Listed below are the townships in Fillmore County and the location by section of the cemeteries and unnamed burial sites
within each township. See Current Map, Towns and Townships for the layout of sections within each township. Those with
transcriptions online here are linked.
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AMHERST TOWNSHIP
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Section
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Cemetery or Burial Site
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2
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Highland Lutheran
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10
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Elstad Lutheran
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27
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SE corner Of SW 1/4 of SW 1/4
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32
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Henry - west of Co. Rd. 21 at Hentrytown; on a hill
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33
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Henrytown Lutheran - in Henrytown, east side of Co. Rd. 21
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ARENDAHL TOWNSHIHP
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Section
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Cemetery or Burial Site
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4
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Unnamed 2 acres set aside - 1st burial Toluf Anderson, later moved. Abandoned
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8
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North Prairie Lutheran - Hwy 30 west of Arendahl
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11
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Arendahl Lutheran - Hwy 30 at Co. Rd. 25 east of Arendahl
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31
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Hogie farm along the north fenceline - 1 burial - daughter of Hans and Mette Hogie. Abandoned.
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BEAVER TOWNSHIP
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Section
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Cemetery or Burial Site
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24
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Bethelem Lutheran
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28
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Bagan - on Loren Kruger farm - 1 grave - a member of Tom Bagan family. Abandoned.
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BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP
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Section
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Cemetery or Burial Site
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1
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Bateman - John Bateman farm - Ada Loomis 1st burial. Abandoned
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2
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Alonzo Hamlin farm. Abandoned.
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3
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P.O. & C.W. Davis farm. Abandoned.
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16
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North Bloomfield
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20
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Ostrander Lutheran
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26
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Etna - 1st burial Russell Refford
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33
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Bloomfield - land from G. Hanson
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BRISTOL TOWNSHIP
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Section
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Cemetery or Burial Site
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5
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Prairie Queen (German Baptist Lutheran)
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13
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Rice Corner or Stahl's Corner
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15
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Bristol Center (1857 - land given by John Rice - Congregational Church - Ben Will 1st burial)
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19
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Bristol Grove (Welsch Calvanistic 1874)
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19
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Greenleafton - same as Bristol Grove
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34
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St. Matthews (new Oak Hill)
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35
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Oak Hill - Frankie Adams Aug 27, 1856 1st burial - land from Mr. St. John
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CANTON TOWNSHIP
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Section
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Cemetery or Burial Site
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3
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Lenora Methodist - land from Wm. Smith/O.F. Holmes, 1st burial Austin Eastman
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4
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Poor Farm - private - 1 stone left. Abandoned.
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6
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Amish - on Peter Miller or Andrew Wengerd farm
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12
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H.L.Tollifson/Tollefson farm - 1st burial stepchild of Nelson Darling 1853. Abandoned.
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20
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Calvary Catholic
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25
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Prosper - 1.5 acres from farm of M.C. McCall
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27
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Unnamed site of 9 burials. Abandoned.
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29
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Lawrence Hudson farm - SW corner. Abandoned.
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32
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Elliota - 1st burial Capt. Elliot's child
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CARIMONA TOWNSHIP
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Section
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Cemetery or Burial Site
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9
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Carimona Cemetery Association- 1st death John Woolsey 1855, burial west of cemetery. Abandoned.
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9
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Carimona - south of east end of village - Richard Marple 1st burial 1855
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11
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Unnamed burial site SW 1/4 of NE 1/4. Abandoned.
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24
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Waukokee - 1st burial infant child of M.& M.E. Zebough 1856
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31
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St. Liguori Catholic - 1st burial Thomas McGrath 1875
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CARROLTON TOWNSHIP
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Section
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Cemetery or Burial Site
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7
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Indian Burial Site - 1879-1907 - junction of north and south branches of Root River - 40 mounds. Abandoned.
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7 & 8
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Carrolton - 1st burial 1856 Patrick Mallany/Mollony
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12
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Root River Settlement Burying Ground - 1 acre from Ellen & Franklin Newell 1880 - 37 graves - last burial Clifford Hoium
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12
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Bell - same as Root River Settlement Burying Ground
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13-24
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Indian Mounds on Lanesboro bluffs. Abandoned.
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24
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Lanesboro Lutheran
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24
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St. Patrick's Catholic
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31
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St. Columbans Catholic (Calvary #1)
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34
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Union Prairie
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CHATFIELD TOWNSHIP
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Section
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Cemetery or Burial Site
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5
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St. Paul's Lutheran
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8
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Calvary Catholic
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8
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Chatfield Cemetery Association - Protestant - south of Chatfield on Hwy 52 by golf course
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9
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St. Mary's Catholic
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9
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St. Marys (old) - 1st burial 1857 Peter McConley - land from Mr. Hugo
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33
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Breese farm
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?
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Indian Burial Mound on farm near Chatfield - one mound. Abandoned.
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FILLMORE TOWNSHIP
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Section
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Cemetery or Burial Site
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3
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Washington - 1857
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3
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Fillmore (Methodist Episcopal)
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3
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Unnamed private site - town of Fillmore - block 13 - 2 graves. Abandoned.
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3
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Glady Mound - 1 Indian Mound on Leo Dunn farm, NW 1/4 x NW 1/4. Abandoned.
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22
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Immanuel Lutheran
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22
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St. Killian's
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23
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Henry Kohlmeyer farm. Abandoned.
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28
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St. Johns Lutheran - Free Baptist 1872 - United Bretheran 1876
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33
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Evergreen (Wykoff)
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33
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Greenlawn - same as Evergreen
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FORESTVILLE TOWNSHIP
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Section
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Cemetery or Burial Site
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11
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Unnamed 8 or 9 burials. Abandoned.
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12
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Unnamed on hill above park 17-18 burials - pioneer cemetery. Abandoned.
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13
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Unnamed private site west of store - 1 stone. Abandoned.
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19
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Duff (Oakland Cemetery Association)
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19
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Lone Oak - same as Duff/Oakland
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22
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Forestville
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33
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Byers - 3 children
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Indian Burial Site in cave - by Bacon - near Cherry Grove (Mystery cave?) with petrified female. Abandoned.
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FOUNTAIN TOWNSHIP
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Section
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Cemetery or Burial Site
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5
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Winslow (Methodist Episcopal)
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11
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Fountain Lutheran - east of Fountain on Co. Rd. 8
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19
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Early Cemetery
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25
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Gale. Abandoned.
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28
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Watson Creek
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HARMONY TOWNSHIP
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Section
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Cemetery or Burial Site
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6
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Bigalk - moved in 1980 to Big Springs. Moved.
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9
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Big Spring - German Lutheran - 1874
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22-23
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Greenfield Norwegian Lutheran - 1867
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34
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State Line Methodist
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HOLT TOWNSHIP
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Section
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Cemetery or Burial Site
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8
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Whalan Lutheran - 1874
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29
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Holt Catholic - land from Timothy Lynch - 1860s
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36
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North Highland 1867 - Henry Rose - 40 stones - some Quaker burials
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JORDAN TOWNSHIP
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Section
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Cemetery or Burial Site
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7
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Art Ellis farm - no further information. Abandoned.
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8
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Sodom - 1 acre - 1860s - some 20 burials including: Finley, Hardy, Jones, Wader, & Prouty. Alf Hardy was first Negro. Asam Prouty's monument is the only one left standing
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26
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Loughrey
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27?
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Indian Burial Mounds - 15 - Jordan Creek. Abandoned.
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28
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O'Dell
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33
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Baker (Buckingham)
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NEWBURG TOWNSHIP
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Section
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Cemetery or Burial Site
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8
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Newburg Methodist
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17
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Garness Trinity (Norwegian) Lutheran
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(transcription located at Garness Church website)
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27
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Mabel Lutheran
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27
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Mabel - with Mabel Lutheran
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NORWAY TOWNSHIP
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Section
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Cemetery or Burial Site
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12
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Kopperud - 20+ stones
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15
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Highland Prairie Lutheran - south of Bratsberg on Hwy 43, then west
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PILOT MOUND TOWNSHIP
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Section
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Cemetery or Burial Site
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9
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Northwest Pilot Mound
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10
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Pilot Mound
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22
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Indian Burial Ground - Daniel Herman farm. Abandoned.
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31
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Root Prairie Lutheran
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PREBLE TOWNSHIP
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Section
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Cemetery or Burial Site
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12
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South Fork Evangelical Lutheran
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15
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Choice Cemetery (Choice Norwegian Methodist) - west side of Hwy 43 south of Choice, north of Tawney
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18
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Wisel - private - 10 burials
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24
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St. Mary's - with St. Olaf's
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24
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St. Olaf's - with St. Mary's
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34
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North Scheie (NW 1/4 of NE 1/4)
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34
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Scheie - 1/2 acre by Jacob Ellifson - 1st burial Inger Maria Ellifson - Oct 1856
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PRESTON TOWNSHIP
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Section
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Cemetery or Burial Site
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5
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Aaron Knight farm - private - 4 burials. Abandoned.
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6
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Crown Hill (Hill) - 1st burial Mrs. John Kaecher - 1858
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6
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Greenwood - was St. Paul's and St. Joseph's
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6
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St Joseph's (Presbyterian) now called Greenwood - 2 acres from Michael Metcalf - 1st burial 1879 - Mrs. Anton Ibach
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6
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St. Pauls' Lutheran (German) adjacent to St. Joseph's on the east - now called Greenwood - 2 acres - 1861 Jonas Conkey
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6
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Little Burial Site - 1 acre - 2 burials. Abandoned.
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7
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EUB, Methodist, Grace Lutheran, Christ Lutheran
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17
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Andrew Ruber farm - 1 child burial. Abandoned.
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21
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Wilson farm - private burial site NW 1/4 of NE 1/4
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23
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Tollefson farm - private site
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26
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Richland Prairie Presbyterian
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26
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Scotland - same as Richland Prairie
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28
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Hutton / Partridge - NE 1/4 x NW 1/4
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32
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Boice farm - private burial site
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34
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Bendickson farm - private burial site
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RUSHFORD TOWNSHIP
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Section
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Cemetery or Burial Site
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2
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St. Joseph's Catholic - land by Martin Timberg - 1878 - Mrs. Thos. Murphy
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3
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Unnamed private site SW 1/4 of SW 1/4. Abandoned.
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14
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Johnson - 14 burials - 1/4 acre - west edge of city of Rushford
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14
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Magelssen's Bluff - 37 Indian Mounds
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14
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Unnamed at base of Magelssen's Bluff - buffalo hunter €“ 1848. Abandoned.
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14
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Oak Grove - land from Duncan Cameron - 1st burial Duncan Cameron
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15
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Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery (the book 125th Anniversary Rushford Lutheran Church includes this excerpt from the History of Fillmore County - 1882: "This is located on section 15. Mr. S.T. Gjernes gave the land to the church in the early 1860's, with the understanding that the remains at the other cemetery should be removed, but few were ever changed. There must have been upwards of two hundred burials here, among them Dr. P.E. Kirkland, a young man of great promise. The remains of Mrs. Swan Werlein were the first to be laid here in 1860 or 1861.")
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15
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Rushford Lutheran - 1 mile west of Rushford on Hwy 30 (from the book 125th Anniversary Rushford Lutheran Church, published in 1981: "The cemetery of the Lutheran Church is located one mile west of Rushford on Highway 30. The land was given by Styrk Gjernes and Ole Berland, each about one acre. Though these cemeteries were separate the land adjoined. Later on, after the Trinity Church dissolved and the members joined Rushford Lutheran, the two were made into one larger cemetery. As the congregation grew, more land was given and some bought to add to the present cemetery.") (Additional land was purchased in 1968 from James Hoff)
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23
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Indian Burial Site - Sprague's Old Mill - 100 mounds. Abandoned.
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23
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Tuff - private
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24
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Bremseth farm - same as Oakwood, Sherwood and South Rushford. Abandoned.
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24
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Oakwood - Sherwood - South Rushford - 1871 - infant child of George Hayes - Sherwood plot. Abandoned.
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26/27
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Dyer - private
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30
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West Grace Lutheran - West of Peterson on County Road 25 approximately 1/2 mile
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31
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Hongerholt
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32
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East Grace Lutheran - 1 acre - 1876 Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran - 1st burials Olson's daughter, Tom Kleppe's wife and child
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SPRING VALLEY TOWNSHIP
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Section
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Cemetery or Burial Site
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11
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Indian Mounds on Raymond Riehl farm - NW 1/4 - 4 .5 miles NE of Spring Valley - 6 mounds
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14
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Indian Burial Mounds - 6 - NE 1/4 of SW 1/4
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22
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Unnamed private burial site - Hattie Kingsley was buried on her father's farm. Abandoned.
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34
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St. Ignatius
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34
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Spring Valley - 1860 4 acres + 2 acres - east
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34
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Zion, Our Saviors and Trinity Lutheran
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36
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Midway Lutheran
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SUMNER TOWNSHIP
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Section
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Cemetery or Burial Site
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13
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Stone Church - Presbyterian - 1870 3 acres - 1st burial Euphremia Ferguson 1871
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25
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Washington - 1857
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28
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Sumner - 1862 - Ernest Gove; 1863 - Mrs. W.W.Beers - 2 acres from G.A. Hayes
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28
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Millet - same as Sumner
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31
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Hamilton (Congregational) - 1871
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YORK TOWNSHIP
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Section
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Cemetery or Burial Site
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1
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Dutch Reformed
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1
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Greenleafton
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1
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Holland Presbyterian - now part of Greenleafton Cemetery south of town
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4
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Cherry Grove - 1892 from John P. Hamlin - 1 acre
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15
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Love - 1856 - from Almod Betts
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22
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Canfield - 2 boys of J.L.Brown and 1 other boy drowned and were buried in corner of Brown's farm - now Merle Stockdale's farm. Others were also buried there - now plowed up. Brown boys were later moved to Spring Valley. Abandoned.
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24
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Saetersdal (Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran)
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