Old Turkey Run Cemetery - Wingate, IN
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N 40° 09.386 W 087° 04.388
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This cemetery is located about one mile south of the small town of Wingate, in Indiana. It is on the west side of Indiana SR 25, that runs through Wingate.
Waymark Code: WMMMKA
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 10/09/2014
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This cemetery is located about one mile south of the small town of Wingate, in Indiana. It is on the west side of Indiana SR 25, that runs through Wingate.
According to Find A Grave (
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This peaceful cemetery, set back fom the road, was established in 1828. The first person buried there was Mary Westfall, her remains moved there, from their original place of interment, when the new Turkey Run church and cemetery was established there. The church was replaced by a new building, close to the town of Wingate, then called Pleasant Hill, in 1852. The church was renamed to Pleasant Hill Christian Church, at that time. The original location of the church, on the cemetery grounds, is marked by a stone plaque, in the ground, and four boulders.
Wingate, formerly known as Pleasant Hill, is a town in Coal Creek Township, Montgomery County, Indiana, United States. The population was 263 at the 2010 census. Wingate was platted, (as Pleasant Hill), by Christian Bever in 1832. Citizens renamed the town in honor of prominent townsperson, John C. Wingate. (
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Coal Creek Township is one of eleven townships in Montgomery County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,544. Coal Creek Township took its name from Coal Creek, which was so named from the deposits of coal in its hillsides. There are seven cemeteries in Coal Creek Township, including this one. (
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Montgomery County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 38,124. The county seat is Crawfordsville. The county is divided into 11 townships which provide local services. (
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