The Grim: Haunted Cemeteries & Graveyard Tales
Oct 6, 2026 · 22 min · 10 segments
The Grim is opening the gate to Crown Hill Cemetery, the largest cemetery in Indiana and the third-largest non-governmental cemetery in the United States. Spread across 555 acres above Indianapolis…
There's something about fall air after a stifling summer that propels many outdoors for crisp fall walks.
The perfect times have many seeking places to walk and take in the fall foliage.
Its gates, however, don't hold back on the stunning architecture that meets each visitor crossing its threshold.
At 555 acres, it's the largest cemetery in Indiana and the third largest non-governmental cemetery in the country.
A president, three vice presidents, public enemy number one, and the founding fathers of Indiana Racing.
Like many cemeteries, its story began because of a growing city running out of room for its debt.
Its existing cemeteries were overcrowded, and its city's main burial ground, Greenlawn Cemetery, was already feeling the pressure of a population that kept growing.
So in 1863, a group of Indianapolis businessmen and civic leaders went looking for a new location.
They wanted something larger, something outside the growing city, and something that reflected a changing idea of what a cemetery could
be.
Northwest of the city, the property sat high above the surrounding landscape, with sweeping views of Indianapolis below.
Its highest point would become known as simply the Crown, and it was here that Crown Cemetery began.
They were inspired by the park-like cemeteries of Europe, including Père Lachaise in Paris.
So they hired John Chislett, a landscape architect from Pittsburgh, to design the grounds.
Instead of straight roads and tightly packed graves, Chislett laid Crown Hill out along the natural landscape.
The idea was a place where the living could come not only to mourn, but to walk, reflect, and spend time among the dead.
There's something about fall air after a stifling summer that propels many outdoors for crisp fall walks.
The perfect times have many seeking places to walk and take in the fall foliage.
Its gates, however, don't hold back on the stunning architecture that meets each visitor crossing its threshold.
At 555 acres, it's the largest cemetery in Indiana and the third largest non-governmental cemetery in the country.
A president, three vice presidents, public enemy number one, and the founding fathers of Indiana Racing.
Like many cemeteries, its story began because of a growing city running out of room for its debt.
Its existing cemeteries were overcrowded, and its city's main burial ground, Greenlawn Cemetery, was already feeling the pressure of a population that kept growing.
So in 1863, a group of Indianapolis businessmen and civic leaders went looking for a new location.
They wanted something larger, something outside the growing city, and something that reflected a changing idea of what a cemetery could
be.
Northwest of the city, the property sat high above the surrounding landscape, with sweeping views of Indianapolis below.
Its highest point would become known as simply the Crown, and it was here that Crown Cemetery began.
They were inspired by the park-like cemeteries of Europe, including Père Lachaise in Paris.
So they hired John Chislett, a landscape architect from Pittsburgh, to design the grounds.
Instead of straight roads and tightly packed graves, Chislett laid Crown Hill out along the natural landscape.
The idea was a place where the living could come not only to mourn, but to walk, reflect, and spend time among the dead.
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