Above, in a downloadable spreadsheet, is a list of burials of African Americans in Marion County from September 1872 to October 1881 in the city’s first cemetery. While the cemetery became known as Greenlawn, it was first called City Cemetery, then Union Cemetery and lastly, Greenlawn Cemetery. A “colored section” in the cemetery was located nearest to the White River, just west of the original 1821 cemetery. This cemetery is believed to be the largest burial site of African Americans in the state. This list was provided by the Black Heritage Preservation Program of Indiana Landmarks – July 2023.

* The page number column in the spreadsheet refers to a page in the Indianapolis Marion County Mortality Record.

For more info see:

Redevelopment at Indianapolis’s first public cemetery raises questions over remains.

A Glorified Sandbar: The History of Governor's Island in Indianapolis

Contact: Eunice Trotter, Director of Black Heritage Preservation

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