LUCAS COUNTY CEMETERIES |
The following is a
list of the location and brief history (if known) of some of the
cemeteries of Lucas County
information courtesy of Lucas County Genealogical Society
| Township / Cemetery | Location | History | Burials |
| Benton Township | |||
|
Ragtown Cemetery |
SEC 11-71N-21W | Formerly called Benton Township cemetery. | |
| Salem Cemetery | SEC 3-71N-31W | Land to be used for the purpose of building a Church and establishing a cemetery was purchased from Francis Wilson and his wife, Adeline, for $50., deeded June 12, 1873. At a meeting of the Salem Chapel and cemetery trustees on January 2, 1875, the M. E. Church was made legal owner by deed of gift. About 1948 the local congregation purchased the church building and land and deeded the cemetery to Benton Township. | Look-ups Mr. Myers |
| Cedar Township | |||
| Allen Cemetery | SEC 24-72N-20W | ||
| Bethel Cemetery | SEC 9-72N-20W | Bethel cemetery, the largest in Cedar township is very close to Bethel Church in Cedar Township | |
| La Grange Cemetery | SEC 25-72N-20W | La Grange cemetery of cedar Township is almost on the Monroe County Line. | |
| Prather Cemetery | SEC 15-72N-20W | Abandoned | |
| English Township | |||
| Brownlee Cemetery | SEC 21-73N-2 1W | ||
| Pine Hill Cemetery | SEC 14-73N-21W | ||
| Spring Hill Cemetery | SEC 8-73N-21W | ||
| Jackson Township | |||
| Fry Hill Cemetery | SEC 13-72N-23W | Fry Hill cemetery was established around 1880 on land owned by the Whitebreast Coal Company. The first burial of a mine accident victim is believed to be that of Shadrach Fry, hence the name of the cemetery, Cleveland Fry Hill. It is now maintained by the township. | |
| Rose Hill Cemetery | SEC l0-72N-23W | Rose Hill cemetery as stones dating back to the 1860's marking graves of many of the earliest settlers of that area. | |
| Liberty Township | |||
| Arnold Cemetery | SEC 5-73N-22W | AKA - Mills or Thomason | |
| Mt. Zion Cemetery | SEC 22-73N-22W | ||
| Parr Cemetery | SEC 32-73N-22W | AKA - Wheeler | |
| Newbern Cemetery | SEC
1-73N-22W SEC 36-74N-22W |
Lucas
Co. portion - Straddles Lucas/Warren Co. Line Warren Co. portion - see history |
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| Niswender Cemetery | SEC 35-73N-22W | ||
| Lincoln Township | |||
| Calvary Cemetery | SEC 21-72N-21W | Established in 1869 for the use of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church parish. | |
| Chariton Cemetery | SEC 30-72N-21W |
Located at the south edge of the city of Chariton. The first burial in this cemetery was that of Mary Sulphin Scott Howard, who with her husband John came to Iowa in 1849, there being but one house in Chariton at the time of their arrival. She died in Oct. of 1850 and was buried in a cemetery located where Columbus School now stands. |
Partial Listing |
| Douglass Cemetery | SEC 32-72N-21W | Located in Chariton Cemetery, said to be the oldest portion of Chariton Cemetery. Abandoned - lit Cemetery in the County | Burials |
| Oxford Cemetery | SEC 11-72N-21W | ||
| Otter Creek Township | |||
| Brinegar Cemetery | SEC 27-73N-23W | AKA - Eaton | |
| Wells Pioneer Cemetery (formerly the Clore Cemetery) | SEC 24-73N-23W | AKA - Wells | |
| Fletcher Cemetery | SEC l0-73N-23W | ||
| Graceland Cemetery | SEC 2-73N-23W | ||
| Norwood Cemetery | SEC 15-73N-23W | ||
| Walker Cemetery | SEC 19-73N-23W | AKA - Black Cemetery | Burials |
| Wren Cemetery | SEC 29-73N-23W | Abandoned | |
| Pleasant Township | |||
| BELINDA CEMETERY | SEC 18-73N-20W | AKA - Swede - Abandoned | Burials |
| Clear Cemetery | SEC 3-73N-20W | AKA - DeMoss Abandoned - Only 1 burial | |
| Coal Glen Cemetery | SEC 14-73N-20W | ||
| Oak Hill | SEC 25-73N-20W | AKA - Stoneking | |
| Strong Cemetery | SEC 5-73N-20W | ||
| Zion Cemetery | SEC 28-73N-20W | ||
| Union Township | |||
| Derby Cemetery | SEC 13-71N-23W | ||
| Goshen Cemetery | SEC 11-71N-23W | ||
| Last Chance Cemetery | SEC 3-71N-23W | Burials | |
| Webb-Fisher Cemetery | SEC 14-71N-23W | ||
| Warren Township | |||
| Freedom Cemetery | SEC 25-71N-22W | ||
| Gay Cemetery | SEC 5-71N-22W | Abandoned | |
| Murray Cemetery | SEC 29-71N-22W | ||
| Waynick Cemetery | SEC 1-71N-22W | ||
| Washington Township | |||
| Greenville Cemetery | SEC 13-71N-20W | ||
| Russell Cemetery | SEC 5-71N-20W | 2nd largest cemetery in the county | Partial Listing |
| Whitebreast Township | |||
| Coontown Cemetery | SEC 7-72N-22W | Abandoned | |
| County Farm Cemetery | SEC 13-72N-22W | Abandoned | |
| Grimes Cemetery | SEC 16-72N-22W | ||