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Near Greenwood in Johnson County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Glade-Dobbins Cemetery

 
 
Glade-Dobbins Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, October 13, 2013
1. Glade-Dobbins Cemetery Marker
Inscription.

By 1832 neighbors were using this site for family burials.

October 31, 1851, Francis and Rachel Dobbins in consideration of $18 deeded to Hiram Henry, Bethany Presbyterian - Conrad McClain, Hurricane Baptist - Oliver Harbert, Rocklane Christian, the first trustees of Glade Dobbins Cemetery, 7/8 acre for “a graveyard for the public”. The cemetery served the surrounding communities.
 
Erected by Friends of Glade-Dobbins Cemetery, Johnson County Historical Society.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1859.
 
Location. 39° 35.105′ N, 86° 2.708′ W. Marker is near Greenwood, Indiana, in Johnson County. It is on County Road N300E south of East Worthsville Road (County Road E750N), on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Greenwood IN 46142, 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,
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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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Whetzel Trace (approx. 1.6 miles away); Heck-Hasler House (approx. 2.7 miles away); J. T. Polk Canning Co. (approx. 3½ miles away); Proctor Park (approx. 3.8 miles away); The Birthplace of Banking in Greenwood (approx. 4 miles away); James T. and Laura Polk Community House (approx. 4.1 miles away); First Church, School and Cemetery (approx. 4.3 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greenwood.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. Ray Crowe (was approx. 3 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
 
Wide View - - Glade-Dobbins Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, October 13, 2013
2. Wide View - - Glade-Dobbins Cemetery Marker
Long View - - Glade-Dobbins Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, October 13, 2013
3. Long View - - Glade-Dobbins Cemetery Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 14, 2013, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana. This page has been viewed 969 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on October 14, 2013, by Al Wolf of Veedersburg, Indiana.
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