Fleetwood Cemetery, Brown County, Indiana

Revolutionary Grave Marker Dedication

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Directions from Bloomington, Indiana, to Fleetwood Cemetery in Brown County

1. Start from East Third Street (IN State Road 46 E)
2. Go East to SR 446 and continue on SR 46 (measure distances from here) (0.0 mi)
3. Pass Belmont and continue East on SR 46 (7.5 mi)
4. Pass Knights Trash Removal on North side and continue (9.6 mi)
5. Turn South (right) onto Crooked Creek Road (gravel) (10.2 mi)
6. Cross one-lane bridge (10.4 mi)
7. Crooked Creek Road becomes paved at Yellowwood Forest sign on left (13.4 mi)
8. Pass Fleetwood Cemetery sign (blue historical marker) on right (13.6 mi)
   1. Pass house and barn on left.
9. Turn right 135° onto uphill narrow rough gravel road (13.7 mi)
   1. Note that Crooked Creek Road meets Helms Road about 0.1 mi after this point; see aerial view.
   2. The uphill gravel road was badly eroded, but has recently been graded – it becomes smoother and less steep after about 150 feet.
   3. From Crooked Creek Road, go 50 paces up the gravel road and then go up path on the right 100 paces to foot of cemetery clearing. There is a pond on the left side of the path and a utility pole on the right.

Notes:

1. Distances were measured with BB GPS.
2. Location of Fleetwood Cemetery measured at Wilkinson stone is
   1. Latitude N 39° 9.3976'
   2. Longitude W 86° 29.3803'
   3. Altitude 522 ft

Images:

• Fleetwood Cemetery historical sign
• Aerial view of Crooked Creek Road and Fleetwood Cemetery
• View of barn from gravel road leading to cemetery
• View of Fleetwood Cemetery from foot of clearing
• Photo of Wilkinson stone marker