Maple Row Cemetery is located in the southeastern edge of Kellerton, Athens Township, Ringgold County, Iowa.
With the arrival of Leon, Mount Ayr and Southwestern Railroad late in 1879, the town of Kellerton was established and officially incorporated in December of 1881. Kellerton was the first Ringgold County town to be platted by a railroad.
The site of Kellerton was purchased from Samuel and John Tedrow, high level ground where, on a clear day, one could see Mount Ayr to the west and Leon to the east. Three and a half miles to the north was an old buffalo wallow, about 20 feet deep. When the wallow filled with water, many pioneers used it as a swimming hole.
On March 6th of 1952, the branch office of the Security State Bank of Mount Ayr was robbed. The thieves broke into the G. E. Turner's office during the night and blew the safe open with liquid explosives. The entire interior of the bank room was destroyed but none of the townspeople heard or were awakened by the blast. The thieves made off with $2,871 in cash. It isn't known if they were ever caught or not.
When Grand Valley Community School was consolidated, Kellerton elementary children and all the high school students attended classes at the Kellerton School building. Grand River elementary children and all the junior high school students attended classes at the Grand River school building. The rural Foland School was moved in from Richland Township, Decatur County, and utilized as a music room. Later, Grand Valley elementary students attended classes at the Grand River schoolhouse with junior and senior high students attending classes at the Kellerton schoolhouse. In the late 1990's Grand Valley Community Schools was dissolved with most of the Grand River students attending school in Leon and the Kellerton students attending school in either Mount Ayr or Lamoni. For a while, there was talk about the Kellerton schoolhouse being converted into a women's shelter for south central Iowa. The Grand River and Kellerton schoolhouses were demolished. The Kellerton gym remains as a community center. The original Foland school house was moved and is presently utilized as the town's museum. The music room at the Grand River school site (formerly the Brick schoolhouse) was moved across the street and is currently utilized as the town's museum.
Information taken from iagenweb.org.
You are looking for a pill bottle and should not have to disturb any stones or vegetation to locate the cache.Please be respectful, do not hunt at night, do not disturb mourners, and leave this peaceful and revered place in good condition. Remember to practice CITO, always. Thank you.