Near New Carlisle in St. Joseph County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Hamilton Church Cemetery

Cemetery Heritage

Photographed by Duane Hall, May 19, 2014

1. Hamilton Church Cemetery Marker

Inscription.

Hamilton Church Cemetery
Established 1830

A Historic Cemetery Listed in Indiana's Cemetery and Burial Grounds Registry of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources

Installed 2013 Indiana Historical Bureau and Schuyler Colfax Chapter, D.A.R. and Hamilton Church and Cemetery Foundation

Erected 2013 by Indiana Historical Bureau, Schuyler Colfax Chapter D.A.R., and Hamilton Church and Cemetery Foundation.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Indiana Cemetery Heritage series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1830.

Location. 41° 44.038′ N, 86° 28.599′ W. Marker is near New Carlisle, Indiana, in St. Joseph County. It can be reached from the intersection of Chicago Trail and Walnut Road, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 31519 Chicago Trail, New Carlisle IN 46552, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northern Indiana

and in Greater South Bend.

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: Hamilton Methodist Church (within shouting distance of this marker); The Historic Lincoln Highway (approx. 2½ miles away); New Carlisle World War II Honor Roll

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(approx. 2½ miles away); New Carlisle Founded (approx. 2½ miles away); New Carlisle Civil War Memorial (approx. 3.2 miles away); Rooted in Studebaker History (approx. 4.4 miles away); Fort Wayne-Fort Dearborn Trail (approx. 7.8 miles away); Portage Prairie United Methodist Church (approx. 7.8 miles away in Michigan). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Carlisle.

Also see . . . Hamilton Church Cemetery. Includes information on the cemetery and the history of the church. From findagrave.com website. (Submitted on May 20, 2014.)

Hamilton Church and Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, May 19, 2014

2. Hamilton Church and Cemetery

Hamilton Church Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, May 19, 2014

3. Hamilton Church Cemetery

Burial Place of Nehemiah B. Griffith image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, May 19, 2014

4. Burial Place of Nehemiah B. Griffith

A Pioneer Preacher
Nehemiah B. Griffith
1798 1834
He founded Methodism
in northern Indiana

Pilgrims Rest image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall

5. Pilgrims Rest

Burial plot of Haven Hubbard Memorial Old People’s Home of the Evangelical United Brethren Church

Photographed by Duane Hall, May 19, 2014

6. Hamilton Church Cemetery

Photographed by Duane Hall, May 19, 2014

7. Hamilton Church and Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on May 2, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 20, 2014, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,764 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on May 20, 2014, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.