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EAGLE CORNERS CEMETERY A.K.A
Newburn Cemetery
Catalogued May 7, 1975 by H. A. Dieter. Located one-half mile south of
Eagle Corners where County Trunk E enters Wis. 60 at this point. It was
formerly known as Newburn Cemetery. Eagle plat of 1874 shows it as
being situated on the Jeremiah B. Newburn farm, section 33, Town of
Eagle. Early priority of all Eagle settlements must go to Eagle
Corners. It was indeed a small village as noted in the County plat of
1895. There were six residences, one a farm residence, one repair shop,
a postoffice and store, an I.O.O.F. Hall, a public school No. 3, and a
Christian Church, all with in a four corner area less than a block
either way. Three comparable settlements, Basswood,
Balmoral and Byrds Creek, suffered identical reductions in their
respective activities soon after the new century of 1900 rolled in with
all of it's inevitable changes. Familiar family names such as
Newburn, Harvey, Smith, Henkel, Barrett, Ware and Moon were soon
to make way for incoming residents. The local Newburn Cemetery was also
to become just a memory while Basswood, three miles to the north, soon
to supersede the old landmark near the "Corners". The grounds are in
extremely poor condition. Three large pines and three smaller ones fail
to hide the wanton neglect throughout the area. It is fenced but has at
present no accessible entrance. It has been recently reported to the
Town Chairman
for a proposed cleanup. There are 27 known burials here. One illegible
metal stake marker and a number of depressions scattered through the
grounds indicate burials long since unmarked. The first known burial
was in 1860, the last in 1935.