Parsley Cemetery
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Parsley Cemetery

Also known as Cherry Grove Cemetery

Sidney, Fremont County, Iowa, USA

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    Coordinates: 40.79750, -95.62780
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Parsley Cemetery is on land first owned by Noah Leabo, who made a cash entry for it on July 12, 1853. In the 1850s this area was known both as Camp Creek and Walnut Grove settlement. Rev. Jacob Baker, a Methodist preacher, arrived in 1853 and bought 160 acres of land in the Parsley Cemetery area. The first Methodist Camp Meeting in the county was held at the head of Camp Creek. Rev. Baker and his wife died within one day of each other and are buried in this cemetery near their home.

Cherry Grove was another name used in this part of the county; a Cherry Grove church was active at one time. After the town of Anderson was established in 1879, the cemetery, along with all its other names, was sometimes called the Anderson Cemetery. The name Parsley was derived from Alexander Parsley who lived from 1820 to 1874. James Parsley and Laura, husband and wife, sold the ground to the trustees of Sidney Township on September 10 1884, for $25 with the admonition: "to be used for the express purpose of a burial ground and to be used for no other purpose."

Parsley Cemetery is on land first owned by Noah Leabo, who made a cash entry for it on July 12, 1853. In the 1850s this area was known both as Camp Creek and Walnut Grove settlement. Rev. Jacob Baker, a Methodist preacher, arrived in 1853 and bought 160 acres of land in the Parsley Cemetery area. The first Methodist Camp Meeting in the county was held at the head of Camp Creek. Rev. Baker and his wife died within one day of each other and are buried in this cemetery near their home.

Cherry Grove was another name used in this part of the county; a Cherry Grove church was active at one time. After the town of Anderson was established in 1879, the cemetery, along with all its other names, was sometimes called the Anderson Cemetery. The name Parsley was derived from Alexander Parsley who lived from 1820 to 1874. James Parsley and Laura, husband and wife, sold the ground to the trustees of Sidney Township on September 10 1884, for $25 with the admonition: "to be used for the express purpose of a burial ground and to be used for no other purpose."

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  • Added: 1 Jan 2000
  • Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 95771