Directions to the Dickey Family (Old Dickey/Smith) Cem
Near Versailles, Ripley Co, Johnson Township, IN.

From the traffic light in Versailles, Indiana (at the "McDonalds" corner) travel 2.8 miles east on U.S. Highway 50 to Road 300E. Turn right on Road 300E and travel south for .8 miles. Watch for a field on the left side of the road as you approach the mileage distance.The right side of the road will be thick woods. Stop at the south end of the field where it meets the edge of the trees and park your vehicle. (You may be able to turn into the field depending on its state of cultivation, and the weather.) The narrow road has no shoulder, so use care in parking.If you look out into the field, there is a small island of trees among which are a few headstones. This is NOT the spot you are looking for, but rather this is the old Henderson Family cemetery!

Walk about 20 feet south of where the field and trees meet, then cross the road to the west side (opposite the field). Enter the woods near the tree pictured above and walk slowly for approximately 75 yards. Watch for a large tree that has several headstones leaning against it. The "cemetery" you are seeking has no path or fence…nothing to really make it visible in the woods, so you must watch carefully and not go in too far.



Indiana Cemetery Locations, Volume 2, published by the Indiana Genealogical Society (01 April 2006), gives the primary cemetery name as Dickey Cemetery with an alternate name of Smith 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-69-99 (Dickey Farm / Smith-Dickey).