Maple Grove Cemetery
US 69 and 1800th St
Boicourt, Linn, KS
Latitude, Longitude: Map
38° 18' 13" N, 94° 40' 03" W
38.286944, -94.678611
Driving Directions:
From Pleasanton, take US 69 North to 1800th St.
Other Names: Swayback
About this Cemetery:
This cemetery is located in rural Linn County in the Boicourt area. The cemetery appears to have been established in the mid-1800s. The oldest legible stone is Elizabeth Hurley, who passes in 1861, and the most recent stone is for Fern Middaugh, interred in 2001. Based on the dates of the legible stones, the peak time of usage for this cemetery was 1861 - 1893, with 1874 having the most burials. A second, smaller peak occurred in the 1920s and a final peak in the 1960s. There was one burial in the 1980s, and the last burial came in 2001.
Transcription by Linda Lewis, 22 Apr 2006
This is a complete transcription by reading and photographing the gravestones. Photos available upon request.
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