This cemetery is located on Reservoir Patrol Road, inside Army Ammunition Plant. It is just east of Gate 9 and its stone fence is clearly visible from Highway 62. Click here for a topographical map of this site, courtesy of www.TopoZone.com.
Though referred to as "Adams Cemetery" by the U.S. Geological Survey map, the "official" name of the cemetery per the U.S. government (former owner of the Indiana Army Ammunition Plant) is "Barnett Cemetery").
Barnett Cemetery was in excellent condition when we visited on 11/29/97 (see picture at left). The families buried here were among Clark County's earliest pioneers.
I particularly enjoyed my first visit to this site as I had seen it for so many years while driving on Highway 62 and was always curious about the people buried there.
The only index to my knowledge is
the one below, for which I wish to thank Jeanne Burke for her diligence
during the whirlwind tour of the ten cemeteries inside the Ammunition Plant
on 11/29/97. The principal surnames found here include:
Atchison
Blizzard |
Hiltibidal
Young |
. . . . ATCHISON Marcus D. L., son of ???? 05/24/1868 R. T. and H. A. (age 3 years, 9 mo., 8 days)
ATCHISON Phebe G., wife of John 02/27/1812 02/17/1842 S. Atchison
ATCHISON Ruth (wife of Silas; 13th year) ???? 06/24/1844
ATCHISON Ruth (58 years, 8 days) ???? 04/09/1863
BLIZZARD Ida May (daughter of 11/23/1854 07/??/???? W. D. and M. S.)
BLIZZARD James (40 years) ???? 08/23/1831 [In 1997, the stone is half buried; dates are not visible]
BLIZZARD Capt. John (husband of ???? 09/11/1854 Margaret; 73 years, 9 mo., 14 days)
BLIZZARD Laura M., daughter of ???? 09/18/1855 Silas and Rebecca
BLIZZARD Margaret (wife of Capt. ???? 10/29/1876 John; 76 years, 6 mo., 4 days)
BLIZZARD Phebe, wife of James; ???? 05/08/1867 71 years, 11 mos., 22 or 05/03/1867 days
BLIZZARD Ruth E. (39 years, 1 mo., 23 days) ???? 10/10/1866
HILTIBIDAL Adams M. (husband of 07/10/1826 02/20/1866 Phebe A.)
HILTIBIDAL Phebe A., wife of 11/27/1825 12/18/1893 A. M.; died at her home in Oklahoma Territory
YOUNG John W. 12/11/1814 08/06/1854
YOUNG Nathan A. 06/22/1817 09/24/1848I presently have no further information on this cemetery. Additional information may be available from either the:
Jeffersonville Twp. Library or Charlestown Library 211 East Court Avenue 51 Clark Road Jeffersonville, Indiana 47130 Charlestown, Indiana 47111 Telephone: (812) 285-5635 Telephone: (812) 256-3337
E-mail: Dee Pavey
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