Near Goshen in Elkhart County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Elkhart County Home Cemetery
Cemetery Heritage
Photographed By Duane Hall, September 3, 2013
1. Elkhart County Home Cemetery Marker
Established 1887
A Historic Cemetery listed in Indiana's Cemetery and Burial Grounds Registry of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources
Installed 2004 Indiana Historical Bureau, Elkhart County Genealogical Society, and Patricia K. Johnson
Erected 2004 by Indiana Historical Bureau, Elkhart County Genealogical Society, and Patricia K. Johnson.
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 1887.
Location. 41° 38.051′ N, 85° 54.299′ W. Marker is near Goshen, Indiana, in Elkhart County. Marker can be reached from County Road 45. Marker is located in Ox Bow County Park; an entrance fee may be required. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 23427 County Road 45, Goshen IN 46528, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The County Farm (approx. 0.3 miles away); Indiana Territory Line (approx. 1.4 miles away); A. E. Kunderd Gladiolus Farm (approx. 2.2 miles away); St. John's Lutheran Church (approx. 3.7 miles away); Fort Wayne Street Bridge
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Regarding Elkhart County Home Cemetery. The marker denotes a small cemetery that served the Elkhart County Home which was demolished in 1981. There are no headstones or markers of the graves in the cemetery.
Also see . . .
1. Indiana Cemetery Heritage Sign Initiative. A program of the Indiana Historical Bureau to mark cemeteries that are over fifty years old. (Submitted on September 3, 2013.)
2. Cemetery Research - Elkhart County Home Cemetery. From the findagrave.com website. (Submitted on September 3, 2013.)
Photographed By Duane Hall, September 3, 2013
2. Elkhart County Home Cemetery
Photographed By Duane Hall, September 3, 2013
3. Elkhart County Home Cemetery
Photographed By Duane Hall, September 3, 2013
4. Trail through middle of cemetery leading to the Elkhart River
Credits. This page was last revised on August 15, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 3, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 851 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 3, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.
