Allen County Poor Farm Site
Was located near the intersection of Brooklyn Avenue and Bluffton Road. No longer exists.
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See our Allen County Poor Farm Places page.
Wayne Township was organized May 31, 1824
The city of Fort Wayne covers most of this mostly suburban township.
Was located near the intersection of Brooklyn Avenue and Bluffton Road. No longer exists.
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See our Allen County Poor Farm Places page.
An early 19th century cemetery. Near 1701 Broadway, next to the former General Electric complex now under development as the Electric Works complex. May 5, 2021 a story appeared ‘Ancient’ human bones unearthed at Electric Works site published May 5, 2021 on CBS WANE-TV NewsChannel 15. An update later that day indicates the bones were found along the property line of Electric Works and are likely a part of the this early cemetery. Named McCulloch Park for Hugh McCulloch who was Secretary of the Treasurey under President Abraham Lincoln.
The area now comprising McCulloch Park was once the Broadway Cemetery. Used as a burying ground from 1837 to 1885, the cemetery was then closed, and many of the remains were reburied in Lindenwood Cemtery. The small park, however, is still the final resting place of Samuel Bigger, seventh governor of Indiana. The following unsigned letter to the editor appeared in the Fort Wayne Journal on December 10, 1885, when it was first proposed that the Broadway Cemetery be abandoned. The Boards and the Staff of the Public Library of Fort Wayne and Allen County present this pamphlet in the hope that it will prove interesting to readers. Grammar, spelling, and punctuation have been changed to conform to current usage.It is
mentioned in the Lindenwood Cemetery ACPL book on page 44 of copy 2 and page 50 of copy 4.
Page 375 of 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.
Samuel Bigger, attorney, who had served as governor of Indiana, elected over General T. A. Howard, on a platform which declared for public improvements, became a resident of Fort Wayne in 1843. Former Governor Bigger died in 1846. His body was interred in the cemetery which is the McCulloch park of today. When the bodies were removed from this place to Lindenwood, Governor Bigger 's remains were left in the original grave. In 1877, Colonel R. S. Robertson made an unsuccessful attempt to secure legislative action to re-inter the body. The grave was covered with a slab of Dayton stone, 3 1/2 by 7 feet in size. A footstone at that time lay upon the ground near by. The headstone, which has since disappeared, was still standing. It bore the inscription, "Samuel Bigger, late Governor of the State, died September 9, 1846, in the forty-fifth year of his age. A Patriot and Christian, he died in the full hope of a glorious immortality."
GOVERNOR BIGGER AND HIS GRAVE IN MCULLOCH PARK. An unmarked, horizontal slab In an unfrequented portion of one of Fort Wayne's public recreation spots — McCulIoch park — marks the resting place of the mortal remains of former Governor Samuel Bigger. Bom in Warren county, Ohio, in 1802. Samuel Bigger received his education at Athens university and began his career as a lawyer at Lebanon, Ohio. He removed to Indiana and practiced law in Union and Rush counties. In 1834 he was elected a member of the legislature from the latter county, and at a later date became the president judge of the circuit court, a position he held until his election as governor of Indiana in 1840. He was a strong advocate of public improvements. Following his term in the governor's chair he removed to Fort Wayne and practiced law until his death in 1846. His remains were placed in the city cemetery and were not removed to Lindenwood at the time the cemetery was abandoned and converted into McCulIoch park.
ACTIVITIES OF 1869.
In the month of May the timid residents of the town were kept in a state of excitement and anxiety by the rumor that strange cries were heard proceeding from the tomb of a prominent family in the Broadway cemetery, now McCulloch park. Thousands visited the burial place. When the sensation had reached its height the newspapers pleaded with the cool-headed citizens to assist in calming the more excitable among their number. "We would advise all to treat the whole thing as a delusion, cease their visits and assist in ridding the community of a sensation that has been instituted, perhaps, for the sole purpose of casting odium and disrespect upon a worthy family," says the Democrat. It has been stated that the agitation was the result of the activity of a practical .joker, who possessed powers of ventriloqiism. A sensational story involving well-known residents grew from a mere rumor to prominent proportions, but the tale was dispelled with the passage of time and the return of the truth. . . .
Early plat maps indicate two cemeteries; (1) The Public Cemetery and (2) the first burial site of Saint Johannes Lutheran Church. History books indicate many bodies were removed from the Public Site when Lindenwood Cemetery opened in 1860. The ACGSI website has a Broadway Cemetery page with plat maps and Sexton Invoices for some of the early burials.
The only body marked and thought to remain was Samuel Bigger the 7th Governor of Indiana, from 1840 to 1843. He died September 9, 1845 and his next of kin could not be contacted for permission to move his body.
See Dedication ceremony at the gravesite of Gov. Samuel Bigger, McCulloch Park, summer 1924. (1), Dedication ceremony at the gravesite of Gov. Samuel Bigger, McCulloch Park, summer 1924. (2), Ceremony at the gravesite of Gov. Samuel Bigger, McCulloch Park, summer 1924., and Ceremony at the grave of Gov. Samuel Bigger, McCulloch Park, summer 1924. four photographs in the Bert J. Griswold Collection of Fort Wayne History at the Allen County Public Library Digital Collections at the Allen County Public Library.
In 2016 for the Indiana Bicentennial, the local DAR and Indiana Bicentennial Commission Legacy Project added a marker for William Polke.
June 28, 2016 post by the Mary Penrose Wayne Chapter, NSDAR on Facebook:
The Mary Penrose Wayne Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution participated in a ceremony Monday, June 27, 2016 at McCulloch Park to honor William Polke one of Indiana's Founders. William was a delegate to the Indiana state constitutional convention that led to Indiana becoming a state in 1816. William was also recognized for his many other contributions to the state throughout his life. This ceremony is just one of many ceremonies being conducted around the state as part of Indiana's Bicentennial celebration
Headstone dedicated to IN delegate from 1816 with video by WANE staff reports published November 12, 2016 on CBS WANE-TV NewsChannel 15. State founder gets marker Burial site of man that signed Indiana Constitution located in McCulloch Park by Sherry Slater with photos published November 13, 2016 in The Journal Gazette newspaper now on the Internet Archive Wayback Machine.
LOOKING FOR WM POLKE’S FINAL RESTING PLACE – Voice Of The Township January 15, 2016 Richard A. Stevenson - Wayne Township Trustee on The Waynedale News.com was discussed February 9, 2016 on the ACGSI Facebook page with links to several more articles about this cemetery.
June 23, 2016 post by Indiana Historical Bureau on Facebook:
Learn about the man who served as 1816 Constitutional Convention Delegate and conductor of the Potawatomi's removal via the tragic “Trail of Death:" Judge William Polke: Constitutional Convention Delegate and Conductor of the “Trail of Death”
For information about the June 27 commemoration of Judge William Polke's constitutional work, see: 1816 State Constitutional Delegate Memorial Ceremonies
In 2016, State Archivist Jim Corridan confirmed William Polke, born in 1775 Virginia, died in 1843 Fort Wayne, one of 43 men who wrote the Indiana State Constitution in 1816, remains are also buried here, even though other remains were moved in 1860. A public memorial event for the Indiana Bicentennial on June 27, 2016 had a keynote address by Indiana Senate President Pro-Term David Long honoring his service founding Indiana. Bicentennial salute for early bigwig was published June 13, 2016 and Early Hoosier pioneer buried in city honored June 28, 2016 in The Journal Gazette newspaper is now on the Internet Archive Wayback Machine.
September 3, 2015 post by the Friends of the Indiana State Archives on Facebook:
State Archivist Jim Corridan has helped to solve a 172 year old mystery! Read a copy of the article by Allen County historian Tom Castaldi, originally published in the Fort Wayne Magazine, about William Polke and the search for his grave here.
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McCulloch Park’s past It used to be Broadway Cemetary by Tom Castaldi, local historian published April 14, 2017 in Fort Wayne.com.
Several mausoleum stones were put into the river to shore up the bank after they were demolished when bodies were moved from what is now McCulloch Park to the then newly opened Lindenwood Cemetery, according to Sweet Breeze canal boat tour guide Dan Wire.
Copied from Canal boat offers up-close view of pre-developed riverfront by Lisa Esquivel Long published July 23, 2017 in The News-Sentinel newspaper.
May 5, 2021 post by WANE 15 on Facebook:
Police think the bones had been buried in a cemetery that had been built over by General Electric more than 100 years ago.
Human bones unearthed near Electric Works site posted: May 5, 2021 on CBS WANE-TV NewsChannel 15 .
May 9, 2021 post byHistoric 07 District - Fort Wayne on Facebook:
This past week WANE 15 reported human remains well over 100 years old were discovered near the Electric Works construction site. They were discovered at the far north end of McCulloch Park, near an entrance to the campus. While there are some unknowns, there is no doubt that what is now known as McCulloch Park was once a cemetery.
In 1837, Hugh McCulloch purchased four acres of land from Judge Hanna for the purpose of building a public burial ground. Until 1860, this served as a public cemetery in Fort Wayne. That same year, Lindenwood Cemetery was formed. McCulloch was an American financier who played a central role in financing the American Civil War. He served two non-consecutive terms as U.S. Treasury Secretary under three presidents (Lincoln, Johnson, and Arthur).
In 1860, the bodies were moved to Lindenwood Cemetery. With little use for the land, McCulloch donated it to the City of Fort Wayne in 1886 for the purpose of turning it into a park. The park still contains the memorial grave site of Indiana's seventh governor, Samuel Bigger. Governor Bigger remains in his original resting place because he had no family to authorize a reburial. The headstone was removed and the gravesite of the former governor was forgotten until many years later.
Picture #1 – 1898 photo of McCulloch Park fountain
Picture #2 – 1924 photo of dedication of the Samuel Bigger gravesite
Allen County Public Library Digital Collections at the Allen County Public Library
More ‘buried concerns’: Losing graves has happened fairly frequently in Fort Wayne’s history by Joshua Schipper posted December 15, 2021 in Input Fort Wayne. Discusses Chief Little Turtle burial location, Johnny Appleseed and Archer Cemetery, the Broadway Cemetery now McCulloch Park, Chief Richardville burial location.
Go to: Broadway Cemetery formerly McCulloch Park - Final Resting Place for Samuel Bigger on Child of the Fort blog, DAR tombstone photos, Find-A-Grave, or Google map
Located below the Cathedral of Immaculate Conception on Cathedral Square at Calhoun, Jefferson, Lewis, and Clinton Streets.
The cornerstone laid June 19, 1859, and dedicated December 8, 1860. The persons who have the right to burial in the Crypt are Bishops of the Fort Wayne-South Bend Diocese.
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Discussed August 8, 2017 on You are positively from Fort Wayne, if you remember... Archived group only visible to existing members on Facebook
Bounded by Calhoun, Jefferson, Lewis and Clinton Streets.
Almost the entire south half of the present cathedral square was used as a grave-yard. When the march of the future city began to encroach upon the cemetery, a great many of the remains were removed to sites more distant. When the new cathedral was begun, and later when excavations were made for library hall, wagon loads of bones were carted to grave-yards less disturbed by the stride of advancing life. It may interest some people to know that the remains of John B. Richardville, the whilom Canadian who became the famed Indian chief, were, however, not disinterred. They remained where they had been originally placed. The spot is just at the south edge of the cathedral, between the forward side door and the first buttress of the wall.
From page 413 of Volume 2 of the book Valley of the upper Maumee River, with historical account of Allen County and the city of Fort Wayne, Indiana, Publication date 1889 on Archive.org.
In 1830-31 Father Stephen Badin assisted Catholics of the area in purchasing a large part of what is now known as Cathedral Square. In 1857, Father Benoit laid plans to build a Cathedral. The Cathedral was built over the site of the Miami Indian burial grounds. Richardville, Chief of the Miami Indian's, DAR marker is located here facing Calhoun Street. IN DNR Latitude 41.0756 Longitude 85.1367.
DAR page says All of the remains were removed from the Cathedral Square Cemetery and are now located in the Catholic Cemetery, Adams Township. It is not known for sure if Richardville's remains were moved. There is however a tombstone in the Catholic Cemetery in Adams Township. This stone is located in section B of the cemetery.
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Entrance is around 1821 Maumee Avenue, Fort Wayne, Indiana, 46803, records are at the New Concordia Cemetery Gardens office 5372 Lake Avenue. Most sources list the cemetery address as 1146 Grant Street which is shown on a small house on Google Maps Street View next to a gravel parking lot with no access to the cemetery visible on Google Maps Aerial View. The gravel parking lot is next to a business called Hometown Filter at 1927 Maumee Avenue in 2023. Entrances are on Maumee Avenue or East Washington Boulevard.
Started by St. Paul's Lutheran Congregation. Earliest date is 1834, possibly moved from another location when this cemetery opened up for internments in 1850. Still in use.
IN DNR Latitude 41.0771 Longitude 85.1131.
Go to: DAR transcriptions, ACPL Index, Find-A-Grave.
Allen INGenWeb Google map.
Shown on early plat maps as being in the area of Wall Street and Swinney Avenue, near the Saint Mary's River. DAR page says it no longer exists. Many removed to Catholic Cemetery in 1873 on Lake Avenue.
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1880
Messrs. Barr & McCorkle, proprietors of Fort Wayne, in making their appropriation of lands for public purposes, set apart a tract four rods square as a free place of burial, and for church purposes. [Brice, p. 294.] This tract was located west of the present site of the Jail, and immediately north of Water street. “ In subsequent years, Judge Hanna having purchased all the Barr & McCorkle claims here, and the lots donated, as in the foregoing, being laid off by Mr. Hanna as a part of the place for general building purposes, the dead of the graveyard were, in 1837, removed at public expense or by loved friends, to the general cemetery west of Fort Wayne,” on Broadway. [Brice, p. 294.] From page 101 of the book History of Allen County, Indiana, Publication date 1880, Publisher Kingman Brothers on Archive.org.
1889
Judge Archer was of Scotch-Irish descent, of the Protestant faith, a whig in politics, of intellectual and moral sturdiness, and many mourned his loss when he died at Fort Wayne in 1833. The Masons, to which order he belonged, buried him in the old grave yard where the county jail now stands. His remains and those of his wife, who was a native of one of the Carolinas, and some grandchildren were afterward removed to the Broadway cemetery, but now nothing remains to mark their resting place.
From page 35 of Volume 2 of the book Valley of the upper Maumee River, with historical account of Allen County and the city of Fort Wayne, Indiana, Publication date 1889 on Archive.org.
1917
Page 270, in 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.
More important than all other matters to come before the county commissioners in 1824, was the proposition of John T. Barr and John McCorkle, proprietors of the town plat which they had laid out in August. It included the offer to pay into the treasury of the county $500 cash, and to donate to the county "all of that oblong square piece of ground situate and being in the town of Fort Wayne aforesaid, and stained red on the plat of said town, as recorded in the recorder's office of Randolph county in said state [the present courthouse square] , which is granted as a public square, whereon public buildings for said county are to be erected, and bounded by Main, Court, Berry and Calhoun streets." The offer included also a lot at the northwest corner of the plat, four rods square, "for a church, to be of no particular denomination, but free to all," the unoccupied portion of which was to be used for a burial ground. In 1838 and 1839, Samuel Hanna, who purchased all of the unsold and unappropriated portion of the Barr and McCorkle holdings, arranged for the removal of the bodies of those buried in this cemetery to a new burial place (the present McCulloch park). The remains of one person, over-looked in the process of removing the bodies, were unearthed in April, 1916 — seventy-seven years after the cemetery had been abandoned. [Map of the Original Plat is shown on page 267]
DAR page says no longer exists. Was located where the county jail now stands at Clinton and Main Street. The burials were removed to Broadway Cemetery. Those bodies were then removed to Lindenwood Cemetery. IN DNR Latitude 41.0831 Longitude 85.1414.
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1880Page 101from the book History of Allen County, Indiana, Publication date 1880, Publisher Kingman Brothers on Archive.org.
GRAVEYARDS.
Immediately south of Wayne’s fort, what is now Taber’s Addition, was the burial place connected with the garrison, but was, also, a general burial place Another place of burial was at the northwest corner of Columbia and Clinton streets and immediately to the westward thereof.
1917
Page 212, NOTES ON CHAPTER XVII. in 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.
(3) Me-te-a died in Fort Wayne in 1827. The late Louis Peltier made the casket in which the body was buried. Peltier, who was born within the walls of the old fort, in 1815, conceived brush to grain the coffin.' " the idea of his life work while assisting to remove the skeletons of the fort soldiers from the military cemetery which was situated in the region of the "junction of the present Berry and Clay streets. This was while Mr. Peltier still was in his teens, and was engaged in learning the carpenter and cabinet- making trade with James Wilcox, whose shop was also the first under-taking establishment in Fort Wayne. In the beginning the undertaker was also the coffinmaker. The first person whose body Louis Peltier made the burial casket was Chief Me-te-a, whose tragic death was the result of taking - poison while conversing with friends in the silversmith shop of "Father" Be- quette. From the January (1880) issue of "The Casket," an undertakers' Jour-nal Published at Rochester, N. Y., the following interesting additional Infor-mation is taken:
"The coffine was of poplar and, as staing material was scarce at that time, Dr. Cushman furnished Venetian red. 'To gain the dark colr', said Mr. Petier, 'we burned oat straw and then secured General Tipton's whitewash brush to grain the coffin.'"
Soon after the burial of Me-te-a, Dr. Lewis G. Thompson had the body ex-humed in order to make an examination of the remains. "A noise was heard." says the late John W. Dawson, "which the company thought to be Indians: and. as they knew the savages were greatly hostile to such disinterments, they were at once panic stricken, and, quickly blowing out their lights, fled to the brush to await the denouement. False as the alarm proved to be. they were nevertheless suspicious of the nearness of danger. So, returning to the grave, they re-buried the body."
DAR page says no longer exists. Location of the Fort Wayne Post Cemetery is shown on early maps near the current intersection of Main and Lafayette Streets where one of the original forts is marked by a Wishing Well Memorial.
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DAR says a marker was once located on an alley, off Leith Street, between Harrison Street and Hoagland Avenue, with the above name. No information could be found regarding this in 1981. Google map puts near 344 W. Leith Street. If you know anything about this cemetery please Contact Allen INGenWeb.
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We have a page on Indian Burial Grounds.
These Indian Graves were discussed April 2, 2013 on the original Great Memories and History of Fort Wayne, Indiana page on Facebook, but the discussion moved or was deleted?
See separate page Lindenwood Cemetery
634 Lawton Place in the Spy Run Neighborhood near the St. Joe River. See Little Turtle.
July 4, 2023 post by Miami Nation of Indians of Indiana on Facebook:
On this date in 1912, Chief Little Turtle's grave was discovered in present day Fort Wayne Indiana almost 100 years to the day of his death (July 14, 1812). A contractor building a house on what is present day Lawton Place near downtown, discovered a Miami grave that would be identified as the Chiefs (part of the identification came from the dress sword buried with the remains which was the dress sword President George Washington had given the Chief). That area of Fort Wayne was originally burial grounds for the city of Kekionga and eventually would become the farm of William Wells. Because William Wells was killed at Fort Dearborn (present day Chicago) in August of 1812 and his farm along with everything around fort Wayne would be burned in the Siege of Fort Wayne in August of 1812, Little Turtle's grave would be lost to history until this day.
Burial date 1812. See our information on Little Turtle Chief of the Miami Indians and Little Turtle on Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. IN DNR Latitude 41.0914 Longitude 85.1323.
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The local Historical Society placed two plaques at the site when it was made into a small park in 1959/60. See Little Turtle Memorial at City of Fort Wayne Parks & Recreation. Local WFFT TV posted UPDATE: Little Turtle Memorial Park August 13, 2014 on vandalism and maintenance issues.
October 15, 2019 - SoundWalk officially released its first experience in FW at the Little Turtle Memorial! Download the app, bring headphones & visit the burial place of Chief Mihšihkinaahkwa. Hear the voices and stories of local people of the Miami Tribe and deepen your understanding of what it means to be from FW. Download link: www.soundwalkapp.com.
Posted by SoundWalk on Facebook. See our SoundWalk section.
August 13, 2023 post by PBS Fort Wayne on Facebook:
We are excited to share that our Voices of the Myaamiaki SoundWalk Experience has reached full capacity! Thank you to all who have shown tremendous interest! For those who weren’t able to RSVP, the SoundWalk Experience is available on the app from any location. Along with that, the Experience will still be accessible at the Chief Little Turtle Memorial following today’s event! We thank you all for your support, see you soon!
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ACCOUNT BY J. M. STOUDER. July 4, 1912, will hereafter be memorable to the citizens of Fort Wayne and Allen county. On that day Albert and Charles Loch ner uncovered the grave of Little Turtle, the great Miami war chief. The brothers had contracted to build a house for Dr. George W. Gillie on Lawton place, and in digging the cellar uncovered several Indian graves. Noticing that whatever was in the graves was appropriated by the laborers, the contractors called off the crew and with the assistance of Dr. George W. Gillie dug the drain in which the grave of Little Turtle was found. The finders had no idea of the identity of the body. The skull was carefully kept and presented to Dr. M. W. Ivins, dentist at 1118 Rivermet avenue, who had requested the Lochner brothers to save a good specimen for him. The balance of the remains were scattered and carried away by the curious as mementos.Copied from 3-page article Stouder, J. M. (1912). The Grave of Little Turtle, The Indiana Quarterly Magazine of History, Vol. 8, No. 3 (SEPTEMBER, 1912), pp. 119-121 (3 pages) Published by: Indiana University Press at jstor.org. Also at Indiana Magazine of History. Retrieved from Stouder, J. M. (1912). The Grave of Little Turtle. Indiana Magazine of History. Volume 8, Issue 3, September 1912. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.iu.edu/journals/index.php/imh/article/view/5813. At Indiana Magazine of History journal in the archives at Indiana University Scholarworks. Discussed in an April 29, 2022 post with photos of local historical markers on True Fort Wayne Indiana History on Facebook.
Indian Chiefs of the Miami TribeSeptember 23, 1906 newspaper article posted October 21, 2017 and later discussion October 22, 2017 on the original Great Memories and History of Fort Wayne, Indiana page on Facebook.
Maple Avenue, near the Saint Mary's River. All burials were removed to Saint John Lutheran Cemetery.
5800 Old Decatur Road, between Paulding and Tillman Roads
Private. Founded 1912. Mostly Russian Jews. There is a section of Lindenwood Cemetery that has a Jewish section, mostly German Jews. IN DNR Latitude 41.0261 Longitude 85.1233.
Fort Wayne Jewish Cemetery vandalized 55 gravestones knocked over by Ellie Bogue published February 2, 2016 on The News-Sentinel newspaper. Jewish Cemetery struck by vandals Sixty tombstones knocked over. One broken in half and destroyed. Several others severely damaged.
by Jeff Wiehe published February 3, 2016 in The Journal Gazette newspaper. Services donated to reset headstones vandalized at Fort Wayne Jewish Cemetery by News-Sentinel Staff published April 13, 2016 in The News-Sentinel newspaper.
Go to: DAR tombstone photos, Find-A-Grave, or Google map
Formerly near the intersection of Paulding and Old Decatur Roads. No longer exists, transferred to Lindenwood and Monroeville I.O.O.F. Cemeteries. DAR has three names from the 1932 transcription of tombstone names.
The historical cemetery sign says Established 1833. Interesting to note the sign appears in Google Maps Street View in May 2019, but not in previous years July 2011, October 2008, or October 2007.
A line in the article History and Headstones: Celebrating Memorial Day by Nancy McCammon-Hansen May 22, 2012 in the History Center Notes & Queries blog states: If you go further into Waynedale, down Old Trail Road, you will come to Prairie Grove Cemetery, established in June 1874. Burials at this site, donated by Joseph and Catherine Mason, actually occurred as early as 1834. The chapel on the ground was built by the United Brethren Church in the 1850s and was served by circuit riders until 1901.
IN DNR Latitude 41.0269 Longitude 85.1711.
Go to: ACGSI Section Maps to find the exact location, ACPL Index, DAR tombstone photos, Find-A-Grave, or Allen INGenWeb Google map.
SHAARD Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)
Was Prairie Grove Cemetery located in a former prairie? was the August 16, 2023 share by Allen County Genealogical Society of Indiana on Facebook with comments by Janice (Hoke) Baber, who wrote about the cemetery in the Waynedale News articles listed above. References were made to early history books by Griswold and others. Prairie
was found 22 times, "prairie grove" was found on page 462 and "prayer grove" for another church was found on page 464 of The pictorial history of Fort Wayne, Indiana : a review of two centuries of occupation of the region about the head of the Maumee River Volume 1 by Griswold, B. J. (Bert Joseph), 1873-1927; Taylor, Samuel R., Mrs, Publication date: 1917 on Archive.org.
August 11, 2023 post by the Indiana Dunes National Park on Facebook:
A "prairie grove" is an island of trees within a sea of prairie; a term and scene that was once much more common in the region.
October 17, 2023 post by The Waynedale News on Facebook:
Prairie Grove Chapel & Cemetery Receives Historic Preservation Award:
Mary Penrose Wayne Daughters of the American Revolution Chapter will present the Historic Preservation Award to Prairie Grove Chapel and Cemetery Association on Wednesday, October 25th. . .
Continue reading: Prairie Grove Chapel & Cemetery Receives Historic Preservation Award
2507 Engle Road
Still in use. Forty acres purchased in August 1872, as a result of court action, closing the second cemetery located on Maple Avenue, near the Saint Mary's River. This is the third cemetery of the Saint John Evangelical Lutheran Congregation according to their St. John Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery history WordPress blog. See Cemetery map and Plot Locations list of people buried here. History and Headstones: Celebrating Memorial Day in the May 22, 2012 History Center Notes & Queries blog. IN DNR Latitude 41.0433 Longitude 85.1733. They list over 3,885 names in their online Cemetery Directory.
Go to: ACPL Index, DAR tombstone photos, Find-A-Grave, or Google map