In December, 1869, a Congregational minister from a church near Newton, Jasper county, IA began preaching in the school house two miles south of Van Cleve, District No 6, Logan township. The Logan Congregational church was organized in May, 1870, with seven members. In 1877, James Gowdy and RN Warden each donated an acre of ground two miles south and one mile west of Van Cleve for the building of the Logan Congregational church and cemetery. In the spring of 1884, the church was moved to Van Cleve and the name changed to Van Cleve Congregational Church.

Cemetery Plot Map inside small building.

Looking North. Logan Cemetery. May have been called Van Cleve Cemetery at one time. Old building that contains a copied plot map of the cemetery.

Looking east from middle of the cemetery.

May2022 Looking East

May2022 Looking SouthEast