O'Brien County Cemeteries

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CALEDONIA TOWNSHIP, SECTION 14-ST JOHN'S LUTHERAN CEMETERY

Located just north of Germantown. Oldest readable date is 1881.

CENTER TOWNSHIP SECTION 14-NO NAME CEMETERY

This cemetery is located in the southeast corner of section 14. The oldest readable date is 1876, and the latest 1889. It includes a civil war veteran named Gano. Many of the burials are children and are believed to be diptheria victims.

CENTER TOWNSHIP-SECTION 23

This cemetery is also unnamed. It was probably a Lutheran cemetery as St Emanuel's Lutheran Church was located nearby. Oldest date is 1888 with the surname Steuck, and most recent date is 1952.

CENTER TOWNSHIP-SECTION 23 WEST SIDE

Another unnamed cemetery, this one includes the surnames Brinkert, Steuck, and Buse. The oldest date is 1892 and the latest 1957.

GRANT TOWNSHIP-COVEY CEMETERY

Located in Section 7 of Grant Township across the road from the Covey Church. This cemetery dates back to 1874  when Wm Slock promoter of the cemetery was buried. The last burial was in 1943. Early religious affiliation was Congregationalist and later Methodist.

HARTLEY-HARTLEY CEMETERY

Located south of Hartley. The oldest burial is 1876 and the cemetery is still active.

HIGHLAND TOWNSHIP CEMETERY

The earliest date for this cemetery is 1880 and the last burial date 1967. The cemetery is located in Section 12 of Highland Township

HIGHLAND TOWNSHIP SECTION 31-FRIENDS (QUAKER) CEMETERY

Located on the east side of Mapleside Church. Earliest burial is 1886.

LIBERTY TOWNSHIP SECTION 32-LIBERTY CEMETERY

Liberty Cemetery is located on O'Brien County Road B62 (also known as 500th Street), 1 mile west of State Highway 59. This intersection is 1.2 miles south of the entrance to Calumet, IA. Oldest date is 1875.

PAULLINA-PRAIRIE VIEW CEMETERY

First established in 1883 with the first burial of 2 year old Eliph Hastings who died May 17 1883. The cemetery was moved several times in the first years and the name changed from the original Union cemetery to the present Prairie View East and Prairie View West.

PRIMGHAR-CALVARY CATHOLIC CEMETERY

The earliest date in this small cemetery is 1913.

PRIMGHAR-PLEASANT VIEW CEMETERY

Located in Primghar, Summit Township, Section 36. The earliest date is 1877.

SANBORN-ST CECELIA CATHOLIC CEMETERY

Located in Summit Township, Section 2, one mile south of Sanborn.

SANBORN-SANBORN CEMETERY

Located one mile west of Sanborn on the south side of Highway 18 in Section 34 of Franklin Township. The earliest date is 1879 and the cemetery is still active.

SHELDON-MEMORIAL GARDENS (formerly EAST LAWN) CEMETERY

Located east of Sheldon on the north side of East Ninth Street in Floyd Township Section 32. The oldest burial is 1871 and the cemetery is still active.The cemetery has been listed and is on the O'Brien site.

SHELDON-ST PATRICK'S CEMETERY

Located across the street from the East Lawn Cemetery. The oldest burial is 1876 and the cemetery is still active.The cemetery has been listed and is on the O'Brien site.

SHELDON-EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN, ST PAUL CEMETERY

Located in the southeast part of Sheldon in Floyd Township, Section 32. the oldest burial is 1894.
The cemetery has been listed and is on the O'Brien site.

WATERMAN TOWNSHIP SECTION 8-CALVARY CATHOLIC CEMETERY

Located just north of the Waterman Cemetery in Section 8. Oldest date is 1893.

WATERMAN TOWNSHIP SECTION 17-WATERMAN CEMETERY

Contains a monument which reads "In memory of the Pioneers Hannibal H. Waterman 1821-1908; wife, Hannah H. Waterman 1836-1923. First white settlers in O'Brien County, Iowa. Arrived July 11 1856" An adjacent monument reads "In memory of Grand Army of the Republic Union Forces of the Civil War 1861-1865 and James P. Martin, Iowa's last Civil War Veteran who died Sept 20, 1949" Several Civil War veterans are reportedly buried in this cemetery. Oldest date is 1870.

WATERMAN TOWNSHIP SECTION 26-H.H. WATERMAN CEMETERY

Located 1/2 mile east of road going by the old Waterman house. Monument states: "Hannibal H. Waterman Cemetery. Established 1859. Dedicated to the memory of the 15 pioneers who rest beneath this sod. Erected by the American Legion of O'Brien County 1938." Burials here are Owen S. Waterman, age 10 yrs, died Dec 10 1871; Leon Grant Waterman, born Oct 5 1869, died May 6 1870; A son (unnamed) Waterman age 3 weeks, died May 14 1859; A son (stillborn) of Mr & Mrs H.H. Waterman ;Dr. Luther E Head, died Sept 21 1872 (a civil war veteran); Mr Hycks, brother-in-law of George & Ezra McComber; Mr. Prince; Baby, 1 1/2 yrs old from the Judd Allen Family; Mr & Mrs Robinson; Daughter of Mr. & Mrs Robinson, age 19 yrs; Son Decatur, age 18 or 19 yrs; Mr & Mrs Swim; Baby boy, age unknown; Two children of the Coffman family; Archibald Murray, 1871; James A. Dewitt. (The Archibald & Dewitt bodies have been removed to the Peterson, Iowa Cemetery).

WATERMAN TOWNSHIP SECTION 26-FIELDMAN BURIAL

Located along the road near the original Waterman homestead a marker states:"Fred Fieldman, Died January 1873" Reportedly, he was a German immigrant who died on the land he homesteaded in the 1860's.