Harlan Cemetery
Brown Township, Hancock County, Indiana
39° 54'59.12" N 85° 36'50.43"W
The Harlan Cemetery is named after Stephen Harlan who married Mary Sparks, daughter of William and Mary Palmer Sparks. In 1835, Stephen built and operated a sawmill on Sugar Creek just a short distance from where the cemetery is located.[1]
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[1] George J. Richman, History of Hancock County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions (Greenfield, Indiana: Wm. Mitchell Printing Co., 1916), 527-528.
[1] George J. Richman, History of Hancock County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions (Greenfield, Indiana: Wm. Mitchell Printing Co., 1916), 527-528.
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