Franklin County Cemeteries H-R
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NAME OTHER NAMES EST. GRAVE LISTING TOWNSHIP  MAP LOCATION/
GPS COORD 		NOTES   CONDITION
Halstead --- 1818 Burial Listing Brookville S9-T11N-R13E
39.4358N,
85.0789W		 6 miles west of Brookville on Levy Road. PHOTOS BY CEMETERY COMMISSION.

RESTORED 2005
Hamburg Catholic St Ann's 1869 Burial Listing Salt Creek S24-T11N-R11E
39.3864N,
85.2467W		 Located on northside of Hilltop Road near intersection of Rail Fence Road, north of Hamburg. Excellent
Hancock --- Unknown Notes Whitewater S11-T8N-R1W No stones left in the cemetery. Exact location unknown.   Unknown
Hansel --- 1818 Burial Listing Bath S25-T10N-R1W
39.5059N,
84.8175W		 2.5 miles east of Bath on Bath Road. PHOTO BY CEMETERY COMMISSION. (Person in photo is Clayton Brack who helps in Bath Twp.) Unknown
Harding Berg-Harding, John Harding 1838 Burial Listing Highland S13-T8N-R2W On land formerly owned by the Harding Family. East of State Road 1. PHOTO BY CEMETERY COMMISSION. RESTORED 2005
Harmony --- 1838 Burial Listing Bath S26-T10N-R1W
39.4978N,
84.8350W		 Located on west side of Harmony Road. PHOTO 2 BY CEMETERY COMMISSION.
Fair
Harvey Anspach Farm 1821 Burial Listing Blooming Grove --- East of Blooming Grove, northside of Fairfield Causeway Road
RESTORED 2005
Highland Twp (Abandoned) --- Unknown Burial Listing Highland --- Cemetery is located in Highland Township 1.75 miles south of the junction of U.S. 52 and Indiana 1 at Cedar Grove. Indiana 1, curves sharply about 1.5 miles from this junction, and the cemetery is immediately west of the curve.   Unknown
Hinds --- 1830 Burial Listing Springfield S29-T9N-R1W Located on Little Cedar Road .5 miles south of State Road 252 Unknown
Hite --- 1819 Burial Listing Posey --- PHOTO BY CEMETERY COMMISSION. RESTORED 2008
Holley --- 1852 Burial Listing Salt Creek S3-T11N-R11E
39.4378N,
85.2797W		 Located off Chapel Road, west of Buena Vista. There was a settlement of black people here, and there are two markers. Rode Holley was a black man. RESTORED 2008
Holliday --- 1827 Burial Listing Brookville S36-T9N-R2W
39.3978N,
84.9358W		 4 miles east of Brookville and 1.5 miles south of State Road 252 on Whitcomb Road South. Picture 2 shows a group of Girl Scouts who cleaned up the cemetery some years ago. PHOTOS BY CEMETERY COMMISSION.
RESTORED 2005
Holy Family --- 1861 Burial Listing Ray S4-T10N-R2E
39.3436N,
85.2042W		 Located in Oldenburg. The Sisters of St. Francis cemetery, listed as Oldenburg Catholic, is beside this cemetery but separated by a fence. PHOTOS BY CEMETERY COMMISSION.
Excellent
Holy Guardian Angel Cedar Grove Catholic Unknown Burial Listing Highland S13-T8N-R2W
39.3586N,
84.9378W		 Located in Cedar Grove. PHOTO #3 BY DON DUNAWAY.

Unknown
Hopewell --- 1830 Burial Listing Rush Co, IN S20-T12N-R11E
39.4742,
85.3176W		 On Rush Co Rd 700E, South of St Rd 244, approx 1 mi West of Andersonville Unknown
Hughes Farm --- Unknown Notes Fairfield S32 South of Causeway Rd off Saltwell Rd, 1.3 miles South of the end of the road.   Poor
Huntersville St John 1836 Burial Listing Ray S19-T10N-R12E Located on north side of the extension of Columbus Avenue just west of Batesville.   Unknown
Indian Creek Burial Ground --- 1812 Burial Listing Butler Co OH 39.4647N
84.7849W		 Located just across the Indiana-Ohio State Line in Butler County, Ohio. The Indian Creek church was a daughter church of the Little Cedar Grove Baptist Church. One of the latter's ministers, Rev. William Tyner rode cross county from here to there. The church was built c. 1830. The cemetery dates from 1812 and was the first burial ground in Butler County. It is maintained by the Butler County Park Board, and repairs were made to the stones in 2005. PHOTO BY CEMETERY COMMISSION.

Good
Infirmary Poor Farm 1815 Burial Listing Brookville S32-T9N-R2W
39.4056N,
85.0125W		 Located off Blue Creek Rd, opposite the Franklin County Park. The tombstones shown behind the sign in the picture are actually in the Stringer Family Cemetery, and the Infirmary Cemetery is the field in front. There are no markers in the field. We do not know the location of any graves but our research indicates sixty or more inmates were buried in the Infirmary Cemetery. The ground was farmed at one time. PHOTOS BY CEMETERY COMMISSION.

RESTORED 2010
James --- 1809 Burial Listing Springfield S29-T9N-R1W
39.4183N,
84.9075W		 West side of Big Cedar Road North, north of State Road 252. PHOTOS BY CEMETERY COMMISSION.

RESTORED 2009
Jenks --- 1841 Burial Listing Laurel S21-T12N-R12E
39.4828N,
85.1889W		 East of Dam Road south of Laurel on the John Steele Property. Photo 2 shows how a tree can envelop a stone. PHOTOS BY CEMETERY COMMISSION.
RESTORED 2007
Jim Run Road --- Before 1850 Notes Blooming Grove --- Upper Jim Run Road, 4 mi west of Blooming Grove   Poor
John Allen --- Unknown Notes Blooming Grove --- Cemetery has not been located.   Unknown
John Moore --- 1943 Burial Listing Butler 39.2312N
85.0449W		 Cemetery is located at 16096 Wolf Creek Road.   Unknown
Johnson --- 1839 Burial Listing Laurel S3-T12N-R12E
39.5167N,
85.1678W		 Ott Road. Cemetery Commission member Ed Baker is shown on the left, volunteer Wayne Monroe on the right. PHOTO BY CEMETERY COMMISSION. RESTORED 2004
Jones-Gloshen Jones-Clawson,
John Alley
Frank White		 1830 Burial Listing Butler S21-T11N-R13E
39.3839N,
85.0800W		 2.5 miles west of Oak Forest on Pump House Road. PHOTO BY CEMETERY COMMISSION. RESTORED 2007
Jones-Lanning Wolf Creek 1844 Burial Listing Butler --- .3 miles east of Oak Forest junction of St Mary's and Wolf Creek Roads. PHOTO BY CEMETERY COMMISSION. Very Good
Klemme's Corner St Peter UCC, Gobel's Creek, Blue Creek 1845 Burial Listing Highland S17-T8N-R2W
39.3547N,
85.0039W
39.3574N,
85.0067W		 Old cemetery on Highland Center Road, new cemetery on Bossert Road just west of Klemme's Corner. PHOTOS 2 & 3 BY CEMETERY COMMISSION.

Excellent
Klemme's Corner Trinity Lutheran 1849 Burial Listing Highland S16-T8N-R2W
39.3508N,
85.0033W		 On east side of Highland Center Road at intersection of James Road south of Klemme's Corner. PHOTO 2 BY CEMETERY COMMISSION.
Excellent
LaRowe LaRue 1835 Burial Listing Whitewater S11-T8N-R1W
39.3761N,
84.8383W		 PHOTOS BY CEMETERY COMMISSION.
RESTORED 2009
Laurel Old Catholic St Raphael 1876 Burial Listing Laurel S9-T12N-R12E
39.5047N,
85.1872W		 Located between Kokomo Hill Road and Commerce Street at the west edge of Laurel.   Unknown
Laurel North --- 1836 Burial Listing Laurel S3-T12N-R112E
39.5208N,
85.1778W		 1 mile northeast of Laurel on State Road 121 Excellent
Laurel Township Adjacent to Conwell Cem 1832 Burial Listing Laurel S9/10-T12N-R12E
39.5053N,
85.1853W		 Located on State Road 121 at the top of the hill on the northside of the town of Laurel. Fair
Liberty Church --- 1855 Burial Listing Brookville --- Not located   Unknown
Lipscomb-Baker --- 1846 Burial Listing Salt Creek S11-T11N-R12E
39.4228N,
85.1686W		 On St Rd 229. PHOTO BY CEMETERY COMMISSION. RESTORED 2007
Little Cedar Grove Baptist --- 1810 Burial Listing Brookville S3-T8N-R2W
39.3872N,
84.9817W		 One stone is in church. Cemetery has a number of unmarked graves. Unknown
Little Cedar Public --- 1821 Burial Listing Brookville S4-T8N-R2W
39.3900N,
84.9853W		 West of Little Cedar Baptist Church on State Road 52, cross Little Cedar Creek, west end of north field and up a steep hill over private land. PHOTOS BY CEMETERY COMMISSION.

RESTORED 2006
Little Children Little Children's Home 1974 Burial Listing Blooming Grove S6-T12N-R13E
39.5139N,
85.1211W		 PHOTO BY CEMETERY COMMISSION. Unknown
Lockwood --- Abt 1838 Burial Listing Posey --- PHOTO BY CEMETERY COMMISSION. Exact location not known
Longnecker --- 1840 Burial Listing Metamora S5-T11N-R13E
39.4386N,
85.1086W		 Between Silver Creek Rd and the south side of the Whitewater River near Metamora. PHOTO 2 BY ED BAKER.
Read more about this cemetery before it was restored at Longnecker Notes
RESTORED 2008
Maple Grove --- 1882 Burial Listing Brookville S19/30-T9N-R2W
39.4217N,
85.0219W		 On St Mary's Road just west of Brookville. PHOTOS BY CEMETERY COMMISSION. Photo 4 is of the Veterans' Circle in the old section, and Photo 5 is the Veterans' Circle in the new section.



Excellent
Marlin --- 1850 Burial Listing Salt Creek S20-T11N-R12E
39.3947N,
85.2083W		 East of Beacon road on Harvey's Branch Road..east side of roadway. PHOTO BY CEMETERY COMMISSION. RESTORED 2004
Martin --- 1819 Burial Listing Brookville S11-T11N-R13E
39.4189N,
85.0478W		 Located 2 miles west of Brookville on River Road. Access is via Levee Road. PHOTOS BY CEMETERY COMMISSION.

RESTORED 2014
McKendrie McKenzie 1840 Burial Listing Metamora S29-T12N-R13E
39.4664N,
85.0925W		 The correct name of this cemetery is McKendrie, not McKendric as shown on the county map. A portion of cemetery is in Brookville Township. Located south of McGuire Ridge Road. PHOTO 2 BY CEMETERY COMMISSION.
RESTORED 2009
Merritt --- 1879 Burial Listing Brookville S12-T8N-R3W
39.3725N,
85.0414W		 Located on westside of Blue Creek Road, north of Cane Mill Road. PHOTO 2 BY CEMETERY COMMISSION.
RESTORED 2005
Metamora Duck Creek 1845 Burial Listing Metamora S36-T12N-R12E
39.4517N,
85.1389W		 Located on eastside of Duck Creek Road. PHOTOS 2 & 3 BY CEMETERY COMMISSION and are of the old section of the cemetery.

RESTORED 2012
Metamora Township ---   Burial Listing Metamora S1-T11N-R12E ---   Unknown
Methodist Zion Methodist 1872 Burial Listing Whitewater S16-T8N-R1W
39.3539N,
84.8839W		 Intersection of English Hill and Mueller Road, south of English, west of Mueller. PHOTO BY CEMETERY COMMISSION. RESTORED BY WHITEWATER TWP TRUSTEE IN 2009
Meyncke Hill Meyncke 1862 Burial Listing Brookville S5-T8N-R2W
39.3881N,
85.0014W		 PHOTO BY CEMETERY COMMISSION. Poor
Miller --- 1850 Burial Listing Whitewater S17-T8N-R1W
39.3525N,
84.0994W		 3240 Haining Rd, New Trenton. PHOTO BY CEMETERY COMMISSION. Poor
Mixerville Gray Private 1823 Burial Listing Bath S36-T10N-R1W
39.4908N,
84.8172W		 1 mile south and 2.5 miles east of Bath and northeast of Mixerville, southside of Brookville Road in pasture. RESTORED 2004 by Bruce Coleman Family
Mountain Assembly of God --- 1950 Burial Listing Metamora --- On St Rd 229 atop Haytown Hill Rd.   Unknown
Mt Carmel --- 1827 Burial Listing Springfield S33-T9N-R1W
39.4067N,
84.8872W		 West of Mt Carmel on south side of State Road 252. Excellent
Mt Carmel Presbyterian Presbyterian at Mt Carmel 1828 Burial Listing Springfield S28-T9N-R1W
39.4083N,
84.8747W		 On northside of State Road 252 in Mt Carmel. PHOTOS BY CEMETERY COMMISSION.


Poor
Murray --- 1836 Burial Listing Metamora S26-T12N-R12E
39.4653N,
85.1569W		 PHOTO BY CEMETERY COMMISSION. Good
New Trenton Possum Hollow? 1817 Burial Listing Whitewater S32-T8N-R1W
39.3142N,
84.9025W		 North of New Trenton on east side of US 52. PHOTO 2 BY CEMETERY COMMISSION.
RESTORED BY ROY HALL, WHITEWATER TWP TRUSTEE, IN 2005
Oak Forest Catholic St Cecelia 1873 Burial Listing Butler S21-T11N-R13E
39.3858N,
85.0842W		 On east side of St Mary's Road at Oak Forest. Unknown
Old Brick --- 1848 Burial Listing Posey S11-T12N-R11E
39.4997N,
85.2789W		 East side of Scott Road, north of US 52 northeast of Andersonville. PHOTO BY DON DUNAWAY. RESTORED 2007
Old Chapel Walker Chapel, Union Chapel 1818 Burial Listing Butler Co, OH 39.4578N
84.8068W		 Reily Township, Butler Co, OH Unknown
Old Franklin --- 1810 Burial Listing Fairfield S26-T10N-R2W
39.5061N,
84.9492W		 Located on South Franklin Church Road near Fairfield Causeway Road on the west side of the roadway. PHOTO BY DON DUNAWAY. Good
Old Johnson Fork Baptist Baptist 1815 Burial Listing Whitewater S26-T8N-R1W
39.3272N,
84.8389W		 1 mile south of Drewersburg, on the corner of Drewersburg Road and Carolina Trace Road. Excellent
Oldenburg Catholic Sisters of St Francis 1867 Burial Listing Ray S4-T10N-R2E
39.3436N,
84.9378W		 In Oldenburg, adjacent to Holy Family Cemetery Excellent
Osborn-Harvey St Mary's Public 1848 Burial Listing Butler S5-T10N-R13E
39.3486N,
85.1092W		 On west side of St Mary's Road across from St Mary's Catholic Cemetery. PHOTOS BY CEMETERY COMMISSION.
Good
Ottwell Ottwell Chapel, Otwell 1830 Burial Listing Whitewater S25-T8N-R1W
39.3236N,
84.8278W		 West side of Carolina Trace Road, South of the junction with Cox Road. PHOTOS BY MERLE & RUTH SCHLEMMER

RESTORED 1999 by Merle & Ruth Cox Schlemmer
and later by WHITEWATER TWP TRUSTEE
Peppertown German Lutheran St Nicholas 1860 Burial Listing Salt Creek S15-T11N-R12E
39.4025N,
85.1783W		 On northside of Beacon Road just west of Peppertown. PHOTOS BY CEMETERY COMMISSION.

RESTORED BY PEPPERTOWN CEMETERY ASSN IN 2012
Peppertown Public --- 1850 Burial Listing Salt Creek S15-T11N-R12E
39.4017N,
85.1786W		 On southside of Beacon Road west of Peppertown.   Unknown
Pettigrew --- 1838 Burial Listing Blooming Grove S11-T12N-R13E
39.5022N,
85.0503W		 One mile east of Blooming Grove, south of Fairfield Causeway Road. PHOTOS BY CEMETERY COMMISSION.


RESTORED 2007 by Daniel Wyatt as an Eagle Scout Project
Poor Farm Infirmary 1815 Burial Listing Brookville S32-T9N-R2W
39.4056N,
85.0125W		 Located off Blue Creek Rd, opposite the Franklin County Park. The tombstones shown behind the sign in the picture are actually in the Stringer Family Cemetery, and the Infirmary Cemetery is the field in front. There are no markers in the field. We do not know the location of any graves but our research indicates sixty or more inmates were buried in the Infirmary Cemetery. The ground was farmed at one time. PHOTOS BY CEMETERY COMMISSION.

RESTORED 2010
Posey Twp (abandoned) ---   Burial Listing Posey --- ---   Poor
Possum Hollow? New Trenton 1817 Burial Listing Whitewater S32-T8N-R1W
39.3142N,
84.9025W		 North of New Trenton on east side of US 52. PHOTO 2 BY CEMETERY COMMISSION.
RESTORED BY ROY HALL, WHITEWATER TWP TRUSTEE, IN 2005
Presbyterian at Mt Carmel Mt Carmel Presbyterian 1828 Burial Listing Springfield S28-T9N-R1W
39.4083N,
84.8747W		 On northside of State Road 252 in Mt Carmel. PHOTOS BY CEMETERY COMMISSION.


Poor
Providence Providence Methodist 1845 Burial Listing Butler S14-T10N-R12E
39.3192N,
85.1526W		 West of Lovers Lane Road near Oldenburg. PHOTO BY CEMETERY COMMISSION. RESTORED 2012
Pruet --- 1856 Burial Listing Posey --- Photos by Karen Pruet


Unknown
Quick Quick-Shank, Quick Burial Grounds 1848 Burial Listing Brookville S2-T8N-R2W
39.3828N,
84.9614W		 Located 1000 feet south of Sharp's Hill Road on the Raines Property. PHOTOS BY CEMETERY COMMISSION.

RESTORED 2007
Reid --- 1817 Burial Listing Metamora --- At the west end of the town of Metamora, south of US 52 and west of Duck Creek Rd. PHOTO BY CEMETERY COMMISSION. Good
Riker Family --- 1846 Burial Listing Brookville S33-T12N-R13E On east side of Goose Creek Road .6 mile from its junction with State Road 52. Access is difficult. PHOTOS BY CEMETERY COMMISSION.

RESTORED 2006
Robeson --- 1855 Burial Listing Brookville S7-T8N-R2W
39.3694N,
85.0386W		 3 miles Southwest of Brookville on the North side of Blue Creek Road. PHOTO #1 BY CEMETERY COMMISSION. PHOTO #2 BY DON DUNAWAY AFTER HE, ED BAKER AND WAYNE MONROE CLEARED IT ON A VOLUNTEER BASIS. (This cemetery was established after 1850 and cannot be restored with county funds.)
Fair
Rudicel --- 1850 Burial Listing Whitewater S20-T8N-R1W
39.3376N,
84.8829W		 1 mile South of Elkhorn Road, 200 ft East of Seeley Road. All stones have been removed. PHOTO BY CEMETERY COMMISSION; RESTORED 2012


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