Cemeteries of Cedar County

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Cemetery	Township	Notes
Achey	Linn	See Wentzel Cemetery
Andre/Bell Cemetery	Pioneer	Located on a hill on the north side of an east/west gravel road in Sec. 7 Pioneer Twp. on the Cedar-Linn County line. (To reach the cemetery, take highway 30 west of Mechanicsville to Adams Avenue. Turn right on Adams and go about one-half mile, turn left, and the cemetery is on the right side of the road.) Also known as Bell Cemetery. ~ Page 365.
Ayersville/Moneka		See Moneka Cemetery
Bethel Cemetery/Sand Hill	Center	This cemetery is located northwest of Tipton in Sec. 27 of Center Twp West. (To get to the cemetery, take county road F28 west of Tipton to Jefferson Avenue, and go about one-half mile to the right. The site is on the west side of a gravel road.) Also known as Sand Hill. ~ Page 379.
Bolton Burial Site	Center	This family burying ground is located in Sec. 16 of Center Twp. East (To reach the cemetery take X52 southeast of Tipton to 250th Street; go to Ocean Avenue, turn left and go about one-half mile. It is located about a one-half mile off the road.) It is not listed in WPA records. ~ Page 365.
Bradley Family Burial Site	Center	There is believed to have been a family plot on the south half of Section 17 Center Twp. for the burial of a family that died of diptheria. There are no monuments.
Brink Cemetery	Massillon	Located in the NW comer of Sec 8, Massillon Twp. (To reach the cemetery, take highway 30 east of Clarence to Taylor Avenue. Turn left on Taylor, go to 130th Street, turn right on 130th Street and go left about one-half mile to the cemetery on the right side of the road.) [This is a private and abandoned cemetery.] ~ Page 365.
Burnett Burial Plot		Only a legend indicates the possibility of a few graves in the eastern part of Sec. 18 where the Old Muscatine Road joins with a road from the west.
Cass Cemeetery		A half-acre of land near Shawver Cemetery is seen on 1872 and 1885 atlases. In 1864 the tract of land was dedicated to the public for a cemetery. in 1898, the cemetery was declared abandoned. Court records say that all bodies of people who had been interred there had been moved to another cemetery. shawver Cemetery is the most likely site for such reinterments.
Cedar County Care Facility	Center	This cemetery is on the east side of the entrance drive to the care facility campus in Sec. 25 Center Twp. West. (To reach the cemetery, go west on Ninth Street in Tipton to Logan Avenue, turn right on Logan and the cemetery is 1 1/2 miles north on Logan at the junction with 205th St.) [Well cared for.] Listed in WPA Records simply as County Home. ~ Page 366
Center Cemetery/Massillon	Massillon	This site is in the NW comer of Sec. 22 of Massillon Twp., on the east side of a dirt road. The last known burial was in 1913. Also known as Massillon Cemetery. Abandoned. ~ Page 373.
Centerville Cemetery	Sugar Creek	This is the burial site of two people, Jonathan Morgan (d Nov. 29, 1863 age 72 y 11 m 26 d) and wife Sidney Morgan (d Sept. 20, 1837 age 31 y 9 m 28 d), who lie in Sec. 4, Sugar Creek Twp. (To reach the site, take X52 southeast of Tipton. The site is in a field on the east side of the road between 280th and 290th streets near Centerville.) ~ Page 366.
Chamness	Springdale	In the Section 9 of Springdale Twp. on the south side of county road F44, lies the grave of "John Mercer 1908-1938". A 4' by 8' enclosure surrounds the site. Not listed in WPA records.
Clarence Cemetery	Clarence Dayton Twp	This cemetery is located about one-half mile north of the town of Clarence, Sec. 22 Dayton Twp. (To reach the cemetery, take Plum Avenue north from Clarence.) [Well cared for.] ~ Page 366
Clear Creek/Union	Pioneer	See Union
Dayton Valley Cemetery	Dayton	Located in Sec. 12 Dayton Twp. (To reach the cemetery, take X64 north out of Clarence. Access to the cemetery is a gravel road on east side of Roosevelt Avenue.) [Well cared for.] ~ Page 367.
Downey Cemetery	Springdale	This cemetery is located in Sec 28 Springdale Twp. (To reach the cemetery, take X30 south from West Branch to F56. The site is l 1/2 miles to the left on F56.) [Well cared for.] There is also a Downey Cemetery listed in WPA record as being located in Sec. 33 and abandoned in 1937. ~ Page 367.
Dunfee Burial Plot	Iowa	Margaret and James Dunfee, children of John and Sarah, died of diphtheria in 1885. Their graves are in Sec. 22 of Iowa Twp. ~ Page 367
Durant	Durant	The town cemetery is at the southeast comer of Durant. (It is located to the right as you drive east on highway 6.) Well cared for. ~ Page 367.
East Fork/Ross	Center	This cemetery is located in Sec. 35 of Center Twp. East. (One travels a grassy lane through a field west of a gravel road. To reach the site, go east of Tipton on highway 130 to county road X64, turn right, and go about 4 miles on X64 to 260th St. Turn left to Rose Avenue, go about 1 1/2 miles.) This abandoned cemetery is mowed occasionally. Also known as Ross. ~ Page 378.
Eureka	Center	The Eureka Cemetery and First Methodist Church were located in Sec. 13 of Center Twp. A deed dated 1876 specified that the land be used for "church and cemetery purposs absolutely."The stones were apparently removed in the same time period as the church building.
Evergreen/Evergreen Hill/Gunsolus	Cass	Located on the right side of F28 one mile west of the Cedar River at Cedar Bluff, in Sec. 32 of Cass Twp. (To reach it, take F28 west out of Tipton.) Well cared for. Also known as Evergreen Hill. ~ Page 368.
Fairland Cemetery		See Hanna-Fairland Cemetery, listed in WPA records.
Fairview Cemetery	Springfield	Located in Sec. 20 Springfield Twp. (To reach the site, go east of Tipton on highway 130 to Y14 near Bennett; turn left, and go to 195th Street, then left on 195th about one-half mile. The site is about one-half mile off the road to the right.) [Abandoned] ~ Page 368.
Farmington	Farmington	This church cemetery in the northwest corner of Sec. 5 of Farmington Twp., listed in the 1872 Cedar County Atlas, has simply vanished. No stone or trace marks the site today.
Goodale	Center	An abandoned cemetery in Section 23 of Center Twp. West. ~ Page 369.
Gray's Ford Cemetery	Iowa	High above the Cedar River, this burial ground lies astride the north section line of the NE 1/4 of NE 1/4 of Sec. 29 of Iowa Twp. No stones were found. Gray Cemetery is listed in WPA records as being in Sec. 28 and abandoned in 1937.
Gunsolus	Cass	See Evergreen Cemetery
Hanna-Fairland Cemetery	Center	This cemetery is on the southern border of Sec. 24 Center Twp. East. (To reach the cemetery, take highway 130 east of Tipton to Quincy Avenue (X64). Turn right on Quincy, and go south to 260th Street. Go left on 260th 1 1/2 miles.) Well cared for. ~ Page 369.
Healey Cemetery	Rochester	This cemetery is in Sec. 32 of Rochester Twp. (To reach the cemetery, take Iowa Highway 38 south of Tipton. Continue south of Interstate 80 on X54. The site is on a hill on the left of X54.) Well cared for. ~ Page 369.
Hebron Cemetery	Rochester	This cemetery in on the east side of Iowa Highway 38 south of Tipton in Sec. 30 of Rochester Twp. Well cared for. ~ Page 369:
Hickory Grove Cemetery	Springdale	This cemetery lies in Sec.10 Springdale Twp. (To reach the site, take 290th Street (F44) east from West Branch to Delta Avenue, turn right on Delta, and it is about 3/4 of a mile to the cemetery, which is located on the east side of the gravel road across from Scattergood School.) [Well mowed, but many of the older stones are sinking. Many of the small stones have initials only on them, a testament to the Quaker's simplistic way of life.] ~ Page 370.
Honey Grove Cemetery	Gower	Located in Sec 21 of Gower Twp. (To reach the site, take X30 north out of West Branch to 260th St., turn right and go one mile. The cemetery is on the left side of the road.) Well cared for. ~ Page 370
Howard Cemetery	Gower	Located in Sec. 10 of Gower Twp. It is located in a timber on a high plateau overlooking the Red Cedar River. This cemetery was abandoned before 1937. ~ Page 370.
Inland Cemetery	Inland	Located in Sec. 2 of Inland Twp., northeast of the town of Bennett. (To reach the site, take Highway 130 east of Bennett to Washington Avenue. Turn left on Washington, go one mile to 230th St., turn right and go about 1/2 mile.) [Well cared for.]
Kaiser Cemetery	Center	An abandoned and forgotten cemetery with mostly fragments of monuments on the surface today (1986). It lies in a timbered area, on the south side of an east/west gravel road in Sec. 10 of Center Twp. West. Not listed in 1937 WPA records.
Kuhlman Cemetery	Center	Listed in WPA records as being located in Center Twp., Sec, 26. No other information.
Lime City Cemetery	Sugar Creek	Located in Sec. 15 Sugar Creek Twp. (To reach the site, take highway 38 south of Tipton to 290th Street. Turn left on 290th, go to X52, turn right and it will take you to the cemetery.) [Well cared for.] Also known as Munn, Scott and Osage. ~ Page 371.
Lowden Cemetery	Massillon	Located 1/4 mile north of the town of Lowden on Y20, in Sec 35 of Massillon Twp. There are two cemeteries at this site: Trinity Lutheran Cemetery lies to the west of this cemetery, and a common driveway connects them. Both are well maintained. ~ Page 372
Mason Cemetery	Linn	This cemetery is located in Sec. 16 of Linn Twp. It lies west off a gravel road, and you must go down a wooded lane over a wooden bridge to reach the grave sites. (To locate the cemetery, take highway X40 south out of Mechanicsville. to county road F 1 4, go right on F 14 to Delta Avenue, turn left, and go 2 3/4 miles on Delta.) [Well cared for.] ~ Page 372.
Masonic Cemetery/Old Town	Town of Tipton	This cemetery is located southwest of Tipton on county road F 36. Well cared for. According to WPA records, graves from the Tipton Cemetery were moved to the Masonic Cemetery sometime before the 1930s. See Old Town. ~ Page 374.
Massillon Cemetery	Massillon	This cemetery is on the northern edge of the village of Massillon, in Sec.14 of Massillon Twp. [Well cared for.] ~ Page 373.
Massillon/Center	Massillon	See Center Cemetery.
Matthews Cemetery	Center	Listed in WPA records as being in Center Twp., Sec. 18.
Moneka Cemetery	Inland	This small cemetery is on the southern border of Sec.31, Inland Twp. (To reach the cemetery, take county road Y14 south from Bennett to 280th Street. Turn right on 280th, and go about 1 1/2 miles.) [Well cared for.] ~ Page 373.
Mount Zion Cemetery	Center	This cemetery is located in Sec 15 of Center Twp. West. (To reach the site, take county road F 36 southwest of Tipton to Jackson Ave., turn left, and go about 1 mile.) [Well cared for.] ~ Page 375.
Munn Cemetery/ Lime City/Osage/Scott	Sugar Creek	See Lime City, Scott and Osage. ~ Page 371.
North Liberty Cemetery	Iowa	Located in Sec. 32 of Iowa Twp. (To reach the site, take F44 east of West Branch to county road X40. Turn left on X40, go one mile to 280th St., turn right and it is a little more than one mile on 280th, on the road.) [Well cared for.] ~ Page 375.
Ocheltree Cemetery	Center	This abandoned private cemetery is located in Sec. 34 of Center Twp. East, southeast of Tipton.~ Page 375.
Old Friends - West Branch Cemetery	Town of West branch	This was the original cemetery for the village of West Branch. It is on the west side of Downey Street two blocks north of Main St. The cemetery was closed for burials in 1879. ~ Page 375. See West Branch Friends
Old Town Cemetery	Town of Tipton	This was Tipton's first cemetery. It was located where the Tipton Community School now stands on east Sixth St. After the Masonic Cemetery was opened in 1862, burials in this cemetery declined in number, and reburials were eventually made in the Masonic Cemetery. Also known as Tipton Cemetery. ~ Page 375.
Onion Grove Cemetery	Dayton	This small early burial ground is located 2 3/4 miles north of Clarence in Sec. 14 Dayton Twp. 1930s-era WPA records record it as abandoned. ~ Page 376.
Osage Cemetery	Sugar Creek	See Lime City.
Owen Cemetery	Center	1930s-era WPA records list this cemetery in Center twp., Sec. 8. No other information
Parr Burial Plot		From the Cedar County Historical Review August 1959, published by the Cedar County Historical Society. Page 16: "By the Hoover Highway, (county road Y14), three miles southwest of Lowden, a United States flag flutters in the breeze above a grave. A government headstone marks the soldier's resting place. About the graveyard is a high wire fence. Inscribed on the stone is "Elliott Parr, Company K, 3 5th Iowa Infantry. "Elliott Parr was a son of Old Billy Parr, as he was known back in Ohio and later in Cedar County where he with fifty others came in 1848 to build homes. This son with four others went to war. He came back to Old Billy unscratched. But the smallpox epidemic of 1867 struck the county and Elliott Parr died. Residents of the section were terrified and refused to allow smallpox victims' burial in Van Horn Cemetery, the only burial ground in the vicinity. "I have enough land of my own," said Old Billy Parr, "My son was a good soldier. He can have a cemetery of his own. " So Old Billy set aside this quarter acre and deeded it to Cedar County. There he buried his son. The government placed the headstone years ago."
Pee Dee/Peede	Iowa	This cemetery is located in Sec. 8 of Iowa Twp. on Cedar County Road F44 east of Springdale. The cemetery is on the south side of the road and well kept. [Also known as Peede.] ~ Page 376.
Pioneer Cemetery	Pioneer	This land-locked cemetery is located in Sec. 11 of Pioneer Twp., about two miles northwest of Mechanicsville, just north of county road X4F. Access requires crossing private property. ~ Page 376
Plato United Brethren	Gower	Located about one mile northwest of the site of Plato in Sec. 17 of Gower Twp. Access by a dirt road on the west side of a north/south gravel road. ~ Page 292
Red Oak Cemetery	Red Oak	This cemetery is located in Sec. 11 of Red Oak Twp. (To reach the cemetery, take Iowa Highway 38 north of Tipton to county road F16, turn left and go about two miles, and you will find the Red Oak Presbyterian Church and the cemetery.) Also known as Shiloh. [Well cared for.] ~ Page 376.
Richmann Cemetery	Springfield	This cemetery is located in Sec 13 of Springfield Twp. The cemetery is located southeast of Lowden. (To reach the site, go south of Lowden on Y14 to a "Y" intersection; turn left and go to Yankee Avenue. Turn right and go 1/2 mile, turn left. Access is through private property.) ~ Page 377.
Rochester Cemetery Photo	Rochester	Located in Section 12 of Rochester Twp. (To reach the site, take Iowa Highway 38 south of Tipton to Cemetery Road, turn right and go about 1/2 mile.) There are burials on both sides of the road. Prairie grass and wildflowers grow here, making it difficult to find many of the graves. ~ Page 377.
Rose Hill Cemetery	Town of Mechanicsville	This cemetery is located on the northwest edge of the town of Mechanicsville. Well cared for. ~ Page 378.
Ross Cemetery	Center	See East Fork
Saint Johns Cemetery	Dayton	This cemetery is located east of Clarence in Sec. 24 of Dayton Twp. (To reach the cemetery take highway 30 east of Clarence to Rose Avenue, turn left on Rose and go to 140th Street where you turn right and go about 1/4 mile.) ~ Page 378.
Saint Mary's Cemetery		This cemetery is located south of the Tipton Masonic Cemetery, southwest of Tipton. (To get to the cemetery, take county road F36 (on the south side of town) to Lemon Avenue. Take a left on Lemon and you will be at the cemetery.) [Well cared for.] ~ Page 379.
Sand Hill Cemetery		See Bethel Cemetery
Scott Cemetery	Sugar Creek	Located in Sec. 15 Sugar Creek Twp. (To reach the site, take highway 38 south of Tipton to 290th Street. Turn left on 290th, go to X52, turn right and it will take you to the cemetery.) [Well cared for.] Also known as Munn, Lime City and Osage. ~ Page 371.
Sharon Cemetery	Sugar Creek	This site is in Sec. 25 of Sugar Creek Twp. southeast of Tipton. (To get to the cemetery, take Iowa Highway 38 south of Tipton to its intersection with county road F44. Turn left on F44 to the intersection with county road X64. Turn right on X64, and go to the intersection with Y14; turn left and go about 3/4 mile on the gravel road. The site is on the left side of the road.) ~ Page 380.
Shawver Cemetery	Cass	This cemetery is located on county road F28 west of Tipton in Sec 26 of Cass Twp. The entrance is on the west side of the cemetery on the gravel road. It is bordered on the south by the county road. ~ Page 380.
Sheldon Cemetery	Center	See Wright Cemetery
Shiloh Cemetery	Red Oak	See Red Oak Cemetery
South Bethel Cemetery	Sugar Creek	This site is behind the South Bethel Church in Sec. 4 of Sugar Creek Twp. (To reach the location, take Iowa Highway 38 south of Tipton to its intersection with county road F44. Turn left and go to county road X52; turn left, and travel about 1/2 mile to the church and cemetery.) [Well cared for.] ~ Page 380.
Springdale Friends Cemetery	Springdale	This cemetery is located north of the village of Springdale in Sec. 1 of Springdale Twp. (To reach the site, take highway 38 south of Tipton to the intersection with county road F44. Turn right and go to the village of Springdale, and turn right (north) on Fox Avenue. The cemetery is a short distance up the gravel road. The sign is hidden behind some evergreen bushes.) [Well cared for.] Springdale was an early Quaker Community. ~ Page 380.
Stanwood Cemetery	Fremont	This town cemetery in Sec. 25 of Fremont Twp. is easily located by taking the gravel road (Lemon Ave.) that is at the intersection of highways 30 and 38 at the west edge of the town. Go south about 1 1/2 miles. [Well cared for.] ~ Page 381.
Sugar Creek	Sugar Creek	This site is in Sec. 12 of Sugar Creek Twp. There are no visible graves at the location. When the road was widened in 1966, the remains of those buried there were removed to Sharon and/or other cemeteries. ~ Page 381.
Tipton		See Saint Mary's Cemetery
Trinity Lutheran	Massillon	Located 1/4 mile north of the town of Lowden on Y20, in Sec 35 of Massillon Twp. There are two cemeteries at this site: Trinity Lutheran Cemetery lies to the west of this cemetery, and a common driveway connects them. Both are well maintained. ~ Page 372.
Union Cemetery	Pioneer	This cemetery is located on the south side of a gravel road in Sec. 29 of Pioneer Twp. (To reach the site, take highway 30 west of Mechanicsville to Charles Ave., go to the left on Charles to 145th St. Turn right on 145th and go about 3/4 mile.) ~ Page 366.
Van Horn Cemetery	Springfield	This cemetery is located in Sec. 11 of Springfield Twp., southwest of Lowden. (To reach the cemetery, take county road Y14 south from Lowden to 167th St. Turn right on 167th, and you will find the cemetery up a gravel lane to the right on 167th.) [Well cared for.] ~ Page 381.
Virginia Grove Cemetery	Center	This rural cemetery in Sec. 9 of Center Twp. East. It is at the end of a dead end dirt road. (To reach the cemetery, take Highway 130 east of Tipton to county road X64; turn right and go one mile to 230th St.; turn right and go to Ocean Ave.; turn left and go to the end of Ocean Ave. The cemetery lies on the east side of the road.) There are very few stones remaining. ~ Page 381.
Walleck	Linn	See Mason Cemetery
West Bethel Cemetery	Iowa	This cemetery is located in See 14 of Iowa Twp. (To reach the cemetery, take highway 38 south of Tipton to county road F44, turn fight and after crossing the Cedar River bridge at Rochester, turn left on Atalissa Road, go to 305th St., and turn right. The site is about one-half mile down the road.) [Well cared for.] ~ Page 382.
West Branch	Springdale	WPA lists it as being in Springdale twp., Sec. 6
West Branch Friends	Town of West Branch	A green space at East College and North Downey streets. The cemetery was used 1853-1879. A monument was dedicated in 1993, naming all the known burials. To get to this cemetery, take Poplar Street from Main Street. It goes past the Quaker Church and to the public library. The cemetery is next to the library. There are three original stones still standing. One is not readable
Wentzel Cemetery	Linn	An abandoned graveyard located on the eastern border of Sec. 10 in Linn Twp. (To reach the cemetery, go south of Mechanicsville on X40 to 1F14, turn right on 1F14, go about two miles to Dixon Ave., turn left on Dixon, go about one-half mile. The cemetery is located about one-half mile to the left and back in the field. There is no road to it.) ~ Page 365.
Whitmer Cemetery	Sugar Creek	This cemetery is located in Sec 3 of Sugar Creek Twp. Entrance requires driving through private property. (To reach Sec. 3 of the Twp., take highway 3 8 south of Tipton to county road F44, turn left, and go about 2/12 miles. Inquire at a homestead for access.) [Well cared for.] ~ Page 382.
Wood Bridge Cemetery	Center	This site is located in Sec. 5 of Center Twp. West. (To reach the site, take county road F28 west of Tipton to Hayes Ave. Turn left on Hayes, and go about 1/12 miles.) [Well cared for.] ~ Page 382.
Wright Cemetery	Center	This cemetery is in Sec. 11 of Center Twp. (East). (To reach the cemetery, take highway 130 east of Tipton to county road X64, go one mile, turn left on 230th St. and you will find the site one mile east at the intersection of 230th and Rose Ave.) Also known as Sheldon. [Well cared for.] ~ Page 383.
York Prairie Cemetery	Center	This cemetery is located 4 1/2 miles east of Tipton on highway 130 on the right side of the highway. It is in Sec .1 of Center Twp. East. 1930s-era WPA records show it as abandoned. ~ Page 383.

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