Cromwell Cemetery also goes by the name of Maple Hill. This is a very tidy and well kept cemetery. I had some difficulty finding much history of the cemetery online, but I am including some history of the area below.
Union County was created in 1853 from Clarke County. It is a gently rolling land which originally was covered with prairie and an occasional grove of trees. It originally was to be named Mason but at the last minute the name was changed to Union because of the arising differences between the north and the south.
Most towns in the county began as the railroad pushed west, north, and south. Union County became a melting pot of many ethnic groups. The railroad brought in settlers from the eastern states and many European countries such as Sweden, Germany, England, Ireland, Bohemia, Czechoslovakia and others. Many of these early settlers came as either employees of the railroad or at the urging of the railroad's land agent.
From the 1889 directory: Cromwell is situated near the west line of Union County, and about five and one-half miles from Creston. When it was laid out, in 1868, it was generally supposed that the Cromwell would be the west Iowa division of the B. and M. R. R., and many invested there accordingly, only to be disappointed by its final location at Creston. The first house was built by Thomas Ballard, in the fall of 1868. The railroad was built through the town site in 1869. The town is surrounded by a fine country, and is a good trading point. A fine public school, two churches, a newspaper, flouring mills and business houses of all kind, make it quite a trade center.
The City of Cromwell had a population of 116 as of July 1, 2015.
**The cache is placed outside the cemetery. 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.