Freedom Cemetery Veterans Memorial - rural Montgomery County, IN - Non-Specific Veteran Memorials on Waymarking.com

Freedom Cemetery is located beside Indiana State Road 234, in rural Brown Township, Montgomery County, Indiana. It is about 3 miles west of State Road 47 on State Road 234. Also 3 miles east of Shades State Park on State Road 234, or 4 miles from Lake Waveland Park.

Freedom Cemetery is associated with the Freedom Baptist Church, which is situated across the road. According to a sign, at the cemetery, the cemetery association was established in 1898.

According to Find A Grave there are currently 868 known interments in this cemetery. (visit link)

According to Wikipedia, there are only 8 cemeteries, in Brown Township, not including this one. Brown Township is one of eleven townships in Montgomery County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1719. (visit link)

According to the Crawfordsville Public Library website, Brown Township includes 19 cemeteries, including this one.
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Montgomery County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 38,124. The county seat is Crawfordsville. Montgomery County was established by an act of the Indiana state legislature passed on December 21, 1822, which defined the county's boundaries and provided for the organization of its government. It was formed from parts of Wabash New Purchase attached to Parke and Putnam Counties. The county was named in honor of Richard Montgomery, an American Revolutionary War general killed on December 31, 1775, while attempting to capture Quebec City in the Battle of Quebec. The first county election was held on March 1, 1823, with 61 voters participating to elect the first three county commissioners — William Offield, James Blevins and John McCollough — who then ordered that the first jail and courthouse be built. (visit link)

Indiana is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern and Great Lakes regions of North America. Indiana is the 38th largest by area and the 16th most populous of the 50 United States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th U.S. state on December 11, 1816. Indiana is divided into 92 counties. (visit link)

Type of Memorial: Non-Specific Memorial In Honor Of: Those Who Served Marker Text: IN HONOR AND MEMORY OF THOSE WHO SERVED Date of dedication: 5/29/2000 Who Put it Here?: Unknown Description of Memorial: This is a memorial to all who served, located by the entrance to Freedom Cemetery. Wars mentioned (Multi-war only): Not listed

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