Scott Cemetery (?) Mystery Cache
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******* Cache is NOT at the coordinates posted above. *******
A small container at an historical cemetery with a tiny "puzzle" to solve.
This historical cemetery is labeled as Scott Cemetery on Google Maps, but a quick search here (visit link) suggests three other names: Crosby Township Cemetery, or Old Fernald Cemetery, or Wilkins Cemetery.
There is, however, another Scott Cemetery on Eaton Road, one mile south of Route 127 in Butler County, Ohio (and also a Scott Road in Shandon, Ohio).
The occupants of this cemetery were documented by Robert D Craig in 1961 and include:
--Cault/Gault, Rachel J-died 14 Feb 1866/11y 1m 3d/Dau of John & Patience
--Fipps, Angelina-24 Apr 1829-12 Nov 1859/Wife of Christopher C
--Fipps, Mary J-26 Jul 1851-18 May 1853/Dau of C C & A
--Greasley, Henry-born Leicestershire Eng-died 7 Jul 1844/48y
--Greasley, Susannah-died 24 Aug 1853/55y 10m 4d/Wife of WM
--Harrod, John-died 9 Aug 1872/71y 7m 25d/Husband of Margaret
--Harrod, Margaret-5 May 1802-1 Sep 1881/Wife of John
--Jones, Drusilla-died 17 Jun 1833/3y 3m 3d/Dau of T & Emily
--Layton, Amelia Ann-23 Feb 1822-4 May 1850/Wife of Charles W
--Lewis, Archibald-died 1881/1m
--Lewis, Phil-1856-1885/Father
--Nose, Catherine-died 6 Oct 1843/55y/Wife of George
--Nose, David-died 24 Dec 1833/5m 6d/Son of J & Elizabeth
--Nose, George-died 4 Oct 1843/67y
--Nose, Mary Ablena-16 Jan 1797-16 Oct 1850/53y 9m/Wife of George
--Nose, Rebecca-12 May 1823-11 Jul 1847/24y 1m 8d/Dau of Barbary Nose
--Smith, AG-stone broken
--Vollmer, John-21 Apr 1837 Ostdorf Oberamt Balinger Wuertemberg-21 Aug 1859
--Wilkins, Margaret-dates eroded from stone/poor condition
--Wilkins, Michael-died 26 Dec 182{9}/89y 8m 21d
--Wilkins, Peter-died 20 Aug 1844/63y 1m 24d
--Woodward, Samuel B-died 22 Oct 1826/9m 29d/Son of Joseph S & Mary
This leaves out, however: James Scott, his consort Miranda Fleming Scott, their daughter Mary Ella.(?), another daughter whose name is unclear, and Andrew Scott. They are to be found across the street.
Which brings us to the puzzle at hand:
--The posted coordinates bring you to a stump in the middle of the cemetery--an ordinary stump, not the cool granite stump marking Phil Lewis' grave.
--Nearby you will find Peter Wilkins' grave marker.
--Sight from Peter Wilkins' stone to the obelisk marking Andrew Scott's resting place.
--The cache will be found approximately midway along this line.
Please be respectful of your surroundings and use caution near the road. You do not need to disturb any grave markers while searching for this cache.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Lbh fubhyqa'g arrq vg, ohg whfg gb or fnsr: 7-21-1-18-4-18-1-9-12 jurer n=1, o=2, rgp.