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Spring Creek Friends Cemetery

Spring Creek Friends Cemetery is a historic place in Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa, listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places on March 29, 1996. Its National Register reference number is 96000351.

Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, IowaListed March 29, 1996NRIS #96000351
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Spring Creek Friends Cemetery

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What is Spring Creek Friends Cemetery?

Spring Creek Friends Cemetery covers about half an acre of rural land near Oskaloosa in Mahaska County, Iowa. It was first set up around 1848 and took burials until about 1892. About 123 burials have plain markers, and most markers are limestone. Of these, 77 are small rectangular slabs with flat tops. Seven are pillar markers on stepped bases from the late 1870s and 1880s, mostly for the Critchett family. A marker for George E. Chamberlain shows Masonic symbols. The plain stones point to the Quaker preference for simplicity. In 1863 the site hosted the first Iowa Yearly Meeting. Fire destroyed the meeting house and its addition in 1878. In 1894 the Spring Creek group joined Center Grove to form the Oskaloosa meeting. The main entrance sits on the west side near the southwest corner, between poured concrete posts. Burials have ended, and Spring Creek Township maintains the grounds.

Source: National Register of Historic Places nomination form (National Archives)

The record

Listing details

Name
Spring Creek Friends Cemetery
City
Oskaloosa
County
Mahaska County
State
Iowa
Listed on the National Register
March 29, 1996
NRIS reference number
96000351
Resource type
site
National Historic Landmark
No
Coordinates
41.31150, -92.60273
When was Spring Creek Friends Cemetery listed on the National Register?

Spring Creek Friends Cemetery was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 29, 1996.

Where is Spring Creek Friends Cemetery located?

Spring Creek Friends Cemetery is located in Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa at approximately 41.31150, -92.60273. See the map above.

Is Spring Creek Friends Cemetery a National Historic Landmark?

Spring Creek Friends Cemetery is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, but it is not designated a National Historic Landmark in this dataset.

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