Indianapolis’s First Cemetery

While early settlers, prominent local citizens, and public figures were said to have been buried in the cemetery, the cemetery’s genealogy is not well-documented. 

See FAQs about the Cemetery’s History

Community Advisory Group

The Henry Street Bridge project provides a unique opportunity to trace the cemetery’s genealogy and add to Indianapolis’s history.

The City of Indianapolis is partnering with local experts who form a Community Advisory Group (CAG) to advise the City and better document the history of Greenlawn and the related cemeteries. As documentation is discovered, it will be added to this website.

Learn more about the CAG

Greenlawn Cemetery Genealogy Research

• Greenlawn Cemetery – Leon Bates – June 2024
• Black Pioneers with Marked Histories Buried at Greenlawn Cemetery – Indiana African American Genealogy Group – May 2024
• Henry Street Greenlawn Research – Deedee Davis – February 2024

Mortality Indexes

Genealogical Socety of Marion County’s link to all entries for Greenlawn

Indiana African American Genealogical Group’s link of all mortality index entries for Greenlawn (black burials only)

Marion County, Ind. Full Mortality Record, 1872-1881

Submit Your Research

The City welcomes research from individuals who have studied Greenlawn Cemetery. Submit your research via email to contact@wridinfrastructure.com. 

*See the draft list of resources consulted to date.

*The information on this website is only intended to be general summary information to inform the public of the status of the archaeology at the relevant site. The information on this site should not be used for any purpose beyond general, informational purposes. The information on this site is believed to be accurate as of the date it was added to the website. As new information is learned over the course of the archaeology and subsequent research, the information on this site may change or become outdated and is subject to change without notice. This information does not have the force or effect of written law or regulation.