CROWN HILL CEMETERY
The Genealogical Society of Marion County has formed an alliance with Crown Hill Cemetery: Crown Hill has given us permission to publish many of the records they have in their files. The History of Indianapolis is tied into the history of Crown Hill Cemetery and many records of genealogical value are in these files. In future issues "Family Quest" and "Indy Lineages" will be running columns devoted to information found in these records.
Also of interest to you might be the policy for genealogical research that Crown Hill offers to the public. For a small fee of $5.00 per name researched, much information can be found on your ancestor buried there. Information such as: Date of Burial, Date of Death, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Age at time of Death. Also, dating from 1916, an "Order of Interment" with the next of kin’s signature and relationship to the deceased as well as Section and Lot Number where buried. The name of the funeral home and, in some instances, the address at the time of death are sometimes included. You would receive a copy of the burial plot showing others buried there, the dates of those burials, and whether there is a headstone or monument. In many, many instances you can find up to three generations dating back to 1866. Burial Permits are on file dating back to 1883 (very, very few for this year, but by 1886 most are still in the files). To initiate a search, write to the cemetery giving the names and possible dates of death and send your check of $5.00 per name requested.
CROWN HILL CEMETERY, Attn: Genealogy, 700 West 38th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46208
As the days become warmer with spring there will be Tours available to the public. For information call: Marty Davis at 920-2644. If you would be interested in training to be a Tour Guide you would also call Marty. As a Tour Guide you would earn from $25.00 to $40.00 per Tour. Hours are flexible - work as often or as little as you choose.
Interesting Facts concerning the Cemetery are:
1. It is the 4th largest cemetery in the nation.
2. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in February, 1973
3. One US President, Benjamin Harrison, is buried there
4. Three Vice-Presidents are buried there
5. Many Senators and Congressmen, Indiana Governors and Mayors
6. Physicans, Educators, and early pioneers are buried there, as well as
7. poet, James Whitcomb Riley
8. outlaw, John Dillinger
9. 500-Mile Race personages and other sports personalities.
Submitted by: Sue Buckner
Last updated: Tuesday, May 06, 1997 08:14:02 PM