Gibson Township Cemeteries

CLENDENIN-FLEENOR MARKER

page 150, Gibson Twp. Cemeteries
Located in NW 1/4, Section 32, T4N, R5E. (24.6 miles from the Courthouse)
Directions: From the Courthouse, go north on N. Main St. (SR 135) 0.2 miles to the intersection of SR 56, turn right, go 13.0 miles to the intersection of SR 39, turn left, go 4.8 miles (thru Little York) to the intersection of Mt. Eden Road, turn left, go 6.6 miles to a driveway from the left, (just past Waskum Bridge Road), turn left, go up the drive way to the house. The Clendenin-Fleenor Marker is located at the edge of the woods just east of and even, north to south, with the house. This is on private property, ask at the house. The cemetery does not exist today.

GARRIOTT - THOMPSON CEMETERY

, page 149, Gibson Twp. Cemeteries
Located in the SW 1/4, Section 26 T3N, R5E.
 (11.6 miles from the Courthouse)
Directions: From the Courthouse, go north on N. Main St. (SR 135) 0.2 miles to the intersection of SR 56, turn right, go 10.1 miles to the intersection of Elk Creek Road, turn right, go 0.9 miles to the intersection of Old SR56, turn left, go 0.2 miles to a farm gate on the north (left) side of Old SR 56, turn left, go through the gate (you might ask permission first), go 0.2 miles through a pasture, angling to your right towards a large electric transmission tower, to the cemetery. The cemetery is located in the middle of a pasture, slightly north and west of the tower; it is fenced and has large stone that is easily seen. The cemetery can be seen from 
Elk Creek Road, at a distance.

GATER CEMETERY

, page 1, Gibson Twp. Cemeteries
Located in SE 1/4 Section 32, T4N, R5E.
 (21.2 miles from the Courthouse)
Directions: From the Courthouse, go north on N. Main St. (SR 135) 0.2 miles to the intersection of SR 56, turn right, go 13.0 miles to the intersection of SR 39, turn left, go 4.8 miles (thru Little York) to the intersection of Mt. Eden Road, turn left, go 3.2 miles to Gater Cemetery. The cemetery is on the right (east) side of 
Mt. Eden Road, at the crest of a hill.

LITTLE YORK CEMETERY

, page 17, Gibson Township Cemeteries
Located in the SE 1/4, Section 12, T3N, R5E on both sides of the road. (15.6 miles from the Courthouse) Directions: From the Courthouse, go north on N. Main St. (SR 135) 0.2 miles to the intersection of SR 56, turn right, go 13.0 miles to the intersection of SR 39, turn left, go 2.2 miles (thru Little York) to the intersection of Franklin Bottoms Road, turn right, go 0.2 miles to the Little York Cemetery.

MOUNT CEMETERY

, page 52, Gibson Township Cemeteries
Located in NE 1/4, Section 26, T3N, R5E on the west (right) side of Mount Road. (12.0 miles from the Courthouse) Directions: From the Courthouse, go north on N. Main St. (SR 135) 0.2 miles to the intersection of SR 56, turn right, go 11.4 miles to the intersection of Mount Road, turn right, go 0.4 miles to Mount Cemetery.

MOUNT CARMEL

, page 68, Gibson Twp. Cemeteries
Located in the NW 1/4, Section 35, T3N, R5E.
 (11.6 miles from the Courthouse)
Directions: From the Courthouse, go north on N. Main St. (SR 135) 0.2 miles to the intersection of SR 56, turn right, go 10.1 miles to the intersection of Elk Creek Road, turn right, go 0.9 miles to the intersection of Old SR56, turn left, go 0.4 miles to Mount Carmel Cemetery. The cemetery is located on the right (south) side of Old SR 56, at the side of the highway on top of a small knoll.

MOUNT EDEN CEMETERY

, page 77, Gibson Twp. Cemeteries
Located in NE 1/4, Section 5, T3N, R5E.
 (20.5 miles from the Courthouse)
Directions: From the Courthouse, go north on N. Main St. (SR 135) 0.2 miles to the intersection of SR 56, turn right, go 13.0 miles to the intersection of SR 39, turn left, go 4.8 miles (thru Little York) to the intersection of Mt. Eden Road, turn left, go 2.5 miles to Mount Eden Church and Cemetery. The cemetery is on the left (south) side of 
Mt. Eden Road.

MOUNT HEBRON CEMETERY

, page 106, Gibson Township Cemeteries
Located in SE 1/4, Section 22, T3N, R5E on the north side of Mount Hebron Road. (10.1 miles from the Courthouse)
Directions: From the Courthouse, go north on N. Main St. (SR 135) 0.2 miles to the intersection of SR 56, turn right, go 9.7 miles to the intersection of Rutherford Hollow Road, turn left, go 0.2 miles to Mt. Hebron Church of Christ, and intersection of Mt. Hebron Road. Cemetery is located at the intersection.

NEW HOPE CEMETERY

, page 131, Gibson Twp. Cemeteries
Located in NE 1/4, Section 16, T3N, R5E.
 (12.8 miles from the Courthouse)
Directions: From the Courthouse, go north on N. Main St. (SR 135) 0.2 miles to the intersection of SR 56, turn right, go 9.7 miles to the intersection of Rutherford Hollow Road, turn left, go 0.2 miles to Mt. Hebron Church of Christ, and intersection of Mt. Hebron Road, turn left, go 0.6 miles to the intersection of Banes Hollow Road (watch the hill just before you get here), turn right, go 0.4 miles to the intersection of Little York Road, turn left, go 0.3 miles to the intersection of Pumpkin Center East Road, turn right, go 0.8 miles to Pull Tight Road, turn left, go 0.5 miles to a left hand corner, turn right at the corner into a gravel lane, go 0.1 miles to New Hope Cemetery.

PHILIP ZARING MARKER

page 150, Gibson Twp. Cemeteries
Located in the NE 1/4, Section 34, T3N, R5E.
 (11.7 miles from the Courthouse)
Directions: From the Courthouse, go north on N. Main St. (SR 135) 0.2 miles to the intersection of SR 56, turn right, go 10.1 miles to the intersection of Elk Creek Road, turn right, go 0.9 miles to the intersection of Old SR56, turn right, go 0.3 miles to a private farm lane on the left, turn left, go 0.2 miles. The cemetery is located on the west (right) side of the lane, approximately 100 yards, in the middle of a pasture at the base of a large tree. The cemetery is fenced, and is located on private land.

RIDLEN CEMETERY

page 146, Gibson Twp. Cemeteries
Located in SW 1/4, Section 20, T3N, R5E.
 (9.6 miles from the Courthouse)
Directions: From the Courthouse, go north on N. Main St. 0.2 miles to the intersection of SR 56, turn right, go 5.2 miles to the intersection of Old SR 56 (at Dixon's Store), turn left, go 0.9 miles to the intersection of West Point Road, turn left, go 1.1 miles to the intersection of Ramsey Road, turn left, go 0.5 miles to the intersection of Marrs Road, turn right, go 1.4 miles to the intersection of Banes Hollow Road, turn right, go 0.3 miles to Ridlen Cemetery. The cemetery is located on the right (south) side of 
Banes Hollow Road, at the top of a bank next to the road.

STILL CEMETERY MARKER

page 149, Gibson Twp. Cemeteries
Located in the NW 1/4, Section 26, T3N, R5E.
 (10.7 miles from the Courthouse, plus a hike)
Directions: From the Courthouse, go north on N. Main St. (SR 135) 0.2 miles to the intersection of SR 56, turn right, go 10.1 miles to the intersection of Elk Creek Road, turn right, go 0.4 miles to the Still Cemetery Marker. The marker is located on the left (east) side of 
Elk Creek Road. The marker states that the cemetery is 1000 feet east of the marker; this would place the cemetery in the middle of agricultural land.

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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. 

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