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McDivitt Grove Cemetery is located at 7001 Meredith Drive in Urbandale. The land was originally sold in 1853 to William McDivitt, pioneer settler,whose name the cemetery still bears. When John McDivitt, son of William, died, his father set apart a portion of his farm for the cemetery in 1865. A schoolhouse was built in 1866. The ground was deeded for cemetery purposes in 1870. In the summer of 1875, the school was moved and a Church was built. The church stood from 1875 – 1950 on what is now the “West Addition” portion of the cemetery. The Webster Township Trustees maintained the cemetery for many years. The City of Urbandale acquired the management responsibility for McDivitt Grove Cemetery in April of 1998. McDivitt is a non-perpetual care cemetery. A permanent record of all interments is maintained at the Urbandale Parks and Recreation office. Records date back to burials in the 1860’s. Unfortunately though, many of the earlier records are incomplete. Currently, all of the cemetery plots have been sold, however, lot owners may sell or surrender a lot back to the City, with certain requirements. On those rare occasions, lots would be available for sale to the public. For more information about McDivitt Grove Cemetery, or to find a specific grave, please contact the Parks and Recreation Department at (515) 278-3963. McDivitt Grove Cemetery Columbarium:
The City will be installing a columbarium at McDivitt Grove Cemetery during
May 2008. The columbarium will be granite walled and house 48 niches.
Niches will be 12" x 12" x 11.5" for the placement of urns. Urns
containing human cremations will only be allowed in the columbarium. Niches
will go on sale Wednesday, May 7th at 8:00 a.m. at the Urbandale Parks &
Recreation Office (3600 86th Street) for Urbandale residents.
Non-residents may add their name to a waiting list at this time and
non-resident sales will start on May 1, 2009. Niches will be
sold on a first come, first serve basis.
Niches will be sold at a cost of $1,100 per niche for Urbandale residents
and $1,200 per niche for non-residents. There is not a restriction on
the number of niches that can be bought. Purchasers agree to the terms
and restrictions set forth by the City of Urbandale.
The City anticipates adding additional columbaria as demand dictates.
Click here for more information on columbaria and locations at McDivitt Cemetery. (PDF) |