This page contains name, location, and additional information on all known cemeteries in Allen County, Indiana.

The Allen County Genealogical Society has a name only index to all county cemeteries. You may still want to check the Allen County Lookup page for a volunteer willing to do lookups from the cemetery books published by the Society. Cemetery books are also for sale from the Allen County Genealogical Society of Indiana.

ADAMS FAMILY CEMETERY

In August 1981, at an excavation site on the Parrott Road, about two miles west of New Haven, workers excavating for a sewer project, found a graveyard that had not been used for more than 100 years. An early Allen County history book referred to the graveyard as the Adams Cemetery. It was in a deed dated Oct. 1, 1852. Records indicate the first burial occurred in 1825, the daughter of Squire Jesse Adams on the Adams farm. In 1875, some of the graves were exhumed and re-entombed in the IOOF Cemetery on the Hartzell Road.

ADAMS TOWNSHIP CEMETERY

Located near the railroad tracks, west of Estella Ave., south of Old Maumee Road. Burial date September 10, 1861. Abandoned.

CATHOLIC CEMETERY

Located at 3500 Lake Ave. Fort Wayne, IN. Years ago, the original Catholic Cemetery was on Cathedral Square. There arose a need for a larger cemetery. The next cemetery was located on Swinney Ave. After only 29 years the need arose for another larger location. In 1872, Bishop Dwenger purchased 120 acres, one mile outside the city limits of Fort Wayne. The bodies have been removed from the other twp cemeteries into the present location. The cemetery was then opened for interments in 1873.

CONCORDIA LUTHERAN CEMETERY - NEW

Located at 5372 Lake Ave. Earliest date April 1, 1960. In use. Records available at the cemetery office.

CONCORDIA LUTHERAN CEMETERY - OLD

Located at 1146 Grant Ave. Started by St. Pauls Lutheran Congregation. Earliest date 1834, possibly moved from another location, when this cemetery opened up for interments in 1850. In use. Records available at the cemetery office at 5372 Lake Ave.

CONNORS FAMILY CEMETERY

Located on the side of Lake Ave. near the intersection of North River Road. No longer exists, no records.

GERMAN EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN, OHIO SYNOD CEMETERY

Located on the northwest corner of Hartzell and Paulding Roads. Earliest date June 30, 1866. No longer exists, no records.

INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS (IOOF) CEMETERY

Located on the Hartzell Road, south of U.S. 30, on the west side of New Haven. Public. Earliest date July 8, 1834. Many of its present occupants were removed from the older cemeteries of the township. In use.

KOEHLINGER FAMILY CEMETERY

Located on the southeast corner of U.S. 30 and Green Road. No longer exists.

MARTINI LUTHERAN CEMETERY

Located on the south side of Moeller Road, near the intersection of Meyer Road. Early German settlers. Established 1853. In use.

ST. JOHN'S CATHOLIC CEMETERY

Located on the north side of U.S. 24, east of New Haven, near the city limits. Early French and some German settlers. In use.

TILBURY FAMILY CEMETERY

Located on the south side of Lake Ave., just east of Reed Road intersection. Earliest date 1852. No records.

TRIER FAMILY CEMETERY

Located on the east side of Hessen Cassel Road, between Hoevel Road and Paulding Road. Earliest date April 24, 1842. No longer exists, no records.

TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CEMETERY

Located south of Tillman Road, on the east side of Old Decatur Road. Earliest date January 4, 1864. Early German settlers. In use.

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EEL RIVER CEMETERY

Located on the northeast corner of Carroll and Madden Roads, near U.S. 33. Earliest date 1840. In use. Early records destroyed.

FAIRVIEW CEMETERY

Located on the south side of Shoaff Road, .8 mile west of old State Road 3, west of Huntertown. Earliest date August 7, 1847. In use. Also known as Warcup Cemetery.

JOHNSTON (JONSTON) CEMETERY

See Watterson Cemetery

RIVERVIEW CEMETERY

Located on the northwest corner of Carroll and Madden Roads, near U.S. 33. Earliest date 1910. In use.

WATTERSON CEMETERY

Located on the northwest corner of Taylor and Aetna Roads. Methodist. Earliest date 1835. Records no longer exist. Also known as Johnston Cemetery and Wesley Chapel Cemetery.

WESLEY CHAPEL CEMETERY

See Watterson Cemetery

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DOYLE CEMETERY

Located on the north side of U.S. 30, east of the Doyle Road. No longer exists and records have disappeared.

EMMANUEL LUTHERAN CEMETERY

Located on the north side of Edgerton Road, between Linden and Doyle Roads. In use. Earliest date 1853-1855

MAPLES CEMETERY

Located in middle of field, south of Maples, on east side of Franke Road. Earliest date September 11, 1861. Some removed to Wiltsy Cemetery, Antwerp, Ohio. Records no longer exist. Abandoned.

SAINT LOUIS BESANCON ROMAN CATHOLIC CEMETERY - NEW

Located on old U.S. 30, near the Berthaud Road, about ¼ mile west of the church. Earliest date approximately 1930. In use.

SAINT LOUIS BESANCON ROMAN CATHOLIC CEMETERY - OLD

Located on old U.S. 30, near the Berthaud Road, adjacent to the church. The church has been extended over part of the cemetery. Early French and German settlers. Also known as "New France".

WHITNEY FAMILY BURIAL

Located on the south side of Edgerton Road, between Linden and Doyle Roads. Earliest date 1838. Records destroyed by fire.

(Name Unknown) CEMETERY

Located near Snyder and Paulding Roads. Early settlers. This cemetery was described in a farm deed. No longer exists. No markers remain.

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ALBRIGHT CEMETERY

Located at the intersection of Winters, Coverdale and Indianapolis Roads, at Nine Mile. German Evangelical Church members were sometimes called German Methodists or Albrights. The persons in this cemetery more than likely belonged to this sect. Earliest date 1855. Not in use.

BRANSTRATOR FAMILY CEMETERY

This cemetery sometimes appears on this township map, even though it belongs to Aboite Township.

FOGWELL CEMETERY

Located on the west side of Coverdale Road, .4 mile north of Ferguson Road. Earliest date March 21, 1847. Not in use.

INDIAN BURIAL GROUND

Located on the north side of Lower Huntington Road, just east of the intersection of Lafayette Center Road. No markers.

KELSEY FAMILY CEMETERY

Located on the Aboite Road, between Hamilton and Yoder Roads. Cannot be seen from the road, stones are found on the east side of the road, back in woods, before you cross the creek. Earliest date 1847. Not in use.

ROLLER CEMETERY

Located in Nine Mile, on the north side of Winters Road, .1 mile west of the Indianapolis Road. Earliest date 1868. Not in use. Also known as Voltz Cemetery.

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ARCOLA ROMAN CATHOLIC CEMETERY

See Saint Patrick Roman Catholic Cemetery

HADLEY CEMETERY

Located on the south side of the Yellow River Road, .5 mile from the junction of Bass and Yellow River Roads. Earliest date April 12, 1833. Not in use. Possibly two cemeteries together, (One cemetery might have been associated with the Baptist Church across the road).

LAKE CHAPEL CEMETERY

Located on the west side of the Butt Road, behind the church 1.5 miles north of the Leesburg Road. Not in use. This cemetery was vandalized some years ago. It includes a large flat marker with individual plaques of name and dates, replacing the identifiable stones destroyed. The earliest date on this marker is 1816.

SAINT PATRICK ROMAN CATHOLIC CEMETERY

Located on the north side of the Bass Road, between Scott and Eme Roads. Earliest date 1854. In use. Also know as Arcola Roman Catholic Cemetery.

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FRY GERMAN LUTHERAN CEMETERY

See Saint John's Lutheran Cemetery, Flat Rock

GERMAN LUTHERAN CEMETERY

See Saint John's Lutheran Cemetery, Flat Rock

MARQUARDT LUTHERAN CEMETERY

Located on the southwest corner of Huffman and Grotrian Roads. Earliest date January 26, 1882. No longer used, except in rare cases, but is well maintained.

MASSILLION EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CEMETERY

Located on the Barkley Road, between Massillon and Clayton Roads. Earliest date January 13, 1856. Is maintained. Some of the markers are flat on the ground, some are missing, and many are difficult to read. No recent burials. The congregation disbanded in 1925 with members going to Marquardt, Saint Mark, Saint John and elsewhere.

PLEASANT VALLEY CEMETERY

Located on the north side of Adair Road, between Emenhiser and Houck Roads. Baptist. Earliest date February 20, 1863. Abandoned.

SAINT JOHN'S LUTHERAN FLAT ROCK CEMETERY

Located on the Franke Road, between Flat Rock and Figel Roads. Earliest date 1852. Well maintained and in use. Also known as Fry German Lutheran Cemetery and German Lutheran Cemetery.

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ANTIOCH LUTHERAN CEMETERY

Located on the Hoagland Road, between Brunson and Minnick Roads, or ½ mile west of Hoagland. Earliest date September 21 1852. In use.

BETHEL BAPTIST CEMETERY

Located on the Winchester Road, approximately ½ mile north of the Marion Center Road. Earliest date November 6, 1836. Not in use.

COLEMAN FAMILY CEMETERY

Located on the west side of Marion Center Road, ½ mile north of the Thompson Road. Earliest date 1852.

EMMANUEL LUTHERAN CEMETERY

Located at 9909 Wayne Trace at Emmanuel Road. Earliest date 1863. In use. Church and cemetery. Also know as Soest Emmanuel Cemetery.

HALL CEMETERY

Located on the Emmanuel Road ¼ mile north of the Hoagland Road. Plowed field on the Oscar Werling farm. Stones missing. No longer exists.

HESSEN CASSEL ROMAN CATHOLIC CEMETERY

See Saint Joseph Roman Catholic Cemetery

HITZEMAN LUTHERAN SETTLEMENT

Located at the Minnick Road, just north of the Adams County line. (Fore-runner of Saint John's of Adams County). Burials were removed to Saint John, Bingen. Adams Co.

HOLT FAMILY CEMETERY

See Antioch Lutheran Cemetery

MORTON FAMILY CEMETERY

Located along the east bank of the Saint Mary River, off the Marion Center Road. Earliest date April 1826.

POE CEMETERY

Located on the east side of Winchester Road, on the south edge of Poe. Earliest date May 13, 1836. In use. Also known as Williamsport Cemetery.

SAINT JOHN'S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CEMETERY

Located on the south side of Wayne Trace, ½ mile west of Soest Emmanuel. Earliest date 1833. Not in use.

SAINT JOSEPH ROMAN CATHOLIC CEMETERY

Located on old U.S. 27 south, between Thompson and Benzinger Roads, near Bostick. Earliest date 1848. In use. Also known as Hessen Cassel Roman Catholic Cemetery.

SAINT PAUL EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CEMETERY

Located on the south side of Thompson Road, between Trentman and Marion Center Roads, about 500' off the road. Earliest date 1844. Abandoned.

SOEST EMMANUEL LUTHERAN CEMETERY

See Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery

THOMPSON FAMILY CEMETERY

Located on the north side of Thompson Road, ¼ mile east of U.S. 27, about 500' off the road. Earliest date 1834. Not in use.

WILLIAMSPORT CEMETERY

See Poe Cemetery

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CHRIST LUTHERAN CEMETERY

Located on State Road 101 (Fahising Road), .7 mile north of Main Street in Woodburn, where the church is located. Earliest date on stone, 1905. In use. Also known as Woodburn German Lutheran Cemetery.

DIEHL CEMETERY

Located east of the golf course, on the south side of River Road, just west of the Ohio state line. Earliest date June 19, 1840.

MISSIONARY CEMETERY

See Woodburn Mennonite Cemetery.

SAYLOR CEMETERY

Located on the Scipio Road, .2 mile north of U.S. 24 and the old Wabash-Erie Canal. Earliest date 1861. Not in use.

WOODBURN GERMAN LUTHERAN CEMETERY

See Christ Lutheran Cemetery

WOODBURN MENNONITE CEMETERY

Located on the south bank of the Maumee River, on the north side of U.S. 24, .2 mile west of the Bull Rapids Road. Earliest date March 31, 1905. In use. Also known as Missionary Cemetery.

ZION LUTHERAN CEMETERY AT BULL RAPIDS

Located just east of the church, along the north bank of the Maumee River, on the Bull Rapids Road. Earliest date 1840. Many in German.

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BARNETT CHAPEL CEMETERY

Located on the northwest corner of State Road 37 (Maysville Road) and Barnett Road. Lutheran. Earliest date 1875.

GAR CREEK UNION CEMETERY

Located on the Gar Creek Road, .3 mil east of the Berthaud Road. Private. Earliest date December 23, 1884.

IRVING FAMILY CEMETERY

Located on the south bank of the Maumee River, north of the B.F. Goodrich Tire Plant, on U.S. 24, on Goodrich land. Earliest date 1847.

PLATTER FAMILY CEMETERY

Located .2 miles south of the Platter Bridge, on the northeast bank of the Maumee River. One stone: 1852.

SAINT PAUL'S LUTHERAN CEMETERY AT GAR CREEK

Located next to the church on Berthaud Road, about .2 mile south of Bremer Road. Earliest date 1884.

SCHWARTZ FAMILY CEMETERY

Located on the north side of Irving Road, .1 mile east of the Bruick Road. Amish. No markers.

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BROWN CHAPEL CEMETERY

Located on Whittern Road, ¼ mile north of the Barkley Road. Earliest date 1849. Not in use. Also known as the Brown Family Cemetery.

FLAT ROCK EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CEMETERY

Located on the west side of Morgan Road, between Hoagland and Rider Roads. Formerly in the Massillon Evangelical Lutheran Synod. The church book can be found at St. Mark Lutheran Church, Monroeville, IN. Earliest date June 3, 1833. Well maintained. Not in use.

I.O.O.F. CEMETERY, MONROEVILLE, INDIANA INC.

Located on the south edge of Monroeville, on State Road 101, near the intersection of the Flat Rock Road. Incorporated September 29, 1887. Earliest date 1860. Well maintained. Still in use, with new sections being developed. Also known as Odd Fellow Cemetery and Monroeville Memorial Cemetery, Inc.

MASONIC A & FM CEMETERY

Located on the north side of and at the end of McDonald Street, off State Road 101. Earliest date September 8, 1858. Not in use. Several have been removed to Monroeville I.O.O.F Cemetery.

MONROEVILLE MEMORIAL CEMETERY, INC.

See I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Monroeville, IN

ODD FELLOW CEMETERY

See I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Monroeville, IN

OLD METHODIST CEMETERY

Located on State Road 101, at North Street. Earliest date February 2, 1860. Not in use. Well maintained. No records.

SAINT ROSE de LIMA ROMAN CATHOLIC CEMETERY

Located near the south end of Monroeville, off State Road 101, on McDonald Street. Earliest date December 3, 1871. In use. No burial records.

SCHLEMMER FAMILY CEMETERY

Located on the northeast corner of the Hoagland and Lortie Roads. Earliest date 1843. Not in use. No burial records. Also known as Slemmer Family Cemetery.

SLEMMER FAMILY CEMETERY

See Schlemmer Family Cemetery

STEPHENSON FAMILY CEMETERY

Located on old U.S. 30, at Summer Road. Earliest date May 28, 1855. In use. No burial records. Also known as the Sugar Grove Cemetery and the Sugar Ridge Cemetery.

SUGAR GROVE CEMETERY

See Stephenson Family Cemetery

SUGAR RIDGE CEMETERY

See Stephenson Family Cemetery

WHITTERN FAMILY CEMETERY

Was formerly located in the "orchard, beside the brick house" on the farm. Now McArdle and Washington Streets in Monroeville.

STONE FRAGMENTS ON THE FARM OF HENRY KNEFELKAMP

Anne, wife of G. T. Edwards died 18 March 1858, aged 26 years, 1 month, 3 days. Maria, wife of G. T. Edwards died 18 August, 1847

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ALLEN COUNTY HEALTH CENTER

Located on a lane off Carroll Road, behind the County Home. No markers. Also known as County Home Cemetery.

COUNTY HOME CEMETERY

See Allen County Health Center.

DUTCH RIDGE CEMETERY

Located on the corner of the Old Auburn Road and Chapman Road. Earliest date November 15, 1865. Not in use.

HUNTERTOWN CEMETERY - NEW

Located on the Cedar Canyon Road at Dunton Road. .7 miles east of State Road 3.

HUNTERTOWN CEMETERY - OLD

Located on the Cedar Canyon Road at Dunton Road. .7 miles east of State Road 3. Earliest date February 11, 1812.

ROBINSON CHAPEL CEMETERY

Located on the Union Chapel Road, near Tonkel Road. Earliest date August 3, 1848.

UNION CHAPEL CEMETERY

Located on the Union Chapel Road, near the Coldwater Road. Earliest date November 10, 1848. United Brethren Church.

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BRENTON CHAPEL CEMETERY

Located on the east side of the Coverdale Road, .2 mile north of the Ferguson Road. Methodist. Earliest date October 2, 1851. Not in use. Also known as Coverdale Cemetery and Robinson Cemetery.

COVERDALE CEMETERY

See Brenton Chapel Cemetery

FIVE POINTS CEMETERY

See Nine Mile Methodist Cemetery

LINDLAG FAMILY CEMETERY

Located on the Maples Road, about ¼ mile west of Anthony Boulevard South. Earliest date 1851. Not in use.

MAPLE LAWN CEMETERY

See Nine Mile Methodist Cemetery

NINE MILE METHODIST CEMETERY

Located at Winters and Buskirk Roads. Earliest date October 10, 1856. Also know as Five Points, Maple Lawn, and United Brethren Cemetery.

ROBINSON CEMETERY

See Brenton Chapel Cemetery

SAINT ALOYSIUS ROMAN CATHOLIC CEMETERY

Located on State Road 1, about ½ mile south of the Pleasant Center Road. Earliest date 1855. Still in use.

SAINT MARK'S LUTHERAN CEMETERY - NEW

Located on the Thiele Road, ½ mile south of the Yoder Road. Earliest date 1870. In use.

SAINT MARK'S LUTHERAN CEMETERY - OLD

Located on the Thiel Road, between Hamilton and Pleasant Center Roads. Earliest date 1858. Abandoned.

UNITED BRETHREN CEMETERY

See Nine Mile Methodist Cemetery

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BOWERS CEMETERY

Located on the northeast corner of Stellhorn and Wheelock Roads. Earliest burial December 9, 1830. In use.

BULLERMAN CEMETERY

See Kukuck Cemetery

CONCORDIA LUTHERAN CEMETERY - NEW

Located on Lake Avenue, east of Reed Road. Early 1960's. In use. See Adams Township.

CROSIER CEMETERY

Located on the Wallen Road, east of the Old Auburn Road, on the west side of the building. Private; Catholic priests and brothers. Earliest date 1942. In use.

FORT WAYNE STATE HOSPITAL & TRAINING CENTER CEMETERY

Located west side of the St. Joe Road, between Broyles and Canterbury Boulevards. One large stone only, dated from Jul 1901 to May 1967. Also know as Indiana Feeble-minded School Cemetery.

GOEGLEIN CEMETERY

See Saint Peter Lutheran Cemetery

HIGHLAND PARK CEMETERY

Located 2403 East Wallen Road. Public. Records available at the cemetery office.

INDIANA FEEBLE-MINDED SCHOOL CEMETERY

See Fort Wayne State Hospital and Training Center Cemetery

KLINGER CEMETERY

Located on the Saint Joseph River, near the 13th hole of the Riverbend Golf Course at 7207 Saint Joe Road. Earliest burial about 1834. According to old Plat Records in the Allen County Court House, there was a treaty between the United States and the Indians called "The Treaty of the Wabash" in 1826, giving certain lands to the Indians. The present-say golf course is on the before-mentioned land. Also know as Riverbend Cemetery.

KUKUCK CEMETERY

Located between the Reed Road and Maplecrest, off Trier and Stellhorn Roads. Cemetery was on the Bullerman farm. Removed to Saint Peter Lutheran (Goeglien) Cemetery. Also known as Bullerman and Saint Stephen's Cemetery.

PARKER CEMETERY

Located on the southeast corner of the Saint Joe and Saint Joe Center Roads. In 1846, Peter and Elizabeth Parker donated two acres for a township cemetery. Earliest date March 13, 1850. In use.

PIERRE SETTLEMENT CEMETERY

Located on the south side of the Saint Joe Center Road, east of Hazelet Road. Early French settlers. Earliest date 1871. Not in use. (Acadamie, a woman's training school was located on the present-day Wallen Road. Prior to the establishment of Acadamie - Saint Vincent, name of the early settlers attended services here and were buried here. See Washington Township, Sacred Heart (Saint Vincent Cemetery). Also known as Saint Michael's Roman Catholic Cemetery.

RIVERBEND CEMETERY

See Klinger Cemetery

SAINT MICHAEL'S ROMAN CATHOLIC CEMETERY

See Pierre Settlement Cemetery

SAINT PETER LUTHERAN CEMETERY - NEW

Located on the north side of State Street, at the junction of Maysville Road, between Lahmeyer and Goeglien Roads. In use. Earliest date 1905. Also known as Goeglein Cemetery.

SAINT PETER LUTHERAN CEMETERY - OLD

Located on the south side of State Street, west of the church. Earliest date 1840. Early German settlers.

SAINT STEPHEN'S CEMETERY

See Kukuck Cemetery

TILBURY FAMILY CEMETERY

See Adams Township

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SCIPIO CEMETERY

Located on the south side of State Road 37 ( Maysville Road), about .7 miles east of the Scipio Road, behind the Scipio United Methodist Church. Earliest date February 14, 1840. In use.

SHELL (SCHELL) CEMETERY

Located .1 mile south of State Road 37 (Maysville Road) on the west side of the Allen Road, on a small hill. Earliest date June 2, 1842. Not in use. Also known as Shull Cemetery and Sowers Cemetery.

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AMISH CEMETERY

Located on the east side of the Roth Road, .1 mile south of the Antwerp Road. "It is against the religious beliefs of this congregation to place permanent stone markers at the grave sites, hence no stone inscriptions." Earliest date 1871. In use.

HARLAN MEMORIAL CEMETERY - NEW

Located .2 miles south of State Road 37 (Maysville Road) on the east side of the Roberts Road, on the southwest edge of Harlan. Earliest date November 4, 1838. Some burials were moved here from the old cemetery. Also known as Maysville Memorial Cemetery.

HARLAN CEMETERY - OLD

Located on the south side of State Road 37 (Maysville Road), on the east end of Harlan, across from Repp Road. Earliest date 1841. Also known as Old Maysville Cemetery.

MAYSVILLE MEMORIAL

See Harlan Memorial Cemetery

SALEM EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CEMETERY

Located on the southeast corner of the Spencerville and Springfield Center Roads. Earliest date September 11, 1845. Also known as Springfield Center Cemetery.

SPRINGFIELD CENTER CEMETERY

See Salem Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery

WALNUT RIDGE LUTHERAN CEMETERY

Located on the southeast corner where Springfield Center Road crossed State Road 37 (Maysville Road), a triangle section of land. No stones remain.

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ARCHER, DAVID CEMETERY

Located in Johnny Appleseed Park on the east side of Parnell Avenue, just south of the Allen County Memorial Coliseum. Early settler cemetery includes John Chapman "Johnny Appleseed", burial site.

BETHAL (WALLEN) CEMETERY

Located at Bethel and Till Roads. Public. Not in use except in rare cases. Earliest date 1833.

COLDWATER LUTHERAN CEMETERY

See Saint Paul Lutheran Cemetery

HATFIELD CEMETERY

Located at 2700 West Washington Center Road, next to, and in front of, the trailer court. Earliest date possibly as early as 1816. In use.

LUDWIG CEMETERY

See Saint Paul Lutheran Cemetery

SACRED HEART CEMETERY

Located at Auburn and Wallen Roads. Early French settlers. Two sites; No. 1 is the old church, no longer used, and the old cemetery used in rare cases. Cholera epidemic in 1854, common grave for many in this cemetery. No. 2 is the new church and cemetery, located on the south side of Wallen Road, in us approximately 1950. Also known as Saint Vincent Roman Catholic Cemetery

SAINT PAUL LUTHERAN CEMETERY

Located between Coldwater Road and I-69, at the interchange. Earliest date 1858. Not in use. Also known as Coldwater Lutheran Cemetery and Ludwig Cemetery.

SAINT VINCENT ROMAN CATHOLIC CEMETERY

See Sacred Heart Cemetery

SUBURBAN BETHLEHAM LUTHERAN CEMETERY

Located at the northeast corner of West California and Flaugh Roads. German settlers. In use. Earliest date possibly as early as 1870 or 1877.

WALLEN BETHEL CEMETERY

See Bethel (Wallen) Cemetery

WATERS FAMILY CEMETERY

Located on the north side of the west end of Effie Drive. Private. Earliest date December 27, 1850. Not in use.

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ALLEN COUNTY POOR FARM SITE

Located near the intersection of Brooklyn Avenue and Bluffton Road. No longer exists.

BROADWAY CEMETERY

The remains of this old cemetery is now located at or near 1701 Broadway, abutting the General Electric Plant. Early plat maps indicate two cemeteries; (1) The Public Cemetery and (2) the first burial site of Saint Johannes Lutheran Church. History books indicate that many bodies were removed from the Public Site when Lindenwood Cemetery opened. Also known as McCulloch Cemetery.

CATHEDRAL OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CRYPT

The cornerstone laid June 19, 1859, and dedicated December 8, 1860. The persons who have the right to burial in the Crypt are Bishops of the Fort Wayne-South Bend Diocese.

CATHEDRAL SQUARE CEMETERY

Bounded by Calhoun, Jefferson, Lewis and Clinton Streets. In 1830-31 Father Stephen Badin assisted Catholics of the area in purchasing a large part of what is now known as Cathedral Square. In 1857, Father Benoit laid plans to build a Cathedral. The Cathedral was built over the site of the Miami Indian burial grounds. Richardville, Chief of the Miamis, marker is located here, facing Calhoun Street.

EARLY CATHOLIC BURIAL SITE

Shown on early plat maps as being in the area of Wall and Swinney Streets, near the Saint Mary's River. No longer exists.

EARLY PUBLIC BURIAL SITE

Located where the county jail now stands.

FORT WAYNE MILITARY POST CEMETERY

The actual location of the Fort Wayne Post Cemetery is unknown. Some evidence indicates that it was located near the intersection of Main and Lafayette Streets.

FORT WAYNE JEWISH CEMETERY

See Orthodox Jewish Cemetery

HERTWIG (HARTWIG) CEMETERY

A marker was once located on an alley, off Leith Stret, between Harrison Street and Hoagland Avenue, with the above name. No information could be found regarding this in 1981.

INDIAN BURIAL SITE

No information

LAWTON PLACE

See Little Turtle

LINDENWOOD CEMETERY

Located at 2324 West Main Street. Founded 1859, dedicated 1860. Public. In use.

LITTLE TURTLE SITE

Located at 634 Lawton Place. Burial date 1812. Chief of the Miami Indians. Also known as Lawton Place.

MCCULLOCH CEMETERY

See Broadway Cemetery

MAPLE AVENUE CEMETERY

Located on Maple Avenue, near the Saint Mary's River. Second burial site of Saint John Lutheran. All burials removed.

ORTHODOX JEWISH CEMETERY

Located on the Old Decatur Road, between Paulding and Tillman Roads. Private. Founded 1912. Basically Russian Jews. There is a section of Lindenwood Cemetery that has a Jewish section, basically German Jews.

PHILLEY FAMILY CEMETERY

Located near the intersection of Paulding and Old Decatur Roads. No longer exists, transferred to Lindenwood and Monroeville I.O.O.F. Cemeteries.

PRAIRIE GROVE CEMETERY

Located at 6000 Old Trail Road, near the intersection of the Bluffton Road. Public. Earliest burial August 1834. In use.

SAINT JOHN LUTHERAN CEMETERY

Located 2507 Engle Road. This is the third cemetery of the Saint John Evangelical Congregation. These forty acres were purchased in August 1872, as a result of court action, closing the second cemetery located on Maple Avenue, near the Saint Mary's River.

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