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Washington Township near Camden in Carroll County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Patriot Burials

Hopewell Cemetery AKA Deer Creek Cemetery

 
 
Patriot Burials Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 1, 2025
1. Patriot Burials Marker
Inscription. Revolutionary War veteran Sgt. Nathaniel Farmer buried here. Served in Maryland Regt. 1778-1780.
 
Erected 2025 by Indiana Society, Sons of the American Revolution • William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 110.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesWar, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Patriot Burials (WGPF) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1778.
 
Location. 40° 36.725′ N, 86° 23.22′ W. Marker is near Camden, Indiana, in Carroll County. It is in Washington Township. It is on East 445 North 0.2 miles east of Indiana Route 218, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Camden IN 46917, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northern Indiana and specifically 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
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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: Deer Creek High School / Deer Creek Crickets (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Sycamore Row (approx. half a mile away); Fouts Soyland Farm / American Soybean Association (approx. 0.7 miles away); Jackson Township Schools and Gymnasium (approx. 7.9 miles away); Flora War Memorials (approx. 8 miles away); Camden / Jackson Township (approx. 8 miles away); Andrew Thomas House (approx. 8.1 miles away); Old Flora Cemetery (approx. 8.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Camden.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. Sycamore Row (was approx. half a mile away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
 
Patriot Burials Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 1, 2025
2. Patriot Burials Marker
Nathaniel Farmer Gravesite image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 1, 2025
3. Nathaniel Farmer Gravesite
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 5, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 24, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 85 times since then and 65 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on November 24, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
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