Ashton Chapel - Rural Baxter, IA
N 41° 48.977 W 093° 17.134
15T E 476282 N 4629418
This country church was built 35 years after its neighboring cemetery.
Waymark Code: WMHCRF
Location: Iowa, United States
Date Posted: 06/24/2013
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When Jane Ashton died in 1862, she was buried in a beautiful quiet spot on her father’s farmstead. In 1871 after others had been buried there as well, the plot was deeded to become a public cemetery. In 1897 the neighboring church was built. While it was affiliated with the Congregational Church for the first 25 years, it has been non-denominational since then. It still serves an active community of worshipers today. There are close to 60 people buried in the cemetery. The chapel owns and cares for the cemetery.
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Church Name: Ashton Chapel
Church In Use (even only just occassionally): yes
Date Church Built: 1897
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