Allen County Indiana Cemeteries
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Townships are grouped by similar colored pin
All individuals indexed in the 1980's cemetery readings will appear in the results page using the search box at the top of any page or using the Name Only Index on the ACGSI site. The larger cemeteries like Lindenwood, Catholic, and others have seperate cemetery indexes.
There are 20 townships in Allen County, Indiana. 185 known cemetery names, 123 cemetery locations, and some additional information are listed here. Cemeteries are organized by township. No cemeteries are known in Jackson Township. Indiana SHAARD, which allows guest access, provides detailed information such as GPS coordinates and maps on locations of Indiana Historical Structures including 147 cemeteries.
The Mary Penrose Wayne Chapter National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution has started the Allen County Indiana Cemetery Project using the IN DNR GPS coordinates, ACGSI transcribed tombstone names and volunteer tombstone photos of Allen County cemeteries to be completed sometime in 2010. They have a growing name index for transcriptions and photographs. Some photos show chalk rubbings of old tombstones in one cemetery, which was discontinued. While generally not harmful to modern granite tombstones, chalk rubbing is not recommended on soft marble and sandstone because no one knows what long term effects may occur, plus the risk of too much pressure could crumble eroded stone. Your goal should always be "Do No Harm".
Mark Davis, owner of Stone Saver Cemetery Restoration gave a cemetery restoration presentation at the Allen County Public library in January 2009. Mark pointed out the possible damage to tombstones that can occur from chalk rubbings and other chemicals applied to old tombstones. I show on my personal web site that you can get much better tombstone photos by manipulating the angle of the sunlight based on the time of year and day the photos are taken. Mirrors and reflectors can be used when the sun does not provide the correct angle of lighting to create shadows as shown on Andrew W. Griffith's web page.
Grave Secrets is a 2009 newspaper article about local cemeteries.
The Second Correction Line passes through northern Allen County, Indiana which accounts for the offset of the northern townships and the tiny Scipio Township. It can be seen by zooming in on this 1866 General Land Office map in the Dave Ramsey Collection of antique maps.
Dick Eastman's Newsletter discusses converting addresses to Latitude and Longitude for easy GPS use.
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Locations of Allen County, Indiana Municipalities and Townships
