Iowa County Cemetery Stones and History 1844-1975 (manuscript) by Pauline Lillie

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                    SCHMIDT Cemetery


Location
Section 3, Lincoln 79 Township, Range 12,; located 4 miles east 
of Victor, and 4 miles south on the north side of the Hy# 46

History
At one time there was a Zion Church, now gone, about a mile 
east; Atlas of 1874 p. 39- cemetery not listed but land owned 
by Chas. Smith-no church either; within a few miles are three 
schools - # 2-5-6-.

Atlas 1900 p. 17; Cemetery is shown south east corner of Section 
on the Charles Smith farm; East ½ mile is the Zion Church, another 
½ mile is the schoolhouse. The church and school on the Robert 
Brown farm. 1915 Atlas p. 21; This on the minnie Mohr land, in 
the edge of the SE part of Section 3; Down the road east is the 
Zion Church, then a little further the school. History Vol. I 
page 219 of 1915 Co. History, mentions that there are four cem-
eteries in Lincoln Township -St. Johns-German Methodist Epis-
copal-Schmidt and Longstreths.

The interesting part of this history for the cemetery is the big 
change that the trustees made in up-dating it, In July 1960 when 
I copied, I found it in terrible condition; Day lillies, had 
taken over various spots, part of it was mowed. Then it was fixed 
up, mowed, cleaned stones; Several had replaced stones, some had 
new foundations. The Schmidts seem to have been first families 
buried here -early in the 1870s,

Condition
Well kept, clean , and neat - all re-landscaped- stones reset-
Even those of the earliest date,

Remarks;
What could I add to an old cemetery that managed to get updated.


Researched by Pauline Lillie


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