MOUNT TABOR (CURRENT)
Modern Mount Tabor Cemetery is located in Sections 19 and 30, Township 20 North, Range 11 East. The church sat on the south east corner to the left of
the main entrance. The original site, said to be about a half mile or so west was abandoned early and stones were supposedly moved to the current location.
On December 6, 1938, Clarence H and Cora May Guthrie sold a parcel of land to the Mount Tabor Cemetery Association for a single dollar. The piece of
land was described as lying in the East half, Northwest quarter, Northwest quarter of Section 30,
specifically "beginning at a point in the North line of the said Section Thirty (30) Eighty-five (85) East of
the Northwest corner of the East Half of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of said Section Thirty (30)
and running thence East on the North line thereof one hundred seventy (170) feet to the center of the County
Highway; thence southwesterly on the centerline of said highway two hundred twenty and three-tenths (220.3) feet;
thence north one hundred forty (140) feet to the place of beginning, containing twenty-seven hundredths (.27) of
an acre." This is on the north side of 200S where the road runs northeast to southwest.
On July 29, 1939,
the couple sold the trustees a second plot of land, again for $1.00. This 6 acres, also in Section 30,
is described as being "in the North half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 20...[b]eginning as an iron spike in the
North line of the said Northeast Quarter 1032.5 feet West of the Northeast corner of said Quarter, and running thence
South on and along the West line of [Mount] Tabor Cemetery as said line now exists 660 feet to a concrete corner post;
thence West and parallel with the North line of said Quarter 396 feet to an iron pipe; thence North 660 feet to an iron
spike that is 396 feet West of the point of beginning; thence East on and along the North line of the said Quarter 396
feet to the place of beginning". As a modern description, the northeast corner of this parcel is where 200S turns from
running northwest to due west. It then runs south to the tree line and west to the tree line behind the
currently-unpopulated area of the cemetery. While most of the land is to the west of the far west road, it also appears
to include the first 6 or 7 rows to the east of the drive.
In the last apparent acquisition, Liberty Township sold the trustees the following property for $25
on September 7, 1844: "Beginning at a point on
the North side of the Northwest Quarter of Section Twenty-nine (29), Township Twenty (20) North, Range Eleven (11) East;
Eleven (11) rods due West of the Northwest corner from the graveyard; running thence Eleven (11) rods due East to the
graveyard; thence due South Nine (9) rods; thence on a straight line over a Northwesterly course to the place of beginning".
Without the other deed(s) for the property on the north side of the road, pinpointing the location of this piece is hard.
(See deed 326 Bazzle Shroyer to Liberty Twp http://ax-content.munpl.org/AppXtender/datasources/AX/IDocument/?DataSource=AX&AppName=DEEDS&Docid=20742&Credentials=28:7189FB9F151F8B2B873207E93F93A63CD2B80DD67813F8B40E7550C14830DB8A01338C564E17982D0AC622453503DAB20FC3CDC33063BF4E59A8A063C2B6C5BAD5A0D9D3E97F4A2297251014E49BBC7D)
In his 1898 county history, John Ellis, when describing improved roads in section 19 of Liberty Township, includes information on the Muncie and Smithfield free gravel pike. He notes "The
Mt. Tabor cemetery is on the south line of this section near the southeast corner."
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