Bourbon in Marshall County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Parks IOOF Cemetery
Cemetery Heritage
Photographed by Duane Hall, July 17, 2014
1. Parks IOOF Cemetery Marker
Established 1860
A Historic Cemetery Listed in Indiana's Cemetery and Burial Grounds Registry of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources
Installed 2012 Indiana Historical Bureau and LaPaz Lions Club, Bourbon Township Trustee
Erected 2012 by Indiana Historical Bureau, LaPaz Lions Club, Bourbon Township Trustee.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. In addition, it is included in the Indiana Cemetery Heritage series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1860.
Location. 41° 17.382′ N, 86° 7.12′ W. Marker is in Bourbon, Indiana, in Marshall County. It can be reached from S. Bourbon Street 0.1 miles south of W. Douglass Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bourbon IN 46504, 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Bourbon Boys (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Lincoln Highway (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named The Lincoln Highway (approx. 0.4 miles away); Old Town Pump (approx. 0.4 miles away); Early Bourbon Cemetery
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Also see . . . Parks IOOF Cemetery. From the findagrave.com website. (Submitted on July 21, 2014.)
Additional commentary.
1. John and Penelope Greer
The grave headstone of John and Penelope Greer has the following inscriptions:
“In 1836 John Greer and wife built the first log cabin in this locality. Now the site of the high school building. This vicinity was a wilderness then.”
“April 15, 1836 John Greer entered E½ NEΌ. SEΌ, E ½ SWΌ. Sec. 24-33N-3E and NWΌ Sec. 19-33N-4E. In 1837 SWΌ Sec. 18-33N-4E and W½ NWΌ Sec. 20-33N-4E.”
— Submitted July 21, 2014, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.
Photographed by Duane Hall, July 17, 2014
2. Entrance to Parks IOOF Cemetery
Photographed by Duane Hall, July 17, 2014
3. Parks IOOF Cemetery
Photographed by Duane Hall, July 17, 2014
4. Parks IOOF Cemetery
Photographed by Duane Hall, July 17, 2014
5. Grave Headstone of John Greer (1806-1899)
and Penelope Greer (1814-1890)
and Penelope Greer (1814-1890)
Credits. This page was last revised on May 4, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 21, 2014, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 660 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 21, 2014, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.
