Kellogg serves as the central hub of this eastern Jasper County landscape, situated where the North Skunk River meets Coon Creek. The settlement pattern reveals a high density of rural burial sites, suggesting a deep-rooted agricultural community with distinct local identities. Notable among these are the Center Friends Cemetery, the Old German Lutheran Cemetery, and the uniquely named Our Silent City Cemetery. South of the river, small clusters of homes at Murphy and Adamsonville punctuate the grid of gravel and paved roads, while Slater Creek and Elk Creek carve through the farm country. The inclusion of the Jasper County Burying Ground and the Kellogg Post Office provides essential landmarks for those tracing family history or early township infrastructure in this part of central Iowa.
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1954 · Des Moines
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1956 · Des Moines
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1957 · Des Moines
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1965 · Newton
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1965 · Monroe
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1969 · Des Moines
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1975 · Baxter SE
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1980 · Newburg
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1980 · Sully
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1980 · Alloway Creek
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