Mount Calvary Cemetery

Organized in 1896, the first burial was on April 29, 1896 (most likely Margaretha Lind Lahr). Older graves were moved here from the second Catholic Cemetery on Church Street, including the family of Chief LaFontaine. The cemetery is still active.

Huntington County’s first Roman Catholic Church, Saint Peter and Saint Paul, was organized in 1838. In 1847, Chief Francis LaFontaine donated land to the church for a cemetery bounded by John, Lafontaine, Stephan, and Polk. Later, a second church building was constructed on the same land and graves were relocated to the “new” Catholic Cemetery at the northeast corner of Church and Esther beginning in 1860. When that cemetery was nearly full, and the city was encircling it, Mount Calvary was opened. Once again, graves were moved to the new cemetery. When St. Mary’s Catholic Church was founded in 1896, its members also used the cemetery.

1. “Last Great Miami Chief Buried Here.” 16 Nov 1973. Herald-Press [Huntington, Indiana]
2. Ss. Peter and Paul’s Church. 1915. Souvenir of the Golden Jubilee, 1865 – 1915. Our Sunday Visitor, Huntington, Indiana.