Francis Godfroy Cemetery

Francis Godfroy Cemetery

Miami Chief Francis Godfroy's grave, March 2010
Location State Road 124, east of Peru, Butler Township, Miami County, Indiana
Coordinates 40°45′3″N 85°59′35″W / 40.75083°N 85.99306°W / 40.75083; -85.99306Coordinates: 40°45′3″N 85°59′35″W / 40.75083°N 85.99306°W / 40.75083; -85.99306
Area 0.8 acres (0.32 ha)
Built 1812 (1812)
NRHP Reference # 84001203[1]
Added to NRHP March 1, 1984

Francis Godfroy Cemetery is a historic cemetery located in Butler Township, Miami County, Indiana. The cemetery was established in 1812 on the site of a Miami Nation village and Chief Francis Godfroys council chambers.[2]:2–3

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Ray Bakehorn (July 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Francis Godfroy Cemetery" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01..


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