The church here is active, so please be respectful during church
activities and visit when church is not in session. The old
cemetery is the final resting spot of many early pioneers and their
descendants. Unfortunately, it has not been well kept, so you will
encounter some tumbled stones and brush. Watch your step.
The cache area is brushy, has some rocks, and a short, but steep
bank.
Take a moment and look at the "White Bronze" marker for the J C
Swetland family located nearby, a grand example of sand cast zinc,
but called "White Bronze" for marketing purposes. Almost all, if
not all, zinc grave markers were made by the Monumental Bronze
Company of Bridgeport, CT, between 1874 and 1914. They are in
cemeteries of the period all across the U. S. and Canada. They were
sold as more durable than marble, about 1/3 less expensive and
progressive.[source: Wikipedia].
J C Swetland was an early settler and farmer in the area. He was a
farmer, an early Commissioner of Morrow County, and owned 830 acres
of land nearby.
Revolutionary War Soldier Evan Holt is laid to rest in the
cemetery. He and his wife were also the "first white settlers" of
Morrow County. Their grave marker is at N40 26.917 W082 41.861