Downsville Cemetery

Downsville Cemetery consists of 1.4 acres located in Norwalk Township. On January 3, 1933, the following was drawn up and signed by the township trustees. It is on file in the Pottawattamie County Recorder's office in Book 517A, page 31.

"This is to certify that this plat correctly represents the subdivision into cemetery lots of the tract of land described as follows:  Beginning with the east line of the SW 1/4 of SW 1/4 of Section 29, Township 76N, Range 42W, with point is marked by the corner post at the southeast corner of the tract said point being 222 feet south of the south line of the public road and running thence north along the 40 acre tract 222 feet east 194 feet to the beginning. Iron pins driven at all corners of the new lots. (recorded 3 January 1933, Pott. County Court House).

This document was signed by the trustees: J. C. Damitz, Henry Warncke and Adolph E. Krueger, as well as the township clerk, L. G. Schmaedecke.

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