Lion Cemetery

Lion Cemetery is a cemetery in Licking Township, Blackford, Indiana. Lion Cemetery is situated nearby to the town Hartford City.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Blackford County Courthouse and Spirit of the American Doughboy.

Blackford County Courthouse

Courthouse

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The Blackford County Courthouse is a historic building located in Hartford City, Indiana, the county seat of Blackford County. The building stands on a public square in the city's downtown commercial district. Blackford County Courthouse is situated 1½ miles west of Lion Cemetery.

Spirit of the American Doughboy

Work of art

Photo: Carptrash, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Spirit of the American Doughboy is a pressed copper sculpture by E. M. Viquesney, designed to honor the veterans and casualties of World War I. Mass-produced during the 1920s and 1930s for communities throughout the United States, the statue's design was the most popular of its kind, spawning a wave of collectible miniatures and related memorabilia as well as numerous copies by other artists. Spirit of the American Doughboy is situated 1½ miles west of Lion Cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hartford City and Millgrove.

Hartford City

Town

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Hartford City is a city in the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Blackford County. Located in the northeast central portion of the state, the small farming community underwent a dramatic 15-year economic boom beginning in the late 1880s. Hartford City is situated 1½ miles west of Lion Cemetery.

Millgrove

Hamlet

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Millgrove is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Blackford County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. Nearly all of the community's businesses have been closed for many years. Millgrove is situated 5 miles southeast of Lion Cemetery.

Renner

Hamlet

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Renner is an extinct American village in Indiana's Blackford County. Although Renner has been listed as a “populated place” by the U.S. Geological Survey, this description is misleading. Renner is situated 5 miles west of Lion Cemetery.

Lion Cemetery

Type: Cemetery
Category: burial
Location: Licking Township, Blackford, Indiana, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.45918° or 40° 27′ 33″ north

Longitude

-85.33855° or 85° 20′ 19″ west

Elevation

896 feet (273 metres)

Open location code

86GPFM56+MH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1333093064

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=cemetery

GeoNames ID

4922848

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