Very little is known about this vanishing old graveyard. It was apparently always called Snyder Cemetery although it may well have started before Anthony Snyder arrived in 1845. Snyder purchased 420 acres close to the county's east border the next year and settled down to become a successful farmer and an active and respected member of the community. From the few names on the list, the graveyard appears to have been busy in the latter part of the nineteenth century. With their granddaughter buried here, the Snyders certainly had a personal interest in preserving the place. However, as they slipped into their declining years it must have been obvious that small rural cemeteries were gradually being abandoned in favor of the larger city installations. A few at a time, burials began to be removed to other locations and the cemetery fell into disrepair. The remaining stones were either removed or destroyed by vandals until by the 1980's only a few stone bases marked the burial grounds. Long time residents of the area say that at least five children and perhaps others are still interred here. Like most cemeteries in residential areas, this one has caused considerable controversy in recent years. As homes cropped up in the once rural area, land became a precious commodity and the long forgotten graveyard was taking up space that the living thought might be put to better use. This naturally produced opposition from those who feel graveyards should be left undisturbed. To compound the problem, a neighborhood psychic's yard and home were reportedly invaded by spirits in old fashioned dress who objected to having their final resting place destroyed. Today the cemetery stands unkempt and untended with the forgotten graves marked only by tall grass and fall tree limbs.