The first settlers came to Logan in 1859. After several deaths in 1860, a burial ground was designated at 7th East and 5th North and used for six or seven years. As the settlement expanded, the remains were moved to a better location on higher ground farther from town. Some bodies were identified and reburied in family plots in what became Logan City Cemetery, while about 42 others, known only to God and with no identification or relatives to claim them, were moved to a special sacred area called Pioneer Plot.