Near Thorntown in Boone County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Indian Cemetery

Eel River Tribe of Miamis

Photographed by Al Wolf, August 2, 2009

1. Indian Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Ka-wi-a-ki-un-gi Village "Place of Thorns" (Thorntown) was center of 64,000 acre Thorntown Indian Reserve. Granted to Eel River Miamis in 1818, ceded to U.S. in 1828.

Erected 1961 by Indiana Historical Society. (Marker Number 06.1961.1.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Indigenous Peoples and Communities. In addition, it is included in the Indiana Historical Bureau Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1818.

Location. 40° 7.71′ N, 86° 35.656′ W. Marker is near Thorntown, Indiana, in Boone County. It is on State Road 47 west of Evans Road, on the left when traveling east. North side of State Road 47 about one-half mile East of Thorntown. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6691 West State Road 47, Thorntown IN 46071, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Indiana

and specifically in Greater Indianapolis.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Thorntown Public Library (approx. 0.6 miles away); Sugar Creek Community (approx. 1.7 miles away); Boone County REMC (approx. 3.6 miles away); Don and Mel Kenyon (approx. 8.1 miles away); Ulen Country Club (approx. 8.2 miles away); Henry C. Ulen

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(approx. 8.2 miles away); Boone County Veterans Memorial (approx. 8.2 miles away); Ulen Country Club and The Town of Ulen, Indiana (approx. 8.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Thorntown.

Also see . . . Official Web Site - Eel River Tribe. "Wayback Machine" link to now-defunct website. (Submitted on August 3, 2009, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana.)

Looking West - - Indian Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Al Wolf, August 2, 2009

2. Looking West - - Indian Cemetery Marker

South / West View - - Indian Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Al Wolf, August 2, 2009

3. South / West View - - Indian Cemetery Marker

North View - - Indian Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Al Wolf, August 2, 2009

4. North View - - Indian Cemetery Marker

Wide View - - Indian Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Al Wolf, August 2, 2009

5. Wide View - - Indian Cemetery Marker

East View - - Indian Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Al Wolf, August 2, 2009

6. East View - - Indian Cemetery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 18, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 3, 2009, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. This page has been viewed 3,071 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 3, 2009, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.