• Greenlawn Cemetery was a cemetery located in Indianapolis, Indiana, from 1821 to 1931. History. Greenlawn Cemetery was established in 1821...
  • Greenlawn Cemetery was established in 1821 as part of the original layout of the City of Indianapolis.
  • With the 1864 opening of Crown Hill Cemetery, Greenlawn fell into disuse, though it appears that there were still burials there until its closing in 1890.
  • One of the more well-known figures is Alexander Ralston, who laid out the plat for Indianapolis, and was said to have been buried in the cemetery.
  • It was the city’s first public cemetery, built in the 1820s. The 7-acre cemetery stretched between the White River and Kentucky Avenue and north to about South...
  • In 1894, the city passed an ordinance was declaring the Greenlawn Cemetery and tracts adjacent to it a public nuisance.
  • The Genealogy Division of the Indiana State Library recently digitized our records pertaining to Greenlawn Cemetery in Indianapolis.
  • Plat map of Greenlawn Cemetery in Indianapolis, Indiana, c. 1860.
  • Eunice Trotter talks about her Greenlawn Cemetery preservation efforts April 16, 2024, at Indiana Landmarks in Indianapolis.
  • Many of the inhabitants of Greenlawn Cemetery lived along Indiana Avenue, which served as the cradle for economic and social prosperity for African...