Cedarcreek Township Cemeteries

Cedarcreek Township was organized in 1837.

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Leo and Cedarville are the main towns in mostly rural Cedar Creek Township.

Active cemeteries still accepting burials usually have an office or sign near an entrance with a contact phone number. Most cemeteries originally had a sexton who kept the records for burials, maintained the cemetery, and lived close by. A local funeral home may know if original burial records exist for inactive cemeteries. Church cemetery records may be with the church if still active or its successor. Rural cemetery burial records are sometimes kept by a longtime local business nearby such as lawn tractor business or barber shop.

The Mary Penrose Wayne Chapter NSDAR Allen County Indiana Cemetery Project made cemetery readings in 1932 that may contain information available no where else. In 1982 the Allen County Genealogical Society of Indiana updated the cemetery readings that revealed many tombstones from 1932 were missing. The results were published in Cemetery Township books available on their www.acgsi.org website and at the The Genealogy Center at the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The NSDAR starting taking photographs in 2008 of every existing tombstone at over 147 cemeteries in twenty townships over several years and published them on their website stating: "there are over 165,000 photos on this web site. And transcriptions for over 219,000 people." "Member volunteers visited each cemetery and photographed each tombstone. The tombstones were then transcribed exactly as they were written. There is no other information on any person other than what is listed." They have a Master Name Index.

All known Indiana cemeteries have been surveyed by SHAARD Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD) and whatever information was found sometimes including history, maps, and photos is on their website.

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  2. Amish Cemetery
  3. Cedarville Cemetery
  4. Hosler Cemetery
  5. Leo Memorial New Cemetery
  6. Leo Old Cemetery
  7. Native American Burial Ground
  8. Notestine Cemetery
  9. Rhodes Cemetery
  10. Saint Leo Cemetery
  11. Schlatter Cemetery
  12. Swartz Cemetery
  13. Viberg Cemetery
  14. Yaggy Cemetery

Amish Cemetery

12308 Page Road Grabill, Indiana. Street View photo from Google Maps
Located behind the Amish school north of Yaggy Cemetery

Burials started in 2005. Fenced and in good condition. Information supplied by the cemetery caretaker in March 2010 from the Mary Penrose DAR page.

  1. Allen INGenWeb Google map
  2. Mary Penrose Wayne Chapter NSDAR Allen County Indiana Cemetery Project photos

SHAARD Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)

  1. Survey Number CR-02-151
  2. Longitude: 87.9786, Latitude: 41.1989
  3. Established 2000, most recent burial 2012, 10 stones
  4. Photos of white tombstones and white vinyl fencing
  5. 02-151 survey form.pdf Cemetery Registry Survey 3/12/18
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Cedarville Cemetery

Cedarville Cemetery area

General area of the Cedarville Cemetery near Cedarville in Cedar Creek Township on SHAARD image

No longer exists. Was located on Ewing Street at Gerig Road on the north end of Cedarville.

  1. Allen INGenWeb Google map location
  2. Mary Penrose Wayne Chapter NSDAR Allen County Indiana Cemetery Project - 1980 Transcription of 4 tombstone names from published mortuary records.
  3. Google Aerial Map 

SHAARD Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)

  1. Survey Number CR-02-22
  2. Ewing Street and Gerig Road, excat location unknown near Cedarville
  3. Cedarville.pdf shows an 1/18/2008 aerial map image of the Ewing Street and Gerig Road interesection area by the Indiana Geological Survey
  4. 02-22 survey form.pd Cemetery Registery Survey Form, 3/27/02
  5. 02-22 survey map v.2.pdf has a topographic map pointing to Cedarville and the same 1/18/2008 aerial map image of the Ewing Street and Gerig Road intersection area by the Indiana Geological Survey

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Leo Memorial Park

West side of 14601 Leo Road, south of Grabill Road, Leo. Street View photo from Google Maps

Still in use. Scherer & Maxfield, 14520 State Road 1, across from the cemetery has the sextant burial records.

  1. Allen INGenWeb map
  2. BillionGraves 2259 headstone images
  3. Mary Penrose Wayne Chapter NSDAR Allen County Indiana Cemetery Project photos
  4. Find-A-Grave over 2,240 memorials

SHAARD Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)

  1. Survey Number CR-02-23 - Leo Memorial (New)
  2. IHSSI Number: 003-104-02131
  3. IN DNR Latitude 41.2206 Longitude 85.0142
  4. Masons, Veterans, first burial 1939, previous location Apostolic Christian Church, has photo stone listing names of "Graves moved from Apostolic Church Cemetery on Schwartz Road"
  5. Leo new.pdf 5 aerial maps or drawings
  6. Leo photos.pdf
  7. Leo map.pdf line drawing
  8. 02-23 survey form.pdf Cemetery Registry Survey, Leo Road south of Grabill Road, 3/27/02, 1629 occupied spaces, 7 acreas, shed.

Aerial Map showing Leo Memorial New on West (left) side and Leo Cemetery Old on East side top right on Leo Road south of Grabill Road.

Leo Cemetery - Old

14850 Leo Road, southeast corner with Grabill Road in Leo. Street View photo from Google Maps

Earliest date about 1844. Scherer & Maxfield, 14520 State Road 1, south of the old cemetery and across from the New Leo cemetery has the sextant burial records. Revolutionary War Veteran William Berry is buried here. The SHAARD tombstone photo shows the DAR plague, the October 2008 NSDAR photo shows only his tombstone. The Mary Penrose Wayne Chapter NSDAR has his William Berry biography.

  1. Allen INGenWeb Google map
  2. BillionGraves 1068 headstone images
  3. Links to the Mary Penrose Wayne Chapter NSDAR Allen County Indiana Cemetery Project photos are on the Cedar Creek Twp page. Not on their Old Leo Cemetery page.
  4. Find-A-Grave over 2,000 memorials

SHAARD Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)

  1. Survey Number CR-02-24
  2. IHSSI Number: 003-104-02130
  3. IN DNR Latitude 41.2222 Longitude 85.0106
  4. 1844-1939, 2000 stones, 2310 total spaces occupied
  5. Leo old.pdf 5-page Site Map
  6. Leo map.pdf Photograph
  7. 02-24 survey form.pdf Site Card, date: 04/04/02, 5.8 acres, mausoleum
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Notestine Family Cemetery

West side near 10500 St. Joe Road , 0.1 mile north of Notestine Road.
Hard to see when foilage is on the trees and vegetation. November 2015 Street View photo from Google Maps

DAR Notestine Cemetery sign photo

Go to Mary Penrose DAR Photos

Earliest date March 28, 1831. No longer used. Out of sight off the road on private property. IN DNR Latitude 41.1817 Longitude 85.0472.

A stone marker for a child named Aaron D. Rinehart, died October 1, 1864, aged 2 months, 5 days, son of Andrew and Mary Rinehart was found in a city backyard. The stone had a carving of a lamb and two little footprints. The story is told in Vandals’ moving of markers hinders cemetery project by Frank Gray April 5, 2012 in The Journal Gazette newspaper article.

  1. Allen INGenWeb Google map
  2. DAR tombstone photos
  3. Find-A-Grave 72 Memorials

SHAARD Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)

  1. Indiana.gov SHAARD has one Photo,

RHODES Family Cemetery

East bank of the Saint Joseph River, 0.3 mile south ( or is it north? see below) of Wheelock Road

No longer visible - two tombstones: 1857, 1861. Recorded directions are 0.3 mile south of Wheelock Road, Google map indicates it would be 0.2 mile north of Wheelock Road in order to be along the east bank of St. Joseph River near a large tree. In 2008 the NSDAR could not locate anything to take photos. Allen County Genealogical Society of Indiana1980s reading said the markers were on the St. Joseph River bank beside a very large and old tree. If you know where the two Rhodes tombstones are located please let us know.

Go to: DAR Transcriptions

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Saint Leo Roman Catholic Cemetery

West side of Amstutz Road, south of 10000 Hosler Road, at Lake Shore Drive

DAR St. Leo Cemetery photo
Go to Mary Penrose DAR photos

Earliest date October 15, 1848. No longer in use. IN DNR Latitude 41.2191 Longitude 85.0192 which is different than Google map labeling it St. Michaels at Latitude 41.238012 Longitude -85.028788.

Go to: DAR tombstone photos

The name first applied to the congregation was St. Bonifacius, but this has long been changed for "St. Leo's." The church edifice at Leo was built by Fathers Benoit and Faller, in 1856, and the pastoral residence by Father Zumbuelte in 1870. Cemetery grounds were donated in 1863 by Peter Sullivan.

Copied from page 662 of the book The pictorial history of Fort Wayne, Indiana : a review of two centuries of occupation of the region about the head of the Maumee River by Griswold, B. J. (Bert Joseph), 1873-1927; Taylor, Samuel R., Mrs, Publication date: 1917 on Archive.org.

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Swartz (Schwartz?) Cemetery

Removed across the Saint Joseph River to the back part of Leo Memorial Park Cemetery at Leo, Indiana.

David Hiatt Schnelker Engineering photo Joseph Conrad tombstone from David Hiatt Schnelker Engineering photoVerna Conrad tombstone from David Hiatt Schnelker Engineering photo
David Hiatt - Schnelker Engineering 2012 photos

Earliest date October 30, 1873. There is supposed to be a large plaque in the Leo Memorial Cemetery. DAR transcriptions and photos will be included with that cemetery. Google map shows the former location on the east side of Saint Joseph River by Schwartz Road. IN DNR Latitude 41.2203 Longitude 85.0078. Area now looks like the beginning of Riverside Gardens Park with walking trails.

In January 2012 David Hiatt of Schnelker Engineering supplied these photos of the memorial stone for Graves Moved From Apostolic Christian Church Cemetery on Schwartz Road that lists 43 names. Only 2 names on the memorial have tombstones in the New Leo Memorial Cemetery. Since the road and the names in his photo are Schwartz, one would assume that is also be the correct spelling of the cemetery?

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Viberg Chapel Cemetery

Corner of Viberg and Schlatter Roads

Mr. Viberg and wife are both consistent members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church. The sacred edifice wherein they worship is situated on one corner of Mr. Yiberg’s farm. The lot it occupies, and cemetery grounds adjacent, he donated the society; also contributed very largely toward the building of their house of worship. He has always given liberally in support of the organization, and has continuously served as one of its officers.

Page 150 in the book History of Allen County, Indiana, Publication date 1880, Publisher Kingman Brothers on Archive.org.

DAR Viberg Chapel Cemetery photo
Go to Mary Penrose DAR photos

Earliest date December 27, 1833. No longer used. IN DNR Latitude 41.2372 Longitude 85.0569.

Go to: DAR tombstone photos, Find-A-Grave, Indiana.gov SHAARD with one photo, or Google map.

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Page updated: January 16, 2024