The Colony Community was settled in the 1870s by former residents of Mississippi and at one time included three churches, several stores, and a post office. In 1876, John A. and Margaret Young donated land at this site for a Methodist church and cemetery. The graveyard became the community’s primary burial ground, and the oldest documented grave is that of Methodist minister Samuel J. Brown (1813-1879). Numerous other pioneer settlers, infants and children, and military veterans are also interred here. The cemetery reflects the area’s pioneer heritage.