Masonic Cemetery Records: 1921-1982
Crawfordsville's Masonic Cemetery was founded in 1866 on South Grant avenue and was acquired by Oak Hill Cemetery in 1997. Those papers that Oak Hill did not want were given to the Crawfordsville District Public Library in 2002. although this collection was weather damaged and incomplete, papers saved from this donation include burial permits, cash receipts, foundation orders, miscellaneous papers (including some out of state permits and certificates), and correspondence. These papers have been abstracted for this index.
Search Tips
- Search by Last name first, First name last: Smith, John
- Use * as a wild card character: John* finds John, Johns, Johnson, etc.
- Use the Keyword field to search throughout the entire cemetery record for other data such as county, township, city, address, place of death, and undertaker.
- Use <, >, <=, >=, and : for limiting dates (For example: < 1970 finds dates before January 1, 1970; <= 6-15-60 finds dates on or before June 15, 1960; 1920:1925 finds dates from Jan. 1, 1920 through Dec. 31, 1925; January 1930 finds all dates in January 1930, etc.)
- The burial permits cover the period from 1921-1981. Foundation orders contain instructions to the cemetery to pour cement as foundation for tombstones for the deceased or in some cases for people who are still alive and preparing for the future. Foundation orders are from 1960-1982.
Order Form (.pdf) for copies