Gaddy-Wykoff Cemetery in Paris, Indiana

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Get directions S County Road 140 W
Paris, Indiana 47230 United States

Coordinates: 38.82568, -85.63442
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This cemetery is sometimes called the Gaddy-Wykoff section, or the Upper section of Old Paris Cemetery. The nearby Cave-Dixon Cemetery is called the Lower or Cave-Dixon section of Old Paris Cemetery.

First burial was Charlotte Ann Russell in March of 1846.

Last burial was Leonidas S. Ayers in June of 1940.

The cemetery is located in Montgomery Township (SE quadrant of the SW quadrant of SE quadrant of Section 33 Township 5N Range 8E) on the west side of S County Road 140 W about 0.1 miles north of its intersection with Indiana State Highway 250.

Indiana Cemetery Locations, Volume 3, published by the Indiana Genealogical Society (April 2007), gives the primary cemetery name as Gaddy Cemetery with alternate names of Old Paris Cemetery and Wykoff Cemetery.

The cemetery is listed in the Cemetery and Burial Grounds Registry of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and in the State Historical Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD) with Cemetery Record Number CR-43-46 (Gaddy / Wydoff / Old Paris / Upper Section).

The Indiana Historic Sites and Structures Inventory (IHSSI) survey number for Paris Cemetery is 079-166-51002 with the dataset compiled in 1989.