Tippecanoe County, Indiana Cemeteries

TIPPECANOE COUNTY, INDIANA CEMETERIES

Below is a listing of 135 cemeteries, that are known, for this County. They are displayed in a township order.   Burial lists for most cemeteries have been completed to the Findagrave site as volunteers work through them and re-read these tombstones. Most listings in the southern part of the county have obituaries posted to them thanks to  Thelma Brooks-Morgan. A few cemetery pages are linked to the Tippecanoe County Genweb site or to other family web pages. I also want to thank a few people who have joined me to help finish Springvale and Greenbush. Amy H., Brenda, Marc Doty and Julie McCormick for adding their photographs. Several members of the TIPCOA Genealogy Society,
On my journey around this County, I've taken overall photograph of each cemetery and they are linked below for you to view. Several cemeteries have been completely destroyed, as you will see in my list below.   As the public continues to contribute new digital photos to these listings, you may find different dates than you have seen in the past, some will correct previously recorded readings you might have found in old card files, libraries or old books. I'm finding this is very common around the state. Working with a digital camera can reveal better dates. Sometimes a stone needs to be cleaned. Here is an good article on cleaning. Learn to clean the old tombstones Some will take time and patience. It can be helpful to go in the colder months after the frost has hit the area. The tombstones will read clearer. I have also linked some of my projects where I've restored or helped someone else restore or clean a cemetery.    If anyone is interested in helping photograph in Tippecanoe County, please check the list below. Most of the bigger ones still need help. I could use help at Greenbush.
          Find-A-Grave has new GPS & satellite maps on each cemetery page. Below is a box to search Tippecanoe County.

Search for cemetery records in Tippecanoe County, IN at by entering a surname and clicking search:

Restrict search to
Surname

If by chance should you have any old burial readings, maps or records that can help share history of our old cemeteries, I want to hear from you.   Any old church history too from the 1800's that were connected to the pioneer cemeteries. If their records exist this could help complete a cemeteries history. Our Genealogy Society has created a database for the older churches. Early Churches of Tippecanoe County   Also see my main page for more information.
So many records have been thrown away in Tippecanoe County, please share what you know. It will help others in their search for family history and help preserve Tippecanoe County history.    I volunteer at the local research library. Alameda McCollough Research Library where most of the burial lists exist, that were created by local history and genealogy people.
Enjoy,
L. A. Clugh
3912 Monitor Mill Drive
Lafayette, IN 47905

Below are links to help you find more information. Also check under the cemetery list.

A helpful tool. Tombstone birth date calculator

Burial lists are linked below and most are finished. Of course who can say they are ever finished.
There are to many unknown and unmarked burials in all pioneer areas and family cemeteries.

Blue dots mark the 3 cemeteries that are not finished online.



FAIRFIELD TOWNSHIP
DAVIS-HIGMAN	sec. 9	est.1820	Located on North 9th Street Rd. Past old Duncan plant. Iron fence.
FATHER HAMILTON	sec 21	single grave	Tomb in St. Mary's Church basement. Est. 1875
GREENBUSH & Lafayette City Graveyard Civil War Monument See the Section Map	sec 21	est.1848	1408 N. 12th Lafayette, IN. AKA: Lafayette Burial Grounds 1 (182?) & 2. Tombstones and graves were moved to Greenbush sometime in 1863-64. Lafayette City Graveyard began in 1843 in the lower 4 sections.
ISLEY	sec 13	est.1820	Located off Eisenhower Road past subdivision.
LAFAYETTE UNKNOWN	?	?	Burials that have been found in the Lafayette newspapers. In the Lafayette area. No cemetery was mentioned.
REST HAVEN	sec 22	est. 1931	1200 Sagamore Pkwy N., Lafayette IN, South of Greenbush St.
SPRINGVALE map	sec	est. 1868	2580 State Rd 25 N. Lafayette IN, North of 52 on N. side.
ST. BONIFACE not done	sec	est.	2581 State Rd 25 N., Lafayette IN, North of 52 on S. side.
ST. JOSEPH	sec 16	est. 1847	Located on Greenbush St. between 16th & 17th St. in Lafayette.
ST. MARY'S not done Burials for St Joseph Orphan Asylum for Boys	sec 31	est. 1840	2122 Old Romney Rd., North of Elston Rd.
TEMPLE ISRAEL Also called Ahavis Achim from 1849-1919. And Sons of Abraham, 3 on same site. Online map.	sec 32	est. 1840	On Montifore Street, south of Owen St. in Lafayette.
JACKSON TOWNSHIP
PIN HOOK (interment.net)	sec 6	est. 1828	CR 800 S & 700 W, back in private woods. Overgrown.
SHELBY FARM	sec 3	est. 1843	CR 400 W, on private property. Very nice. All photos online.
SUGAR GROVE Veterans partial list of abt. 180 burials w/ photos a.k.a. Shawnee Mound also Find-A-Grave	sec 32	est. 1832	Located down a long drive and up on a hill off CR 1325 S.
WHEELER'S GROVE a.k.a. Black, Odell or Shawnee Mound. also see the Genweb page This is only a partial list of burials w /photos	sec 27	est. 1828	Located on St. Rd. 25 S. just South of CR 1250 S.
LAURAMIE TOWNSHIP
CHILD BURIAL	sec 3	est. ?	.S. Hwy. 52 south of CR 800 S. * no tombstones*
CLARK'S HILL a.k.a. Clark	sec 23	est. ?	Located on CR-975 E., south of Hwy 28
CONCORD	sec 11	est. 1842	South of Concord on CR-300 E.
CONROE CHURCH a.k.a.Pop's Center	sec 2	est. ?	Destroyed. Only hints of this one. Need proof.
COSBY Find-a-grave	sec 23	est. 1835	Located on CR 1200 S. between 300 E. and 400 E.
FAIRVIEW a.k.a. Stockwell	sec 5	est. 1830	In the town of Stockwell next to railroad and 700 E. Old stones were moved from the Original Cole Cemetery up town in section 9.
GAPEN-BARCUS a.k.a. Barkhurst or Skinner	sec 7	est. 1837	South off CR 900 S. and west of 575 E. back in the farm field. Overgrown. on private property.
HORNEY a.k.a. Beeville	sec 32	est. 1839	South of CR-1300 S. between 600 E. and 700 E. Up a long dirt lane.
JOHNSON & Genweb page	sec 4	est. 1830	Located on CR-800 S. East of Stockwell Road.
MONROE	sec 10	est. 1847	At Monroe on CR 900 S. and U.S. 52
KNIGHT same site as Summers	sec	single	Knight family stone was moved to the original location.
OLD UNION a.k.a. Union; Old Campbellite Cemetery.	sec 35	est. 1838	Off 1000 E. just north of the South County Line Road.
ROUTH - PIONEER Restored. also see Tippecanoe Inpcrp page	sec 27	est. 1829	Restoration 2002 CR 1300 S. on private property
SKINNER NEW LISTING 2008	sec 1	est. abt 188?	Only one grave. Child of John & Nancy Skinner. No name or dates on the stone.
ST. JOE a.k.a. Ashby Cemetery or Conroe Church . Genweb page.	sec 3	est. 18??	Restored 2001, 2 stones, in woods off CR 800 S. mostly destroyed. Around 33 people were buried here. List is lost.
STINGLEY	sec 18	est. 1843	South side of 1000 S. just East of CR 500 E.
SUMMERS Family also see the Genweb page	sec	est. 1834	Located on a farm at road 950 S. on farm land a little west of road 275 E. No longer used; fenced behind the barns.
YORKTOWN	sec 17	est. 1848	Located on 700 E. just south of Stockwell. Founded by Daniel and Rebecca Corkins in 1848.
PERRY TOWNSHIP
BOGANS Genweb a.k.a. McClintock	sec 22	est. 1832	Completely destroyed. some stone fragments left, east of Hunters Ridge Est. Fragments of stone left.
BETHEL CHURCH a.k.a. PETTIT	sec 24	est. ?	Completely destroyed. Was by the old Church north of 26 E.
CEDAR BLUFF	sec	est. 1830	Completely destroyed. Was on CR- 675 East.
CLEAVER	sec 10	est. 1833	Inaccessible, located on private property. All photos are online.
FOSTER Wade Farm	sec 22	est. ?	CR 850 E. On bluff on private property. Destroyed.
UNION-HERSHEY a.k.a. Union 2nd Burials listed on Find-A-Grave	sec 9	est. 1822	Located on CR 725 E. This Church burnt. Still has the Iron fence. All photos are online.
LESLEY	sec 10	est. 1841	Inaccessible, located on private property. All photos are online.
MAHAN FAMILY Find-A-Grave a.k.a. Whistler or Welch Farm	sec 10	est. 1839	On West side of CR 900 E. South of CR 300 N. located on private property.
MIKESELL Find-A-Grave	sec 15	est. 1837	Off CR 900 E. located on private property. All photos are online.
OLD OXFORD	sec 36	est. 1830	Located at the old church on the Tippecanoe County Line Road East and south of CR 100 S.
SWANK	sec 25		On CR 1050 E. at the bend. All photos are online.
ULERY a.k.a. Old German Baptist Tippecanoe INPCRP project	sec 11	est. 1837	Located off CR250 N. located on private property. All photos are online.
ZION a.k.a. Gideon, Tucker or Monitor. Page by James Spidle. ZION Thank you James!	sec 22	est. 1826	Located on CR-850 E. This Church burnt.
RANDOLPH TOWNSHIP
DIETERLY FARM	sec 17	est. 1835	On private property off U.S. 231 road just north of CR 1050 S. Recently destroyed.
ELMWOOD	sec 18	est. 1921	Located on SR 28 between CR 125 W. and U.S. 231.
HOUSE a.k.a. Newton Woods	sec 19	est. 1838	Located in Newton Woods Subdivision Almost destroyed, all stones are down. All photos are online.
McCAY a.k.a. Pioneer or Ivey	sec 19	est. 1847	Several graves; located near Romney cemetery off CR 1150 on private property. Destroyed, some stone fragments left.
MINTONYE. a.k.a. McCutcheon	sec 1	est. 1833	On CR 800 S. and CR 150 W.- Restored 2010
OLD ROMNEY	sec 19	est. 1830	Located in Romney on CR 1150. Methodist Cemetery.
WITGUS-SHOEMAKER	sec 17	est. 1847	Destroyed, on private property in back field. Off CR 100 E. A couple tombstone still exist. All photos are online.
SHELLY	?	?	Location is lost, in the town of Romney.
SHEFFIELD TOWNSHIP
BAKER	sec 10	est. 1838	Named for Wm. Baker, early pioneer settler. Just south of St. Rd. 38 on CR 900 E. Restored 2007. All photos are online.
BATES	sec 35	est. 1844	Destroyed, no visible remains on east side of CR 1000 E. beside or behind Newcomer church.
BOGGS	sec 27	est. 1837	Was a Campbellite Church cemetery. Destroyed.
BOOHER on Find-A-Grave	sec 22	est. 1829	Alexander Booher family cemetery. Located just north of CR 600 S. between CR 1000 E. and 1075 E. Not found today??
BRADLEY	????	est. 1830	On bluff SE of site of Boggs Cemetery, Never found.
BUSH also Find-A-Grave	sec 9	est. 1848	Inside the Dayton corporate limits. All photos are online.
DAYTON	sec 4	est. 1840	Just east of Dayton city limits on St RD 38 Restored 2009-10. All photos are online.
HOLLIDAY Find-A-Grave	sec 36	est. 1820	Restored 2004, & partially destroyed. CR 1000 E & New Castle Rd. All photos are online.
LEAMING FARM	sec 36	est. 1844	Located on East County Line Road and New castle Road. Restored 2005. All photos are online.
McDOLE a.k.a. Lauramie Missionary Baptist	sec 36	est. 1847	On New Castle Road, past CR 1000 E. Restored 2008. All photos are online.
NEW CASTLE	sec 34	est. 1847	Partially destroyed, On private property on bluff. All photos are online.
NEWCOMER a.k.a. Funk Cemetery	sec 26	est. 1849	Located south of CR 600 S. on CR 1000 E. Restored 2008 & 09. All photos are online.
SALEM	sec 33	est. 1845	Began as Salem Methodist Chapel in 1840. Located on CR-775 E. and Stockwell Road.
WYANDOTTE Historic Marker	sec 16	est. 1830	Located on the site of Wyandotte Village - east side of Dayton Road and north of Wyandotte Rd.
SHELBY TOWNSHIP
ADE	sec 27	est. -?	At the sight of St. Paul's church CR 75 S. & CR 875 W., no visible remains, Destroyed.
ASBURY a.k.a. Downs Over 100 tombstone photos have been added also Find-A-Grave	sec 23	est. 1843	On Kerber Road between CR-125 N. and Division Road.
DAWES			Jackson Hwy and CR 600 W. No visible remains.
DAWSON a.k.a. Bryan Farm	sec 15	est. 1828	Very bad shape partially destroyed.
MONTMORENCI church	sec 6	est. 1840	Located in the town of Montmorenci on CR 650 W. and CR 350 N. Behind the old Church.
O'LEARY a.k.a. Cook Family			No visible remains. CR 675W. Lost.
SHAMBAUGH a.k.a. Charles Parker	sec 1	est. 1832	Located at CR 300 N. and CR 750 W. Not in great shape.
SPENCER a.k.a. Best Cemetery.	sec 7	est. 1833	Overgrown, Very bad shape. All stones are down.
TIPPECANOE TOWNSHIP
ASH GROVE a.k.a. OLD HARVEY	sec. 3	est. 1835	CR 900 N. East of 43. Restored 2002-2003 by family. All photos are online.
BATTLE FIELD MEMORIAL Find-A-Grave.	sec 23	est. 1811	Memorial to the Battle of Tippecanoe. All photos are online.
BATTLE GROUND Complete transcription online at the Genweb site. Thank You Mary Wilson	sec 13	est. 1829	North of the town of Battle Ground on Pretty Prairie Road.
BURNETT'S CREEK a.k.a. Bryant	sec 28	est. 1834	Partially destroyed. Located on 600 N. between 75 E. and St. Rd. 43. All photos are online.
CAIRO a.k.a Old Radical Cemetery. (someone removed the burial list)	sec. 3	est. 18?	Completely destroyed. Some stones moved to Liberty Chapel.
COUNTY FARM a.k.a. Potter's Field. Recently renamed Stevens-Barnhardt & Find-A-Grave	sec 30	est. 1847	Destroyed , 2 Stone visible left. East side of CR- 50. Stone are in a corner of a field. Some obits are linked. All tombstone photos are online.
DEARDURFF 2 stone photographed	sec	est. 1835	Destroyed, Stones moved to Hurst Cemetery.
HARRISONVILLE Find-A-Grave a.k.a. Methodist Campground	sec 23	est. 1816	Located within Battle Ground town limits, next to the chapel on the grounds of the Tippecanoe Battlefield Park.
HOG POINT a.k.a. Corwin Cemetery	sec 8 & 17	est. 1835	Located on private property off the end of Goldsberry road. All stones are down.
HURST map on Find-A-Grave a.k.a. Swisher or Sand Ridge	reserve	est. 1830	No longer used. In wooded area, east of Swisher Road. On private property, way back in the fields.
LAUREL HILL Another County Farm Cemetery often called Potters field.	sec 30	est. 18?	Located on the west side of CR 50 W. just south of William Henry Harrison High School. These burials did not have tombstones. It is a large field, no list exist.
LIBERTY CHAPEL & LIBERTY CHAPEL on the Genweb.	sec. 4	est. 1832	E. U. B. Cemetery located on the north side of CR 900 N.
PIERCE a.k.a. Price	sec 30	est. 18?	Located behind William Henry Harrison High School on CR50 W. Next to tennis courts behind the school.
PRETTY PRAIRIE	sec 8	est. 1838	Located on Tyler Road, north of Battle Ground.
UNION TOWNSHIP
BAER or FRAZER a.k.a Lilly	sec 35	est. 1829	West of the Eli Lilly Plant on ridge over Wea Creek. On Lilly property permission is needed to access..
CANAL a.k.a. Sears, Comet Fry, Irish or Stuart Farm.	sec 33	est. 1842	Located near the Wabash River off CR 500 W and 75 S. Mass burial for Irish workers of Wabash & Erie Canal who died from Malaria. Very bad shape. Now a cow pasture.
DURKEE a.k.a. Dimmitt	sec 15	est. 1846	No longer used; CR 450 S. and 375 W. back in a field. Very bad shape.
FARMER'S INSTITUTE a.k.a. Quaker Church	sec 27	est. 1831	Just east of Farmer's Institute Church on CR 660 S.
FIRST MINTONYE a.k.a. Barnett	sec 2	est. 1846	On CR 250 W. just south of Eli Lilly Road. On private property. Not accessible.
HICKORY GROVE a.k.a. Taylor, Taylor's Station or Benett Farm	sec 13 & 24	est. 1839	On the corner of 500 S. and 150 W. Restored 2006. All photos are online.
WABASH TOWNSHIP
BURTON a.k.a Old Bilderback or Klondike Cemetery. A few tombstone pictures have been added	sec 2	est. 1831	In good condition; located on the corner of U.S. 52 and 300 W. across from Klondike Middle School.
DRISCOLL	sec		Destroyed. No visible remains.
GRAND VIEW	sec 18		1510 N. Salisbury West Lafayette, IN
HEBRON a.k.a. Grand Prairie Baptist, not Mt. Zion.	sec 35	est. 1824	Located on 500 N. just east of Morehouse Road.
McCORMICK	sec	est. 1838	McCormick Road & Stadium Ave. Up the hill to the west. Gated.
JOHN PURDUE MEMORIAL	sec	single grave	Gravesite of John Purdue on the Purdue University Campus in Memorial Mall.
DAVID E. ROSS Webpage on David E. Ross	sec	single grave	Gravesite of David E. Ross on the Purdue University Campus in West Lafayette.
SANDRIDGE	sec 27	est. 1830	Located on South River Road across from Fort Ouiatenon.
SOLDIERS HOME map Also see the Genweb site & State Archives	sec 5		Behind the Indiana Veteran's Home on Soldier's Home Road. Or off 3851 N. River Road. W. Lafayette. 765-463-1502. Dates are being added and corrected.
TIPPECANOE MEMORY GARDENS Burials Submitted by Researchers not done	sec 1		1718 W. County Rd 350 N.; founded in 1954. Office (765) 463-2383
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP
AMERICUS	sec 16	est. 1839	Located south of Americus on 775 E. and 700 N. Not in great shape.
COLBURN LUTHERAN a.k.a. Colburn	sec 24	est. 1812	On west side of 1000 E. Needs more photographs
COLBURN E.U.B [United Brethren] a.k.a. Colburn	sec 23	est. 1842	On east side of 1000 E. Needs more photographs
CUNNINGHAM	sec 10	est. 1833	On private property east of Americus
ECKART a.k.a. Hartman Farm	sec 23	est. 1845	East of 900 E. between 600 N. and 700 N. Private property. Very bad shape pretty much destroyed. All photos are online.
HOLLYWOOD a.k.a. Little Hollywood or Buck Creek Cemetery	sec 28	est. 1848	Located on the corner of 500 N. and 750 E. in Buck Creek Not in great shape.
NORTH UNION	sec 30	est. 1828	Located on 500 E. just off St. Rd. 25 N.
TEA a.k.a. Kite Runkle or Dryer This is a list of burials submitted to	sec.11	est. 1811	Located three miles east of Americus on private property. Most stone are down. Cleaned 2004. All photos are up.
WAYNE TOWNSHIP
GAY FARM	sec 2	single grave	Single burial; 850 W. on private land. 1823
GRANVILLE Marker	sec 30	est. 1838	Located on 75 S. east of 700W. Bad shape partially destroyed. All photos are online.
HELMS a.k.a. Morgan and Wagon Train Cemetery	sec 22	est. 1839	On the corner of 510 S. and 900 W. Very bad shape mostly destroyed. All photos are online.
MARKS	sec 34	est. 1831	Started by the Marks family. Located on 750 S. just off St. Rd. 25. Good shape.
MOYER	sec 31	est. 1838	Two gravesites visible in this field, 700 S to 625 W. Go west.
SHERRY a.k.a. Peter Weaver Cemetery	sec 11	est. 1832	Located on Burton Road and 300 S. Good shape.
WEST POINT 2 listings on Findagrave. & OLD KISER SECTION not done	sec 19	est. 1830	Located on the east edge of West Point Andrews and Main St. The old Keiser section has many stones down.
WEA TOWNSHIP
COCHRAN		est. 1849	4/10 mile west of U.S. 231around 800 S. Distroyed.
CONARROE	sec 35	est. 1840	No longer used. Located on C.R. 800 S. between 250 E. and 300 E. on private property in back of a field.
FEERER-BLACK Restoration a.k.a: Rural, Black or Pioneer	sec 15	est. 1833	Located on C.R. 430 S. west of 250 E. on private property. Neighbors restored this one. All photos are online.
FINK Eagle project 2002 a.k.a.Fink Meadows Cemetery or Thorp	sec 9	est. 1840	Located on the corner of CR 300 S. and 150 E. or S. 18th street and Ortman Lane. All photos are online.
KENNY	sec 15	est. 1847	Founded by Samuel Black, pioneer settler 1832. Located on 450 S. just east of 250 E. Restored 2003 All photos are online.
KYLE FAMILY	sec 30	est. 1840	Deep in the woods on private property. No stones visible.
LONG	sec 21	est. 1850	Destroyed, no visible remains, On CR 510 S.
McCABE a.k.a. Darnell Farm Cemetery		est. 1850	Destroyed, located on CR 700 S. just off 200 E.
MEADOW VIEW NEW 2002	sec 8	est 2002	CR 50 E. South off Brady lane.
O'NEALL	sec 21	est. 1838	No longer used. on private property off CR 510 S.
PROVAULT a.k.a. FRYBACK restored 2007	sec 19 & 24	est. 1828	No longer used. Located on 100 W. and 500 S on private property. All photos are online.
SICKLER not done	sec 6		Located off Old 231 S and CR 300 S.
SPRING GROVE restored 2001	sec 27		Founded as a Presbyterian cemetery. 600 S. & 300 E.
WILDCAT	sec 23	est. 1836	Located on north side of 600 S.
SHUMAKER restored 2010	sec 36	est. 1829	Located on the east side of 450 E. North of 800 S. behinds the barns. Finished restoration 2009.

Here's a links for an older map showing the township lines
                 Hippensteel Funeral home page of local cemeteries
               Soller Baker page of cemetery locations

Death and Obituary Indexes for Tippecanoe County

Need help with your family research, check here

BOOKS AND PUBLISHED MATERIALS for TC.

Mr. David Cheesman, spent years reading, verifying and photographing tombstones for his wonderful cemetery books, they mainly cover
the southern part of the county. The books for our County are found in the Tippecanoe County Public Library. Also found at the State Library
and Fort Wayne Library. They are also available through microfilmed at the Family History Center.

A few Township Cemetery Books from the DAR chapter are found in State Library and are microfilmed at the Family History Center.
2 Books were published by Mary Wilson and are available at the Tippecanoe County Public Library.
West Point Cemetery Book is located at the Tippecanoe County Public Library.
Battle Ground Cemetery Book is located at the Tippecanoe County Public Library.

         A link to the Area Plan Commission book is now available. It is in Adobe Reader format and you must have
        this on your computer to use this file. This book has a page with directions for each cemetery known in this county.
         Tippecanoe County Cemetery Book  (pdf)     They also have a TC Map in the same format.

Also check this link to the Tippecanoe County Genweb Cemetery list.

Tippecanoe County GIS

Local Obituaries;

Lafayette Journal and Courier Hippenstill Funeral Home
Fisher-Loy Funeral Home Hahn-Groeber Funeral Home
Soller-Baker Funeral Home

HOW TO FIND A CEMETERY LISTING OR BURIAL LIST

The Indiana Cemetery Database SHAARD from the DHPA

Obituaries from the Brookston Public library Obituaries index for surrounding counties

If you're looking for a cemetery in Indiana try the State Library's database
Cemetery Locator Database (slow to load)

Historical Genealogy Department of Allen County

Its all a big puzzle isn't it?

Back to the main page