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Heman Chapin Buckingham, who came to the area in 1848, took up a Donation Land Claim just south of Bellfountain in Benton County. He also purchased a part of the Jonas Belknap Donation Land Claim, and in the early 1850's donated ground for the cemetery. This land was first deeded to a Board of Trustees to be held for the use of the community; later a corporation was formed. The cemetery plat wa...