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This list of cemeteries in Iowa includes currently operating, historical (closed for new interments), and defunct (graves abandoned or removed) cemeteries, columbaria, and mausolea which are historical and/or notable. It does not include pet cemeteries
The State of Iowa defines "pioneer cemetery" as "a cemetery where twelve or fewer burials have taken place in the past 50 years". [2]The State of Nebraska defines an "abandoned or neglected pioneer cemetery" as having been founded or situated upon land that "was given, granted, donated, sold, or deeded to the founders of the cemetery prior to January 1, 1900", and that "contains the grave or ...
St. Boniface Catholic Church (Westphalia, Iowa) St. John's Lutheran Church (Hampton, Iowa) St. Joseph's Catholic Church (Bauer, Iowa) St. Michael's Catholic Church (Holbrook, Iowa) Sharon Cemetery Historic District; Slinde Mounds State Preserve; South Jordan Cemetery; Spring Creek Friends Cemetery
Mount Olivet Cemetery (Dubuque, Iowa) Mount Pisgah, Iowa; O. Oakland Cemetery (Iowa City, Iowa) P. Pine Hill Cemetery (Davenport, Iowa) R. Riverside Cemetery ...
The 8-foot Black Angel statue in Iowa City's Oakland Cemetery has taken on a darker color as the bronze has oxidized. Some say the darkening is due to abnormal storms, evil spirits, or a ...
Other settlements in the township from the late 19th and early 20th centuries are abandoned. According to the USGS, Newton Township contains three cemeteries: Circle Grove, Saint Patrick's and Upper Spring Grove. Circle Grove Cemetery, established 1858, is maintained by the Circle Grove Cemetery Association.
The Top 10 Most Haunted States of America. Whether it's ancient cemeteries, abandoned factories, or brushes with paranormal activity that give people the creeps, visitors to these spooky states ...
In 1908 when Fort Yates, North Dakota was abandoned, the remains in its post cemetery were moved to Keokuk National Cemetery. In 1948, another post cemetery, in Des Moines, Iowa, also had its remains moved to the National Cemetery. Keokuk National Cemetery was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.