In celebration of Indiana’s 2016 Bicentennial, 15 geocaches have been placed throughout St. Joseph County near historic sites or places of interest. It is our goal to highlight interesting areas in the county, as well as to introduce new cachers to the hobby.
South Bend’s oldest municipal cemetery, City Cemetery was founded in 1832 on land donated by Alexis Coquillard and Lathrop Taylor. The sexton’s cottage, built in 1899, is approximately 400 square feet and built for a cost of $605.00. Initially intended to house the cemetery sexton, there are no records of anyone ever living here. As you walk throughout the cemetery you will notice many famous South Bend names, such as Studebaker and Eddy, as well as famous people such as Lathrop Taylor (co-founder of South Bend), Powell family (first free African American family), President McKinley’s grandparents, and Schuyler Colfax, the Speaker of the House of Representatives during the passing of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the Constitution and Vice-President under Ulysses S. Grant, 1869-1873. Enjoy wandering through the cemetery and see how many family names you recognize from street names around the city!
The cache is located within the boundaries of the cemetery; the gates are open from 8 AM to 7 PM daily. No night caching. Please note that it is illegal to enter the cemetery property when the gates are closed!