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Balbec in Jay County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

C.C. Paxson Donated-Cemetery

1864

 
 
C. C. Paxson Donated-Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, January 28, 2023
1. C. C. Paxson Donated-Cemetery Marker
Inscription. John Riley Paxson will leave $500.00 with Peoples State Bank Peanville - Interest to care for cemetery
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites.
 
Location. 40° 31.849′ N, 85° 8.571′ W. Marker is in Balbec, Indiana, in Jay County. It is on Balbec Road (Local Route W650N) east of Indiana Route 1, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8435 Balbec Road, Pennville IN 47369, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Indiana. 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A Station on the Underground Railroad (approx. 0.4 miles away); West Grove (approx. 1.4 miles away); Old Plank Road (approx.
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2.8 miles away); Pennville Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.8 miles away); Godfroy Reserve (approx. 7.3 miles away); Montpelier Alumni Who Taught in Montpeliers Schools (approx. 7.3 miles away); Montpelier Carnegie Library (approx. 7.3 miles away); Forever Honoring The Pioneers (approx. 7.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Balbec.
 
Paxson Grave Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, January 28, 2023
2. Paxson Grave Marker
Gilead Church & Graveyard image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, January 28, 2023
3. Gilead Church & Graveyard
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 30, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 316 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on January 30, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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