Located 1 mile Southeast of Metamora, between Silver Creek Road and the Whitewater River. (Take Pipe Creek Road South to Silver Creek Road.) It is on private property, and there is no public access. There are approximately 42 stones visible. The cemetery was restored by the Cemetery Commission in 2008.

For photos and narrative of Longnecker Cemetery before restoration, Click HERE


NameBirth Date/AgeDeath DateNotes
Henry W Alley 25yrs Jun 13, 1866 s/o Samuel & Margaret
James S Alley 25yrs Jun 18, 1859 s/o Samuel & Margaret
Alpha Alley 1yr 3mos 20days Oct 30, 1868 d/o R__& M.I. Alley
Nancy A Alley 27yrs 3mos 23 days Aug 7, 1859 d/o Samuel & Margaret
Samuel Alley Nov 13, 1801 Jan 24, 1891  
Margaret Alley Sept 4, 1809 March 9, 1883 w/o Samuel
Wiley F Alley Jan 9, 1845 Jan 8 1867 s/o J.W. & Emma Alley
Maggie A Alyea Jan 9, 1845 Jan 8, 1862 w/o Wm L Alyea
Emily P Brallon 22yrs Nov 18, 1839  
George Clark 19yrs 5mos 21days May 5, 1848 s/o M & M Clark
Mahlon P Clark 17yrs 7mos 4days Aug 1, 1848 s/o M & M Clark
Sarah A Cooley 26yrs 10mos 26days April 4, 1851 w/o William H Cooley
Sarah Ann Cooley   Mar 5, 1857 w/o Isaac Cooley
Manfort Cooley 4yrs Mar 20, 1857 s/o Isaac & Sarah
Joseph Cooley 5yrs Mar 28, 1857 s/o Isaac & Sarah
Chesterfield Gant 31yrs 3mos 8days Sept 28, 1892  
George Gant June 1, 1808 Jan 4, 1892  
William B Gant   Mar 2, 1888  
William Gant Jan 15, 1834 Feb 18, 1894  
Emily George Gant Jan 1, 1832 Nov 14, 1876 w/o William Gant
Eliza Gant March 8, 1809 March 11, 1869 w/o George
James Gant 18yrs 4mos Sept 1, 1849  
Lydia Gant Aug 13, 1833 Feb. 28, 1864 w/o Willam
Maggie Ora Gant Mar 9, 1879 May 20, 1898 no stone
Charline Hammond Apr 13, 1845 Jan 18, 1876 w/o A A Hammond, d/o S & M Mathews
Rhoda Holland   1862 w/o George W Holland
Hannah Jones 22yrs 4mos 8days April 2, 1843 w/o Calvin Jones
Sereramis Jones 30yrs 6mos 15days April 12, 1841 w/o Calvin Jones
Isabel Lewis 1797 1874 no stone
Jno Lewis     Sgt Co I, 123rd Ind Inf Civil War
Samuel Lewis     Co F, 13th Ind Inf Civil War
Catherine Mathews July 24, 1826 Dec 27, 1885  
Cora Mathews 1month 30days July 12, 1865 d/o __&__Mathews
Elizabeth A Mathews 1yr 10mos Jun 26, 1862 d/o Samuel & Catherine
Ella Mathews Nov 8, 1863 Sept 5, 1884 d/o Samuel & Catherine
Phebe Mathews 3yrs 6mos Jul 6, 1860 d/o Samuel & Catherine
Samuel Mathews 64yrs 6mos Jan 20, 1885  
Jane McClure 18yrs 6mos 3days Oct 3, 1828  
David McClure 20yrs 3mos 2days Aug 3, 1885  
Phebe McClure 57yrs 8mos 13days Aug 23, 1839  
William McClure 62yrs 8mos 3days Dec 30, 1840  
Francis McKeon July 26, 1816 Dec 3, 1877  
John J Newman   June 11, 1864  
Lucinda Pond   Sep 12, 1859  
David Readmore 1844 1891  
Rebecca Readmore 1851 1890  
Benjamin W Remy Dec 16, 1836 Oct 5, 1838  
Rebecca Remy Aug 25, 1839 Aug 30, 1844 d/o John & Nancy
Edward White Jan 23, 1884 Jan 22, 1885 s/o F & K M White
Nancy 1yr 10mos 10days Jan 21, 1862 no last name
Phebe 3mos 25days July 6 1863 no last name
Ann 5yrs 5days Aug 30, 1847M d/o ____ & Nancy

22 Field stones appearing to be headstones



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Cemetery at a Glance
 
Name:Longnecker
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Township:Metamora
Location:S5, T11N, R13E
GPS Coord:39.4386N, 85.1086W
Size:165 ft x 65 ft
Access:No public access
Established:1840 - Pioneer Cem
Stones:42 visible
Status:Inactive
Condition:Restored 2008
Veterans:Yes - Civil War