Hanover Township in Jefferson County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Patriot Burials

Old Bethel Cemetery

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 3, 2025

1. Patriot Burials Marker

Inscription. Burials as early as ca. 1834. At least one Revolutionary War veteran, Pvt. George Shannon, buried here ca. 1840.

Erected 2024 by Indiana Society, Sons of the American Revolution • William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 64.)

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Patriot Burials (WGPF), and the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1834.

Location. 38° 41.191′ N, 85° 28.077′ W. Memorial is near Hanover, Indiana, in Jefferson County. It is in Hanover Township. It is on West Old Bethel Cemetery Road east of South Tull Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 4393 W Old Bethel Cemetery Rd, Hanover IN 47243, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southern Indiana.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Ohio River Valley,

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the

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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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Josephine Ogle (approx. 1.8 miles away); Henry C. Long (approx. 1.8 miles away); Luther D. Wishard (approx. 1.9 miles away); Katharine McAfee Parker (approx. 1.9 miles away); Thomas A. Hendricks (approx. 1.9 miles away); Rev. Dr. William Martyn Baird / Rev. Dr. Samuel Austin Moffett (approx. 1.9 miles away); Albert G. Parker, Jr. (approx. 1.9 miles away); Percy E. Goodrich (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hanover.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 3, 2025

2. Patriot Burials Marker

Pvt. George Shannon Gravesite image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 3, 2025

3. Pvt. George Shannon Gravesite

Credits. This page was last revised on November 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 27, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 58 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 27, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.