In 1885 German settlers in the community of Redwood founded a cemetery association and purchased two acres of land near Cottonwood Creek for a graveyard from A. H. and Sallie Fleming. A church and schools had been established nearby. The earliest marked grave is that of 15-year-old Lizzie Heidemeyer in August 1896. Among the nearly 70 burials are many of the founding members and their families. The site fell into disrepair but was cleaned and restored by descendants of the early immigrants, who also placed a gate with a sign and installed a flagpole.