There are two known Critchfield Cemeteries in Greenfield Township, Orange
County, Indiana. All persons known to be buried in the two are included
in the Critchfield Cemetery on-line listing. The oldest cemetery is in
Section 24, T1S R1W and is located on the farm which was owned for many
years by John William Condra whose wife, Oma Noblitt, is a descendant of
Amos Critchfield Sr. This land was entered by James Critchfield in 1818.
There are perhaps a dozen graves in the little burial plot, only 2 having
inscriptions: Amos Critchfield Sr., who was the father of Amos Critchfield
Jr. listed in the second cemetery and Mary Stone who was the granddaughter
of Amos Sr. Her parents, William and Amelia Stone, are buried at Providence
Cemetery. This is located about 1/4 mile south of SR37 on the ProvidenceChurch
road(12 mile south of Paoli) on the farm now owned by Charles and Georgia
Condra Ferree.
The second cemetery is located in Section 26, T1-S, R1-W. It is abandoned
and the location is unknown by this writer. Critchfield families were among
the early settlers in the township. Amos Critchfield entered land in the
southwest of this section in 1854. In 1830, he taught school in Providence
log meeting house. His wife was Susanna Real. The little cemetery is on
their farm. Some of the markers have fallen. Besides six marble stones
with inscriptions, there are a few sand stone markers, evidently graves
of children. The inscriptions were copied by James L. Noblitt.
The following is a transcript of
data recorded by the Lost River Chapter of the DAR in the 1940's and remains
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