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The Bij​ou Hills Union Cemetery is located 1 1/2 miles west of Bijou Hills (on Highway 50).  It was established in 1886, when the land was purchased from Fritz and Catharina Kiehn. An additional parcel of land was purchased for the cemetery from Idell Dozark in 1968.  The "original crew" who took care of the cemetery's maintenance was: Everald Hoover, Percy Gunderson, Emerson Olson, Ralph Gray and Donald Hloucha.  Wayne became part of that crew in 1969, and Ray Olson was hired to mow. Wayne & Pat Surat have maintained the cemetery since 2001. Pat takes care of record-keeping, and Wayne and Jr take care of mowing, weedeating, spraying and repairs. The group decided to enlist additional cleanup help in September of 2009, as it was too big of a chore for one. The neighbors and volunteers who come out to help during cleanup days since that time are greatly appreciated! We've been told the cemetery is one of the most beautiful rural ones around this area. 

We are very proud of it, and it's been a group effort to keep it this way.