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Dearborn County Cemeteries
  1. Caesar Creek Township

    Coles Cemetery Inscriptions in Caesar Creek Township
    Thank you, Barb Boese

  2. Center Township

    Riverview Cemetery Aurora, Center Township --An early transcription {Some of which have early medical cause of death given.}
    Thank you, Pete Nock

    Riverview Cemetery -- A later transcription {A much more comprehensive, indexed document}
    Thank you, Pete Nock

  3. Harrison Township

    Braysville Cemetery in Harrison Township

    Carr Road Cemetery in Harrison Township

    Harrison Hill Cemetery in Harrison Township

  4. Hogan Township

    Mount Sinai Public Cemetery in Hogan Township

    Wilmington Cemetery in Hogan Township -- Partial listing showing Goodrich Family Burial Site

  5. Jackson Township

    Saint Paul and Saint Martin in Jackson Township {New Alsace & Yorkville.}
    Mary Bittner has volunteered to try to answer questions concerning these 2 cemeteries. Thank you, Mary Bittner

  6. Kelso Township

    Heuck-Probst AKA Colwell-Huber-Briggs Cemetery in Kelso Township

  7. Logan Township

    Logan Township Public Cemetery in Logan Township

  8. Manchester Township

    Horham Cemetery in Manchester Township
    Thank you, Steve Frevert

    Platt Cemetery in Manchester Township
    Thank you, Kathy Ross

  9. Miller Township

    Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Miller Township

  10. Sparta Township

    South Sparta Cemetery in Sparta Township --partial listing
    Thank you, Kathy Ross

  11. Washington Township

    Trestor Cemetery in Washington Township
    Thank you, Ray Lundquist

  12. A partial list of Cemeteries in Dearborn County. More cemeteries will be added as time permits.

  13. Ebenezer Baptist Church, Aurora, IN; virtual cemetery link
    John H. Rigg
    Azubah Richardson Rigg
    Frances Rigg
    Curtis Cell Rigg

    Political Graveyard for Dearborn County

    ** CUNDALE FAMILY BURIAL GROUND --MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP

    There is a Cundale family burial ground and it is located on Possum Ridge Road off State Road # 48 west of Wrights Corner in Manchester Twp, Dearborn County, IN.

    This is verified by Dearborn County Deed Record Book "A" pages 515 and 516. When, John Cundale and wife sold land to Daniel and Abigail (wife) ROBERTS, 14 Nov 1825, Daniel and his wife later sold this same land to Sarah Ann Thompson, 9 Apr 1866. In the deed, it stipulated "Except two (2) rods square of ground in the above described tract covering the site of the Family Burying Ground, situated on the Ridge East of the Brick Dwelling House, which two (2) rods square of gound the grantor herein reserves to himself and his heirs forever, for burial purposes, together with the right of ingress thereto and egress therefrom and to enclose the said burying ground with a stone wall or other fence and keep this same in repair" The tract was located in the south half of the East half of the North East quarter of Section Ten (10) Township five (5) of Range Two (2).
    Thank you Earl Thompson !

    ** St. Peter's Cemetery --partial listing
    Below is a partial listing from St Peter's cemetery located in Dearborn Co.
    This information was compiled by Donna Mollaun. She writes: "I only managed to get one row, (about 10%) near the gymnasium. There's another cemetery by the church itself. This was the second to the last row from the right. There was a half row behind it."


    BACK, Henry A.: 2/6/1861 to 12/2/1948
    and sharing same grave stone.....
    BACK, Catherine R.: 11/20/1861 to 2/6/1948

    BARTLING (nee Bishoff), Ruth: 8/5/1899 to 1/23/1931

    BERGER, Bertha: 1860 to 1932
    and sharing same grave stone.....
    BERGER, Peter: 1856 to 1935

    BEUSTEREIN, Charles: 1880-1963
    and sharing same grave stone.....
    BEUSTEREIN, Mary Ann: 1885 to 19-- (not filled in yet)

    BOEHMNER, Catherine: 1853 to 1933

    BORGERDING, Joseph A.: 1890 to 1982

    ERHART, Alphonse: 9/11/1863 to 11/25/1933

    ERHART, Philomena: 8/21/1861 to 5/29/1940

    FISHER, Margaret E.: 1864 to 1935
    and sharing same grave stone.....
    FISHER, Joseph F.: 1867 to 1953

    GLASER (mother), Mary J.: 1/14/1861 to 12/6/1931
    GLASER (father), John F.: 7/10/1859 to 6/11/1934

    HOOG, Alphonse: 1901 to 1936
    and sharing same grave stone.....
    HOOG, Rebecca: 1902 to 1943

    HOOG, Joseph H.: 1873 to 1948
    and sharing same grave stone.....
    HOOG, Cecelia A.: 1874-1963

    KESTERMAN, Leo B.: 10/22/194? to 12/17/2005
    and sharing same grave stone.....
    KESTERMAN, Evelyn R.: 8/26/1923 to (no date yet)

    KREITZER, Anna: 1895 to 1936

    KREMER, John: 1714 to 2004
    and sharing same grave stone.....
    KREMER, Frances: 1914 to 2002
    and sharing same grave stone.....
    KREMER, Tom: 1947 to 1974
    (3 in same grave)

    KUNKEL, Omer J.: 1902 to 1975
    and sharing same grave stone.......
    KUNKEL, Verena M.: 1902 to 1993

    LENDER, Joseph S.: 10/7/1888 to 3/20/1932

    McCOOL, Mildred I.: 10/13/1913 to 2/21/1991
    and sharing same grave stone.....
    McCOOL, Estal G.: 7/8/1908 to 11/2/1947

    MESSERSCHMIDT, George: 1899 to 1976
    and sharing same grave stone.....
    MESSERSCHMIDT, Matilda: 1902 to 1949

    MESSERSCHMIDT, Irene: 11/16/1928 to 11/1/1947

    MESSERSCHMIDT, John J.: 1/6/1860 to 1/1/1937
    and sharing same grave stone.....
    MESSERSCHIMDT, Elizabeth: 12/14/1867 to 3/13/1946

    MESSERSCHMIDT, William: 1897 to 1937
    and sharing same grave stone.....
    MESSERSCHMIDT, Helen: 1902 to 1990

    METZ, Catherine: 1886 to 1962

    METZ, Mary: 1860 to 1929

    METZ, Stella: 1890 to 1979

    MILFORD, Wiwi: 10/7/1918 to 4/26/1977

    MUNCHEL, Robert A.: 7/21/1918 to 7/6/1935

    RAUCH, Henry: 1876 to 1969
    and sharing same grave stone.....
    RAUCH, Rosa: 1883 to 1959
    and sharing same grave stone
    .....
    RAUCH, Cornelius: 1910 to 1948; 38 INF, 2nd Div.
    (3 in same grave)

    RENNEKAMP (mother), Catherine: 1862 to 1931
    and sharing same grave stone.....
    RENNEKAMP (father), Louis: 1853 to 1931

    ROEHM, Mary A.: 1869 to 1929

    ROSFELD, Frank: 1859 to 1929
    and sharing same grave stone.....
    ROSFELD, Barbara: 1856 to 1932

    ROSFELD, John M.: 1904 to 1948
    and sharing same grave stone....
    ROSFELD, Christine: 1908-19-- (not filled in yet)

    ROSFELD, H. Martin: 11/5/1903 to 4/23/1948

    THEOBALD, Clara: 8/22/1878 to 3/10/1936

    THEOBALD, Robert C.: 8/21/1876 to 1/18/1957

    SAHM, John J.: 11/2/1886 to 11/27/1975

    SAHM, Louise J.: 11/29/1890 to 12/22/1984

    SCHERGER, Mary S.: 1858 to 1941

    SCHMITZ, Catherine: 1/22/1902 to 6/27/1953
    and sharing same grave stone.....
    SCHMITZ, Bernard: 3/24/1898 to 5/21/1946

    SCHOETTELKOTTE, Regina C.: 6/14/1907 to 12/13/1997
    and sharing same grave stone.....
    SCHOETTELKOTTE, John B.: 4/21/1902 to 12/21/1946

    STROTHMAN, Joseph: 1880 to 1932

    TRABEL, Jerome A.: 8/20/1924 to 5/15/1977; TEC4 US Army, WWII

    VONLAHR, Mary: 1879 to 1932
    and sharing same grave stone.....
    VONLAHR, John: 1860 to 1938

    WILHELM, Catherine L.: 1892 to 1959


    * Dearborn County Indiana Cemetery Records Vol. A, B, C, and D by Milton A. Masing
    These books may be available at this time. Click on the above link. When the page opens, enter the name 'Masing' in the search window, and the books will be listed. Currently Vol A and B are out of print, but Vol C will be available soon. These books are a GREAT resource! Much time has been devoted to the their research.

    * Dearborn County cemetery book look-ups
    Please check the look-ups link for volunteers that are able to do look-ups in the Milton Masing and other cemetery book listings.

    *There has been concern in Dearborn County by some, about the vandalism and dis-repair of some rural and pioneer cemeteries. These are the resting places of our ancestors.
    Please visit The Indiana Pioneer Cemeteries Restoration Project, to learn more about what has been done in other counties in Indiana, and what we can do for Dearborn county.

    Dearborn Co. Pioneer Cemeteries
    A page devoted to information concerning efforts to restore Dearborn counties cemeteries. Check here to find more about the meetings etc.