Charlestown Township near Memphis in Clark County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Patriot Burials

Silver Creek Cemetery

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 3, 2025

1. Patriot Burials Marker

Inscription. Burials as early as ca. 1805. Rev. War veterans Thomas Carr, William McCoy, James Drummond & Absalom Littell buried here.

Erected 2025 by Indiana Society, Sons of the American Revolution • William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 121.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Patriot Burials (WGPF) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1805.

Location. 38° 26.359′ N, 85° 44.652′ W. Marker is near Memphis, Indiana, in Clark County. It is in Charlestown Township. It is on Brick Church Road 0.4 miles north of Weber Road, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sellersburg IN 47172, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker 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 Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory

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of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: World War II Memorial (approx. 2.9 miles away); Korean Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.9 miles away); Vietnam Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.9 miles away); General Jefferson C. Davis 1828-1879 (approx. 3.2 miles away); Grave of Jonathan Jennings (approx. 4.3 miles away); Mary Garrett Hay (approx. 4½ miles away); Site of Green Tree Tavern (approx. 4½ miles away); First Masonic Capital of Indiana (approx. 4.6 miles away).

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 3, 2025

2. Patriot Burials Marker

James Drummond Gravesite image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 3, 2025

3. James Drummond Gravesite

Thomas Carr Gravesite image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 3, 2025

4. Thomas Carr Gravesite

Absalom Littell Gravesite image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 3, 2025

5. Absalom Littell Gravesite

William McCoy Gravesite image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 3, 2025

6. William McCoy Gravesite

Credits. This page was last revised on December 14, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 27, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 71 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on November 27, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.