Brown Township - Washington County Indiana Cemeteries

BREWER CEMETERY

page 158, Brown Twp. Cemeteries
Located in SE 1/4, Section 13, T3N, R2E. (11.9 miles from the Courthouse)
Directions: From the Courthouse, go north on N. Main St. 0.2 miles to the intersection of SR 56, turn left, go 1.4 miles to the intersection of SR 60, turn right, go 6.2 miles to the intersection of West Washington School Road, turn right, go 0.8 miles to the intersection of Campbellsburg Coon Hunters Club Road, bear right, go 1.3 miles to the intersection of Hunter Road, bear right, go 1.5 miles to the intersection of White River Road, bear right, go 0.5 miles to the intersection of Prowsville Road, turn right, go 50 feet. The Brewer Cemetery Marker is located on the right (south) side of Prowsville Road at the edge of the field.

CAVETOWN CEMETERY

page 121, Brown Twp. Cemeteries
Located in SE 1/4, Section 10, and SW 1/4, Section 11, T3N, R2E. (14.3 miles from the Courthouse)
Directions: From the Courthouse, go north on N. Main St. 0.2 miles to the intersection of SR 56, turn left, go 1.4 miles to the intersection of SR 60, turn right, go 7.9 miles to the intersection of Sycamore St. in Campbellsburg, turn right, (this turns in White River Road north of Campbellsburg), go 1.8 miles to the intersection of Cave River Valley Road, go straight, go 1.0 miles to the intersection of J. D. Greene Road, bear left, go 1.6 miles to the intersection of Cavetown Road, turn right, go 0.4 miles to Cavetown Cemetery. It is on the right (south) side of the road.

CRAVENS FARM CEMETERY MARKER

page 160, Brown Twp. Cemeteries
Located in SW 1/4, Section 24, T4N, R2E. (17.5 miles from the Courthouse)
Directions: From the Courthouse, go north on N. Main St. 0.2 miles to the intersection of SR 56, turn left, go 1.4 miles to the intersection of SR 60, turn right, go 6.2 miles to the intersection of West Washington School Road, turn right, go 0.8 miles to the intersection of Campbellsburg Coon Hunters Club Road, bear right, go 1.3 miles to the intersection of Hunter Road, bear right, go 1.5 miles to the intersection of White River Road, bear right, go 4.0 miles to the intersection of Sparksville Road, turn right, go 2.1 miles to the Cravens Farm Cemetery Marker. The marker is on the left (north) side of Sparksville Road on the bank about 25 feet from the side of the road. This cemetery does not exist today.

HOP CEMETERY

page 1, Brown Twp. Cemeteries
Located in SW 1/4, Section 23, and NW 1/4, Section 26, T3N, R2E. (11.1 miles from the Courthouse)
Directions: From the Courthouse, go north on N. Main St. 0.2 miles to the intersection of SR 56, turn left, go 1.4 miles to the intersection of SR 60, turn right, go 7.9 miles to the intersection of Sycamore St. in Campbellsburg, turn right, go 1.6 miles to the Hop Cemetery. The cemetery is on the left (west) side of the road.

MONYHAN CEMETERY

page 153, Brown Twp. Cemeteries
Located in SW 1/4, Section 15, T3N, R2E. (14.4 miles from the Courthouse)
Directions: From the Courthouse, go north on N. Main St. 0.2 miles to the intersection of SR 56, turn left, go 1.4 miles to the intersection of SR 60, turn right, go 9.5 miles to the intersection of Saltillo / Bono Road, turn right, go 3.0 miles to a farm lane on the right, at the bottom of a hill, turn right, go back the farm lane 0.3 miles to the residence. Monyhan Cemetery is located southwest of the residence approximately 150 yards in grove of large trees the top of the small hill. This is private property; ask at the house.

MOUNT CARMEL CEMETERY

page 54, Brown Twp. Cemeteries
Located in SW 1/4, Section 1, T3N, R2E. (13.7 miles from the Courthouse)
Directions: From the Courthouse, go north on N. Main St. 0.2 miles to the intersection of SR 56, turn left, go 1.4 miles to the intersection of SR 60, turn right, go 6.2 miles to the intersection of West Washington School Road, turn right, go 0.8 miles to the intersection of Campbellsburg Coon Hunters Club Road, bear right, go 1.3 miles to the intersection of Hunter Road, bear right, go 1.5 miles to the intersection of White River Road, bear right, go 2.3 miles to Mt. Carmel Christian Church and Cemetery.

NICHOLSON CEMETERY

page 156, Brown Twp. Cemeteries
Located in NW 1/4, Section 35, T4N, R2E. (15.9 miles from the Courthouse)
Directions: From the Courthouse, go north on N. Main St. 0.2 miles to the intersection of SR 56, turn left, go 1.4 miles to the intersection of SR 60, turn right, go 6.2 miles to the intersection of West Washington School Road, turn right, go 0.8 miles to the intersection of Campbellsburg Coon Hunters Club Road, bear right, go 1.3 miles to the intersection of Hunter Road, bear right, go 1.5 miles to the intersection of White River Road, bear right, go 4.0 miles to the intersection of Sparksville Road, bear left, go 0.2 miles to the intersection of Spangler Hill Road, bear right, go 0.3 miles to an entrance to an agricultural field on the left, between two tree lines. The Nicholson Cemetery is to the left (west) of the road, in the middle of the field, and about 200 yards from the road. You will not be able to see (or find) this cemetery in growing season if the field is planted in corn. The cemetery cannot be seen from the road at the location of the entrance to the field because of a small rise --- walk into the field and up the rise and the cemetery will be visible.

SALTILLO CEMETERY

page 84, Brown Twp. Cemeteries
Located in NE 1/4, Section 28, T3N, R2E. (12.4 miles from the Courthouse)
Directions: From the Courthouse, go north on N. Main St. 0.2 miles to the intersection of SR 56, turn left, go 1.4 miles to the intersection of SR 60, turn right, go 9.5 miles to the intersection of Saltillo / Bono Road, turn right, go 1.3 miles to the Saltillo Cemetery. The cemetery is on the left (west) side of the road.

SAND POINT CEMETERY

page 159, Brown Twp. Cemeteries
Located in NW 1/4, Section 27, T4N, R2E. (17.2 miles from the Courthouse)
Directions: From the Courthouse, go north on N. Main St. 0.2 miles to the intersection of SR 56, turn left, go 1.4 miles to the intersection of SR 60, turn right, go 6.2 miles to the intersection of West Washington School Road, turn right, go 0.8 miles to the intersection of Campbellsburg Coon Hunters Club Road, bear right, go 1.3 miles to the intersection of Hunter Road, bear right, go 1.5 miles to the intersection of White River Road, bear right, go 4.0 miles to the intersection of Sparksville Road, bear left, go 0.2 miles to the intersection of Spangler Hill Road, bear right, go 0.9 miles to a farm lane on the left, turn left, cross the cattle guard, go through the field 0.7 miles to the Sand Point Cemetery. Go straight back through the field along the fence row until the field drops off into a saddle, go through the saddle and then bear to right and follow the ridge crest for a short ways until it bears left. The cemetery is located high on the point of the ridge, next to the woods on the right. This cemetery is located on the back side of a farm now owned by Orran and Ethel Wade. The house is located 0.3 miles past the entrance to the field, on the left. (Ask at the house)

PIONEER (UNKNOWN) CEMETERY MARKER

page 160, Brown Twp. Cemeteries
Located in NE 1/4, Section 35, T4N, R2E. (15.8 miles from the Courthouse)
Directions: From the Courthouse, go north on N. Main St. 0.2 miles to the intersection of SR 56, turn left, go 1.4 miles to the intersection of SR 60, turn right, go 6.2 miles to the intersection of West Washington School Road, turn right, go 0.8 miles to the intersection of Campbellsburg Coon Hunters Club Road, bear right, go 1.3 miles to the intersection of Hunter Road, bear right, go 1.5 miles to the intersection of White River Road, bear right, go 4.0 miles to the intersection of Sparksville Road, turn right, go 0.4 miles to the Pioneer Cemetery Marker. The marker is on the right (south) side of Sparksville Road on the bank at the left side of a farm drive. This cemetery does not exist today.

WHEELER CEMETERY

page 155, Brown Twp. Cemeteries
Located in NW 1/4, Section 1, T3N, R2E. (14.5 miles from the Courthouse)
Directions: From the Courthouse, go north on N. Main St. 0.2 miles to the intersection of SR 56, turn left, go 1.4 miles to the intersection of SR 60, turn right, go 6.2 miles to the intersection of West Washington School Road, turn right, go 0.8 miles to the intersection of Campbellsburg Coon Hunters Club Road, bear right, go 1.3 miles to the intersection of Hunter Road, bear right, go 1.5 miles to the intersection of White River Road, bear right, go 3.1 miles to a private lane on the right (the lane that you want is just past the residence on the right), turn right, go 50 yards to the Wheeler Cemetery. The cemetery is on the left of the lane at the top of a small rise. This cemetery is close enough to be seen from the road, but because it is at the top of this small rise and sits above the roadway, it is difficult to see from the road.

Photo of John Milton HayWho was John Hay?

Statesman, Author, Ambassador

John Hay was a great American statesman, diplomat, author and poet, whose political career spanned over 50 years.  He was born in a small brick home in Salem, Indiana, on October 8, 1838.

After John displayed considerable potential in his schooling, his Uncle Milton Hay, who was a practicing lawyer in Springfield, Illinois, took a special interest and sent him to Brown University, where he graduated in 1858. 

In 1860, when John Hay’s childhood friend, John Nicolay, was appointed Abraham Lincoln’s presidential campaign secretary, he was brought on board to assist with the enormous amount of correspondence. 

Hay grew to adore President Lincoln for his goodness, patience, understanding, sense of humor, humility, magnanimity, healthy skepticism, sense of justice, resilience and power, love of the common man and mystical patriotism. Many later noted that Lincoln too, loved Hay as a son and was very attached to him.

In 1903, after years of negotiating treaties, Hay successfully passed legislation that afforded the United States the opportunity to start construction on the Panama Canal. 

Brown University’s John Hay Library was named in his honor, as was the John Hay Air Base, in the Philippines and both his birth home, in Salem, Indiana and his summer estate, The Fells, in New Hampshire, have been historically conserved. 

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