History of the Madison County Townships:


(These links below will take you to a separate website outside of the IN GenWeb network)


Adams
Anderson
Boone
Duck Creek
Fall Creek
Green
Jackson
Lafayette
Monroe
Pipe Creek
Richland
Stony Creek
Union
Van Buren


Madison County, IN

Cemetery Information by Townships:

Many of these links will refer you to the pages of the Madison County Cemetery Commission website that has lots of fantastic information.

The purpose of the Madison County Cemetery Commission is to restore and preserve the early cemeteries in our Indiana county. First formed in 1973, Madison County's sesquicentennial, the MCCC was established by the Madison County Board of Commissioners in response to public concern and the passing of state laws protecting the cemeteries of pioneers and early settlers. As in the past, today's Board of County Commissioners continues to recognize the need to maintain and protect this important part of our local heritage.

Click on the Township name to go to the Township Page or click on the cemtery name to go to the MCCC page about this cemetery. Other links of information for each cemetery are available on the Township page.

 

ADAMS TOWNSHIP [Markleville, Emporia, Ovid]:

Pioneer Cemeteries:

Capp-Tucker, Collier-Colliers, Evans, Fleming-Kisling-Old Keesling, Gilmore, J. Pendleton (Family Plot), McAllister-Walker, Ovid-Lutheran-Mt. Zion, Pee Wee-Prince of Peace, Star-Fesler (Destroyed), and Williams (Destroyed)

 

ANDERSON TOWNSHIP [Anderson, Edgewood]:

Pioneer Cemeteries:

Abbott (no Markers), Bucco-Bocco-Booco,City Cemetery-Bolivar (Destroyed- graves re-interred at West Maplewood), Harmeson, Hartley (Destroyed), Marcus Clark (No Burials), Moss-Moss Island, Pleasant Walk, St. Mary's, Summit View, Tharpe (Destroyed-graves re-interred at West Maplewood), Van Devender (destroyed), Waggy (now part of Pleasant Walk), West Maplewood, and Whetstone,

Other Cemeteries:

Maplewood Cemetery Also known as: "Bolivar Cemetery", "East Maplewood Cemetery", "Old Maplewood Cemetery", "Thorpe Cemetery", "West Maplewood Cemetery", "West Point Cemetery". Gardens at Willowcrest Park Also known as: "Robert Loose Memorial Gardens Columbarium", "Willowcrest Park Memorial Gardens",

BOONE TOWNSHIP [Rigdon]:

Pioneer Cemeteries:

Carver-Lilly-Lilly Creek, Dickey (Destroyed -some markers), Forrestville, and Rigdon-Knox Chapel-Independence,

 

DUCK CREEK TOWNSHIP [Rigdon]:

Pioneer Cemeteries:

Leisure (Destroyed), Waymire-Cochran, and Unknown Cemetery

 

FALL CREEK TOWNSHIP [Pendleton, Huntsville]:

Pioneer Cemeteries:

Bunker-Davis, Busby, Cox or Jackson, Crosley, Friends (New) and Friends (Old)-Spring Valley, Grove Lawn-Old Falls-Pendleton, Hardy or Culp-Somerville, Huntsville - Williams, Mendon (Old and New)-Mingle, T.M. Pendleton (Family Plot)-graves re-interred at Grovelawn, and Seybert.

Other Cemeteries:

Anderson Memorial Park,

 

GREEN TOWNSHIP [Ingalls, Alfont]:

Pioneer Cemeteries:

Alfont or Bolander (Destroyed), Anderson (Family), Beech Grove, Cottrell (Destroyed), Doty-Emment, Fausset, Hiday (Destroyed), Jones, Kinnaman (Destroyed), Mt. Carmel, Nicholson, Pleasant Valley, and Smithers

Other Cemeteries:

Fort, Gravel Lawn Cemetery,

JACKSON TOWNSHIP [Perkinsville]:

Pioneer Cemeteries:

Cather, Cunningham, Hamilton-Epperly-Moore, Neese, Perkinsville (Old & New), Robinette (Family), Rodgers or Richwine (destroyed)

 

LAFAYETTE TOWNSHIP [Frankton, Florida Station]:

Pioneer Cemeteries:

Indian Graveyard, K. of P. and I.O.O.F., Keller, Melson-Highmiller/Hymiller, Ooten, and Gooding/Salem School (Destroyed)

MONROE TOWNSHIP [Alexandria, Orestes, Gilman]:

Pioneer Cemeteries:

Alexandria Graveyard (Destroyed), Beal or Lilly Creek, Cassell, Chaplin-Alexandria, Donahoo-Mahoney-Foland-Burton, Hollowell or Fuller, I.O.O.F (Oddfellows), Mt. Pisgah-Pisgah-Kenyon, Norris (Destroyed), Pickard (Pickens), Starr-Deadman or Mt. Tabor, Walker-Lee, Weddington or Gray's

Other Cemeteries:

Park View Cemetery

PIPECREEK TOWNSHIP [Elwood, Frankton]:

Pioneer Cemeteries:

Brown or Stoker, Carr-Duck Creek-(Frazier or Ray or Roys), Frazier (Destroyed), French, Howard-Reason-Manis, Prewitt, Shell, Sigler (also called Pulper), and Welbourn or Welborn

Other Cemeteries:

Elwood Cemetery Also known as: "Elwood City Cemetery",Sunset Memorial Park,Saint Joseph Cemetery Also known as: "Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery", "Saint Josephs Cemetery",

RICHLAND TOWNSHIP [Moonsville]:

Pioneer Cemeteries:

Broadbent-Hartwell-Hill Farm-Hartman, Curtis, Funk-Smith, Hartwell, Holson, Jones-Heagy-Weems, Moonsville, Nelson and Richland Twp. Cemetery Assn. (2 parts), Peniston or Croan (Destroyed), Unknown Cemetery, Wesley Chapel or Forest Chapel

 

STONY CREEK TOWNSHIP [Lapel, Fishersburg]: