At the original church site (half a mile south of the present church) is a plaque noting the original log church that existed there from 1838-1848. A cemetery is also at this site... the oldest gravestones appearing to date from the 1890's.

At the current church site (first church built 1848; the present church was built in the 1880's) is a larger cemetery with a paved path down the center. Stones there can be found dating back to the 1850's, as listed in the Wyoming Co. Rootsweb archive.

My theory is that the cemetery at the current church opened in 1850 and is the land on the west side of the present-day path. When this plot filled up, the original church site was used for burials. And, at some later date, more land back at the current church site was made available, on what is now the east side of the path. Does anyone know for sure?

Was there a cemetery prior to 1850? If not, where were Catholic burials made? The FHC microfilm of St. Cecelia's records only shows deaths, baptisms and marriages from 1849 forward. (And the 1850's death records appear to be very incomplete.)

Thanks.