Stewart Cemetery is located in a woods at the south east corner of the intersection of Division Road & 500 W on 1 acre of land once owned by Stephen and Amy Stewart. The cemetery was originally used by the Stewart family and
their neighbors. Later, in 1868 they deeded the land to the Tipton Co. Commissioners for the purpose of a public burying ground . In the last few years it has again become an active cemetery.

There are many white bronze markers here. "White Bronze" markers are actually made from zinc. The name was a marketing ploy to make the material sound more attractive. The markers were produced by the Monumental Bronze Company, Bridgeport, Connecticut and sold nationwide from the 1870's to 1914. They consist of bolt together panels and are hollow. The panels could be updated or replaced as late as 1939. The markers were sold with the claim that they were "modern" and "progressive". They also cost about 1/3 less than stone and were easily shipped.

There are stories told of how caretakers tipped up large family markers and used them as tool sheds. There are also stories about how outlaws sometimes hide their loot inside of them.



The cemetery is located in Cicero Township (NW quadrant of the NW quadrant of the NW quadrant of Section 5 Township 21N Range 4E).



Indiana Cemetery Locations, Volume 2, published by the Indiana Genealogical Society (01 April 2006), gives the primary cemetery name as Stewart 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-80-11 (Stewart).

The Indiana Historic Sites and Structures Inventory (IHSSI) survey number for Stewart Cemetery is 159-630-20022 with the dataset compiled in 2008.

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) feature ID for the cemetery is 444151 (Stewart Cemetery).