Cemeteries in Markleville, Indiana

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History. Markleville was laid out by John Markle in 1852, and named after him. It was incorporated as a town in 1912. The site of the Fall Creek Massacre, chronicled by Jessamyn West in her novel Massacre at Fall Creek, is located about a mile from Markleville.

​Whitestown, Indiana, was named in honor of Albert S. White. White was the president of the railroad that was built through Whitestown, a United States Senator, and a leader in the movement to abolish slavery in the United States.

Vincennes was the oldest settlement in Indiana Territory. It was established as a French fort in the early 1730s by Sieur de Vincennes. In 1800, the population in and around the town was 1,533--excluding Indians.

1816 - Indiana becomes the 19th state. 1825 - Indianapolis becomes the state capital. 1846 - The last Native Americans are ordered out of Indiana. 1911 - The first Indianapolis 500 auto race takes place.

Fall Creek was a natural attraction to early settlers. The falls, via a water wheel, could produce power for a mill. It was here that the pioneer history of Madison County begins with John Rogers in 1818. Now a beautiful city park in the middle of Pendleton, the falls provide another type of attraction.

Farmland platted 1852 in Randolph County and listed as station on Indianapolis and Bellfontaine Railroad. Town incorporated 1867. Commerce based on agriculture and, by late 1880s, gas and oil production nearby. Responding to 1897 fire, community built six major buildings within two years of disaster.

Cedar Grove, originally known as Rochester, was platted in 1837 by John Ward. Ward built a large gristmill there. It was incorporated as a town in 1907. The Cedar Grove Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.

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1816 - Indiana becomes the 19th state. 1825 - Indianapolis becomes the state capital. 1846 - The last Native Americans are ordered out of Indiana. 1911 - The first Indianapolis 500 auto race takes place.

Farmland platted 1852 in Randolph County and listed as station on Indianapolis and Bellfontaine Railroad. Town incorporated 1867. Commerce based on agriculture and, by late 1880s, gas and oil production nearby. Responding to 1897 fire, community built six major buildings within two years of disaster.

Fall Creek was a natural attraction to early settlers. The falls, via a water wheel, could produce power for a mill. It was here that the pioneer history of Madison County begins with John Rogers in 1818. Now a beautiful city park in the middle of Pendleton, the falls provide another type of attraction.

INDIANA: Presumably named from the fact that the land lying along the Ohio River was purchased from the Indians. Others claim it was named for the Indian tribes who settled in western Pennsylvania.