Wells County Indiana Cemeteries

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Locations of Wells County's nine townships

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Cemetery Name	Notes	Location	Transcription
Albright	History	Jefferson Township (#1 on map): 1100N and 650E USGS: not given
Apostolic Church	History	Harrison Township (#1 on map): Section 8, 200S and 800E USGS: not given	INGenWeb (Old section) (New section)
Asbury also known as: McIntire	History	Jackson Township (#1 on map): SR3 and 1100S, S. of Markle, section 27 USGS: 403454N, 0852220W
Batson	History Photo (Dawn Montgomery)	Jackson Township (#2 on map): 750S and 750W, Willow Road USGS: 403800N, 0852152W	INGenWeb (partial) H. B. Brown records - pp. 13-15
Bethel	History	Harrison Township (#2 on map): 300S and 450E USGS: not given	INGenWeb
Bethlehem Lutheran	History	Jefferson Township (#2 on map): 750N and 650E, N. of Tocsin, section 30 USGS: not given	Part 1 - pp. 16-17 Part 2 - pp. 24-25
Bloxsom also known as: McDaniels	History	Nottingham Township (#1 on map): Section 32, 1100S and 100E; about 1/2 mile off the road in the middle of a farm field USGS: 403430N, 0851136W	INGenWeb
Colbert	History	Jackson Township (#3 on map): 600 South, 950 West USGS: not given
Craigville also known as: Oakland	History	Lancaster Township (#1 on map): 300N and 750E USGS: 404708N, 0850511W	INGenWeb
Crisamore	History	Union Township (#1 on map): 1/2 mile S of 1100N and 1/2 mile W of Meridian Rd, in center of section 12 USGS: not given
Elhanen	History	Jefferson Township (#3 on map): 4 Mi N of Tocsin, 3 M E of Ossian; 1000N and 600E USGS: 405315N, 0850633W	INGenWeb
Elm Grove	History Map Entrance (Kathy Davis) Photo (Kathy Davis)	Harrison Township (#3 on map): 1 mile E of Bluffton on SR124E USGS: 404431N, 0850910W	INGenWeb (complete) (partial 1) (partial 2) 1996 burials
Emanuel also known as: Rockford Emanuel	History	Rock Creek Township (#1 on map): 200N and 500W USGS: 404622N, 0851903W
Fairview	History Map Photos - 1, 2, and 3 (Kathy Davis) Selected photos (Kathy Davis)	Lancaster Township (#2 on map): 3/4 mi E of Bluffton on SR 124 P.O. Box 434, Bluffton, IN 46714-0434 phone 260/824-2832 Records from 1880-present Contact President, Howard Rich, for searches USGS: 404437N, 0850950W	INGenWeb (complete) (partial 1) (partial 2) (veteran burials)
Friends also known as: Rockford Friends	History	Rock Creek Township (#2 on map): 100N and 500W USGS: not given
Gearnand/Grannand	History Photo (Dawn Montgomery)	Nottingham Township (#2 on map): 650S and 400E USGS: 403910N, 0850845W	INGenWeb (partial)
Grove	History Photo 1 Photo 2 (Kathy Davis)	Harrison Township (#4 on map): 500S and 100E, near Poneto USGS: 404002N, 0851213W	INGenWeb (html) (partial 1) (partial 2)
Horeb	History	Rock Creek Township (#3 on map): SR303 and US224, S.W. of Uniondale USGS: 404940N, 0851635W	INGenWeb (partial 1) INGenWeb (partial 2)
Hosier	History	Jackson Township (#4 on map): East of 1100 West, 600 South; West of SR218, section 4; landlocked near the river, no roads leading to it USGS: not given
Hoverstock also known as: Haverstock	History Selected photos (Jan Smith)	Union Township (#2 on map): South edge of Zanesville on CR300 (old SR303) USGS: 405446N, 0851649W
Jones	History Photo (Dawn Montgomery)	Jackson Township (#5 on map): SR 3 and CR 700S USGS: 403821N, 0852223W	INGenWeb (partial)
Jones also known as: Sonner	History	Union Township (#3 on map): 1100N, west of 450W, N. of Markle
Kreps also known as: Old Salem, Salem	History Originally named after the Kreps family, original land owner where the cemetery is located.	Nottingham Township (#3 on map): 700E, halfway between 600S and 700S USGS: 403854N, 0850522W
Lincoln also known as: Keystone, Friends	History Photo (Dawn Montgomery)	Chester Township (#1 on map): 200W and N of St. R. 318 In Keystone, on 200W, north of 1000S, on the east side of the road, next to the Friends church. USGS: 403639N, 0851825W	INGenWeb (partial)
Lynn also known as: Linn	History	Harrison Township (#5 on map): 500S and 600E USGS: 404012N, 0850625W
McFarren also known as: Mendenhall	History Photo (Kathy Davis)	Liberty Township (#1 on map): 500S and 100W, S.W. of Bluffton USGS: 404025N, 0851451W	INGenWeb (partial)
Methodist also known as: Rockford Methodist, Spider Hill	History	Rock Creek Township (#4 on map): 200N and 500W USGS: 404614N, 0851907W
Miller	History Photo (Dawn Montgomery)	Chester Township (#2 on map): 900S and 500W, W. of Chester Center School. USGS: 403639N, 0851825W
Miller	History Photo (Dawn Montgomery)	Jackson Township (#6 on map): 800S and 700W USGS: not given	INGenWeb
Mossburg	History Photo (Kathy Davis) Photo (Kathy Davis) Selected photos (Kathy Davis)	Liberty Township (#2 on map): 150S and 550W, 4.5 miles NW of Liberty Center USGS: 404320N, 0851939W	INGenWeb
Murray	History	Lancaster Township (#3 on map): 400N and 150E, Murray USGS: 404801N, 0851144W	INGenWeb (partial)
Nottingham	History Photo (Dawn Montgomery)	Nottingham Township (#4 on map): SR1 and 1100S USGS: not given	INGenWeb pdf (22k) html (463k)
Oak Lawn	History	Jefferson Township (#4 on map): South edge of Ossian Oak Lawn Cemetery Association 701 S. Jefferson St. Ossian, Indiana 46777 260/622-6526 USGS: 405228N, 0850956W	INGenWeb
Old Bluffton	History Photo 1 (Kathy Davis) Photo 2 (Kathy Davis) Selected photos (Kathy Davis)	Lancaster Township (#4 on map): Hale St. east of Oak USGS: 404444N, 0851033W	INGenWeb (partial)
Old Henry Miller	History	Exact location unknown
Old Ossian	History	Jefferson Township (#5 on map): Young and Norwalt Streets USGS: not given	INGenWeb
Old Rock Creek	History	Rock Creek Township (#5 on map): 300N and 100W USGS: not given
Poor Farm	History	Harrison Township
Prairie View also known as: Tocsin	History	Jefferson Township (#6 on map): 700N and 600E USGS: 405050N, 0850637W	INGenWeb North Side - pp. 33-34 South Side - pp. 41-45
Prospect	History	Union Township (#5 on map): 900N and 100W, Ossian USGS: 405227N, 0851411W	INGenWeb
Redding also known as: Reddick	History	Rock Creek Township (#6 on map): Just south of 300N on 500W USGS: not given
St. John also known as: St. John's, Vera Cruz	History	Harrison Township (#6 on map): 800E, 1/2 mile south of 200S USGS: 404216N, 0850413W	INGenWeb
St. John	History	Union Township (#6 on map): 950N and 200W, section 14 USGS: 405302N, 0851539W
St. Paul	History	Rock Creek Township (#7 on map): 300N and 100W, S.W. of Uniondale USGS: 404710N, 0851512W
Six Mile	History	Harrison Township (#7 on map): 3 miles SE of Bluffton on SR116E USGS: 404312N, 0850753W	INGenWeb (complete) (partial)
Snow	History Map of plots (Dawn Montgomery) Photo (Dawn Montgomery)	Chester Township (#3 on map): 925S to 450W, NW Sec 17. USGS: 403715N, 0851838W	INGenWeb
Sparks	History	Rock Creek Township (#8 on map): 300N and 600W, S. of Markle USGS: 404714N, 0852005W	INGenWeb (partial)
Stahl	History Photo (Dawn Montgomery) Photo 2 (Dawn Montgomery)	Nottingham Township (#5 on map): 700S and 1/2 mile W of SR1, near Reiffsburg USGS: 403829N, 0850938W	INGenWeb (partial)
Tomlinson also known as: Mrs. Tomlinson, Right, Wright, Underwood	History	Jackson Township (#7 on map): 950S and 650W USGS: 403611N, 0852049W
Twibell North (Blackford County)	Map Photo (Dawn Montgomery)	Blackford County, Harrison Township: Section 3, Cummins Road, very close to Chester Township in Wells County. USGS: 403055N, 0851532W	InGenWeb
Uniontown	History (new) History (old) Tombstone photos (Janet Smith)	Union Township (#4 on map): Section 2; 1200N and 200W, Zanesville USGS: 405432N, 0851539W	INGenWeb
Zanesville	History	Union Township (#7 on map): South edge of Zanesville on CR300 (old SR303) USGS: not given
Other Wells County Burials		Known burials from funeral home records	WCPL

Other Links
Miscellaneous cemetery entries for Wells County ~ send your entries in for inclusion Excerpts from Everyname Index to Wells County Indiana Cemetery Records Some additional clues to cemetery locations. If you have heard a rumor about a Wells County graveyard that has been "lost" or "moved" or is in someone's field or woods, please let me know about it by sending email to [email protected]. Even a couple of unmarked headstones qualify. Wells County Historical Society's cemetery list Understanding the rural address system Information about the Indiana Pioneer Cemetery Restoration Project Learn about Gravestone Symbolism, Grave Symbols, and Graven Images Political Graveyard - politicians buried in Wells County cemeteries Don't forget to check neighboring counties for burials! Thanks! Paul Bender ~ Connie Brubaker ~ Rose Cattanach ~ Mary B. Cohen ~ Valerie Colburn ~ Kathy Davis ~ Kathy Foster ~ Esther Frye ~ Wendy Hendricks ~ Sandy Houlihan ~ Jerry Hunnicutt ~ Don Johnson ~ Mark Mann ~ Judy Matlock ~ Dawn Montgomery ~ Cami Mount ~ Neal Nusbaumer ~ Jim Sills ~ Steven E. Travis ~ Leon Tarr and everyone else who has contributed!

Other Links

Miscellaneous cemetery entries for Wells County ~ send your entries in for inclusion
Excerpts from Everyname Index to Wells County Indiana Cemetery Records
Some additional clues to cemetery locations. If you have heard a rumor about a Wells County graveyard that has been "lost" or "moved" or is in someone's field or woods, please let me know about it by sending email to [email protected]. Even a couple of unmarked headstones qualify.
Wells County Historical Society's cemetery list
Understanding the rural address system
Information about the Indiana Pioneer Cemetery Restoration Project
Learn about Gravestone Symbolism, Grave Symbols, and Graven Images
Political Graveyard - politicians buried in Wells County cemeteries
Don't forget to check neighboring counties for burials!

Thanks!

Paul Bender ~ Connie Brubaker ~ Rose Cattanach ~ Mary B. Cohen ~ Valerie Colburn ~ Kathy Davis ~ Kathy Foster ~ Esther Frye ~ Wendy Hendricks ~ Sandy Houlihan ~ Jerry Hunnicutt ~ Don Johnson ~ Mark Mann ~ Judy Matlock ~ Dawn Montgomery ~ Cami Mount ~ Neal Nusbaumer ~ Jim Sills ~ Steven E. Travis ~ Leon Tarr
and everyone else who has contributed!

Wells County INGenWeb Main Page
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Cathy Burnsed / Tallahassee, Florida / [email protected]

Last update:Sunday, 31-Jan-2016 09:04:31 MST