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Brouhard Pioneer Cemetery (site) Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 3/7/2016
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

BYOP. Should be a quick P&G. Cache is not located in the cemetery. The cemetery has either been abandoned or destroyed and this cache is located in an area I believe is south of the original cemetery location by about 0.2 miles. Do NOT go on the road to the north and look for the cemetery - it is not there.


The Brouhard Pioneer Cemetery was located in the NE 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Section 5 in Milford Township, Story County, Iowa. There is no doubt that the bodies buried here were never moved, but after speaking with the county and with a nearby landowner, it appears that the stones existing in this cemetery were relocated to the nearby Pleasant Grove Cemetery, which is about 0.4 mile west of here on the same road across the interstate. The county does not have records of burials at the Brouhard Cemetery. A group visited the site in the early 1990s and was unable to locate any of the stones and since there aren't proper burial records, it is entirely possible that these stones were picked up and moved to the nearby cemetery or were simply plowed under by farmers over the years.

I am going to continue on my mission to locate this lost cemetery, hoping to discover it's hidden location soon. Until then, enjoy the cache!

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