in the cemetery, which is very common for cemeteries of this age. A single line of broken tombstones lined the rear of the cemetery near a cornfield. The cemetery seemed to be well taken care of during our visit.
Location Information: Inactive Cemetery [Safe]
Counts Cemetery is on State Route 28 north of Counts Road near Midway; Madison County.
Photographs
Counts Cemetery as seen from a small driveway adjacent to the cemetery.
Looking toward the northwest corner of the cemetery.
A view of the cemetery looking toward the road.
There was a row of broken tombstones in the distance.
The northeast section of Counts Cemetery.
A Civil War veteran marker was near the front of the cemetery.
Another Civil War veteran marker was next to a small tombstone.
The cemetery was surrounded by a farmer's field on all sides.
The tombstone of Catherine Pancake, wife of John. She died on September 21, 1823 at 60-years-old.
The sandstone tombstone for George Workman, who died on April 23, 1839.
This tombstone belonged to Nelson Stanford, who died on November 17, 1877 at 69.
The tombstone for Susan Pancake, who lived from 1786 to 1822.
A line of broken tombstones was at the back of the cemetery.
The date of death on this broken stone was September 16, 1830.
This broken tombstone belonged to John Warren Jackson.
Another look at the broken tombstones.
The taller monument belonged to a member of the Correll family.
These three large tombstones dated from the mid-1800s. They belonged to members of the Selsor family.
