McJohnston Chapel and Cemetery is a historic chapel and cemetery located in Center Township, Vanderburgh County, Indiana. It was built in 1880, and is a small

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style, rectangular red brick building. It has a projecting

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topped by a

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and steeple. Adjacent to the chapel is the cemetery, with the oldest gravestone dated to 1819. It is the oldest cemetery in Vanderburgh County that remain in use. ''Note:'' This includes It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

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* {{National Register of Historic Places in Indiana Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana Gothic Revival architecture in Indiana Churches completed in 1880 1819 establishments in Indiana Churches in Vanderburgh County, Indiana National Register of Historic Places in Vanderburgh County, Indiana