List of cemeteries in Warren County, Indiana
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[edit] Armstrong
- , Medina Township
- This cemetery was established in 1848. George D. Wagner, Indiana state representative elected in 1856 and a colonel during the Civil War, is buried here.
[edit] Baltimore
- , Mound Township
- This cemetery is located on West Baltimore Hill Road, next to Rodgers. The town of Baltimore was located near here in the 1800s.
[edit] Briscoe / Keyes
- , Pine Township
- This is just northeast of the site of the defunct town of Briscoe.
[edit] Bussell / Jones
- , Pine Township
- Stones here date from 1837 to 1961.
[edit] Carbondale
[edit] County Farm
[edit] Davis / Kochert
[edit] Goodwine
[edit] Gopher Hill
[edit] Highland
- , Washington Township
- Highland is located on the outskirts of Williamsport, the county seat.
[edit] Hillside
- , Washington Township
- Hillside is located just south-east of Highland, across the railroad tracks. James Frank Hanly, Governor of Indiana from 1905 to 1909, is buried here.
[edit] Hiser
- , Kent Township (defunct)
[edit] Irish Catholic
- , Steuben Township
- This Irish Catholic Cemetery contains 42 marked graves and is the burial place of many of the Irish who had once worked on the railroads and had later worshiped at the Catholic Church at Marshfield.
This cemetery in section 29 is the burial place of many of the Irish who had once worked on the railroads and had later worshiped at the Catholic Church at Marshfield. The cemetery contains forty two marked graves. By far the oldest are those of the Trimble family and the beautiful arch erected over Will and Carley’s graves is one of the outstanding monuments of the area.
As in all cemeteries, pictures of tragedy are painted by the inscriptions. One stone marks the graves of Gus and Bridget Shaughnessy, one five, the other seven, who died just ten days apart. Here are the markers of Caty and Ellen Moriarty, born in the Parish of Glenbright, County Kerry, Ireland. They survived the long, dangerous journey with their parents to the new land, only to die, both on the 15th day of May, 1864. Not far away is the grave of Thomas Carroll who lived to the remarkable age of 110 years.
And so they sleep, the sons and daughters of "the Auld Sod", never dreaming one of their countrymen would one day be president of these United States. Hundreds more of the Irish are buried in unmarked graves along the sides of the old Wabash and Erie Canal.
For all of them and all the pioneers who sleep, some in cemeteries and some in nameless graves across our country, (and for that matter, perhaps for all of us too) the epitaph on the grave of James Tolbert seems to speak:
"When I am gone, forever gone
I'd be remembered yet.
Oh think of me at times, dear one
And never quite forget."– Grover C. Williams, A History of Warren County, Indiana
[edit] Jordan
- , Jordan Township
- The earliest marker here is dated 1850.
[edit] Locust Grove
- , Prairie Township
- This cemetery is about 2 miles northeast of the town of Tab. The earliest burial was in March, 1878. Locust Grove Church was built just north of this cemetery in 1893.
[edit] Lyons
- , Steuben Township
- Lyons Cemetery was in use from 1839 through 1932.
This cemetery is located in the southeast part of the township, hidden far back in the woods. It is an old cemetery and many of the people shown on the map of first land owners are buried here. There are close to one hundred marked graves, with a good many more unmarked. Family names found there are Alburn, Allison, Beever, Black, Clem, Conner, Curtis, DeMoss, Funk, Garrison, Gee, Guinn, Hall, Hanthorn, Long, Lyons, McClellan, Miller, Ritchey, Salts, Seymour, Stephenson, Stingley, Thaney, Verden and Wagner. Many beautiful epitaphs are written on these old stones which would make an interesting chapter in themselves. Although we have gained much of durability in our modern granite markers, we have lost much of the beauty of the old marble ones. These epitaphs speak again and again of our forefathers' faith in God, without which they would hardly have been able to face the hardships necessary to turn the wilderness into the fruitful land we enjoy today.
– Grover C. Williams, A History of Warren County, Indiana
[edit] Masonic
[edit] Mound
Mound (Round) Cemetery is a unique landmark in Adams township with much speculation that the large perfectly-shaped mound which rises about 30 feet was an Indian mound. It is encircled by a road about one-fourth mile in length, forming a circle at the crossroads. The large portion, three-fourths, of the mound was donated for a cemetery by the Martindale family; the remaining one-fourth was purchased from the Little family. Many of the early settlers of Adams Township are buried there.
– Mrs. Leo S. Mann, A History of Warren County, Indiana
[edit] Old Gopher Hill / Butterfield
- , Kent Township (defunct)
- Approximately 30 graves were here, including one or two of William Henry Harrison's soldiers and members of the Butterfield family. This cemetery was destroyed in the 1920s.
[edit] Pine Village
[edit] Pond Grove
[edit] Quaker
[edit] Redwood
Redwood Cemetery, located on State Route 28, is well kept. It contains over two hundred marked graves. Family names found there are Abolt, Armstrong, Barwick, Bell, Burton, Berry, Bowers, Compton, Chavers, Covalt, Calflin, Eneix, Ford, Foster, Farrington, Hanes, Harris, Hanson, Hill, High, Hunt, Hurt, Jordan, Johnson, Leak, Mong, Miller, McCoskey, Mains, Musgrave, McClellan, Myers, McLaughlin, Nelson, Potter, Powell, Pearson, Ritter, Reed, Rosebrough, Siddens, Sale, Swank, Smith, Stufflebeam, Swarner, Swisher, Shields, Spacy, Sikes, Smart, Tharp, Vannatter, Vanpelt, Wallace, Wilson, Winks, West, Yoakem, and Zimmerman. The monument for Amaziah High is shaped as the trunk of a tree entwined with ivy and an axe and dove. It takes on added meaning when one knows that Amaziah lost his life crushed under a tree he had been cutting down.
– Grover C. Williams, A History of Warren County, Indiana
[edit] Robb / Baumgartner
- , Washington Township
- This cemetery has stones dating back to 1831.
[edit] Rodgers
- , Mound Township
- This cemetery is located on West Baltimore Hill Road, next to Baltimore.
[edit] Shanklin Hill
- , Pike Township
- This cemetery, and the hilly road upon which it is located, is sometimes incorrectly listed as "Shankland Hill".
[edit] Sisson
- , Steuben Township (defunct)
Holden Sisson, another pioneer in Warren County, made his cemetery on the waters of 'Possum Run in section 30. An Indian village once existed near by and several Indians are also buried here. The Sisson Cemetery adjoined this Indian burying ground, and was probably the one most used in this area of the township in the early days.
Among those known to be buried there are some of the Sisson family, Daniel Fosher, Silas Garrison and family, Gabriel Shoaff, John Musgrave and family, a daughter of Daniel Starry, Henry Thaney, some of Solomon Long's family, some of the Stingleys, the Rooneys, the Spiggards, perhaps Jacob Baugh, and many others. Tradition is that a Revolutionary soldier is buried here. All that remains today is one Rooney tombstone, some fragments, and an iron fence marking the Spiggard lot.
– Grover C. Williams, A History of Warren County, Indiana
[edit] Tomlinson
A short way from the old Sisson Graveyard and to the east of Opossum Run is the Tomlinson burying ground. Jesse Tomlinson of Chillocothe, Ohio came west in 1827 to seek a new home, and purchased an eighty-acre tract of land from the Sissons, on which was the old cemetery. Jesse soon increased his acreage to over 1900 acres, and in 1843 and 44 built for himself and family a fine brick house. The bricks were made and burned southeast of the house. This fine old home stood for many years, but was finally torn down.
Jesse and Mary (McFarland) Tomlinson had a large family and Mary's sister Jane also lived with them. Since the cemeteries at West Lebanon and Baltimore seemed too distant, and since Mrs. Tomlinson did not care for the location of the Sisson Cemetery, they decided to make one of their own. There is a tradition that the first grave was that of a little child who died in the spring while Opossum Run was at flood stage. It being impossible to cross to Sisson, the burial was made at the new site. Jesse Tomlinson deeded this acre to himself as "a sacred burial ground" for him and his family. Most of the family were buried here and the cemetery remains today.
– Grover C. Williams, A History of Warren County, Indiana
[edit] Union-Harman
[edit] Upper Mound
[edit] West Lebanon
- , Pike Township
- On the southeast edge of the town of West Lebanon, this cemetery holds the grave of a Revolutionary War soldier named Richard Biddlecomb, along with a group of Civil War veterans in a circle surrounding a flag pole, the focus of the annual Memorial Day service.
[edit] References
- (1966) A History of Warren County, Indiana. Warren County Historical Society.
- (2002) A History of Warren County, Indiana (175th Anniversary Edition). Warren County Historical Society.
