There once was a thriving town just south of the cemetary, also named Green Bay. This cemetary is situated about 9 miles south of Osceola in the township of the same name, and on the line of the Iowa & Minnesota Railroad. Part of the land was entered by Ogden Gray, July 3rd, 1855, and part by William Cochran, Dec. 10, 1855. The town was laid out by Gilham Overton in June 1862. It contained 1 store, 1 hotel, 1 blacksmith shop, 1 brick church, 1 brick school house and a population of about 40.
To reach Green Bay Cemetary: From highway 69 south of Osceola (approximately 7.5 miles from the south edge of Osceola), turn west on H50 gravel, drive .5 mile to the first gravel north, and go .5 mile to the cemetary. It sits on the east side of the road.
Dorothy Propst has told this story about the “First Grave in Green Bay Cemetary” that she heard from her grandfather, Marcus V. Nim Shutts (1861 – 1961). “Angeline Johnson knew she was going to die. She had T.B. Her father asked her where she wanted to be buried. She said ‘Over on that hill.’ They lived about a quarter of a mile north east of Green Bay. Her father told her he would walk over to the hill, and she could wave a flag to him when he reached the spot she wished to be buried. She was young woman around 18 or 19 years old.” Angeline Johnson died August 1, 1855, age 19 years old, and was buried in the center of the ridge where Green Bay Cemetary now lies. Hers was one of the first graves in the cemetary.
My granddaughter thought the name was misspelled – she had never seen cemetary spelled with an a.
Please be respectful of the area and only hunt cache in daylight hours.
While placing caches in Clarke County we encountered many dead end roads and lots of them that are level B roads – this means there is NO gravel on them – they are mud after it rains. If you get stuck, the farmers will not pull you out – you will have to call a tow truck. Please be aware of this and use caution when hunting these caches.