The area of Oak Township in Mills County, Iowa, that eventually became known as the “Plumer Settlement” was first settled by Johann Heinrich Plumer in 1851.
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The Plumer Schoolhouse was originally a log cabin constructed in about 1857
and served as a meetinghouse, church, and school. The log cabin building was later replaced. It was renamed from Plumer School to Oak Bluff #2 during the 1899-1900 school
year. The school was used until May, 1955. (list of teachers and more...)
First burials in the Plumer Settlement were made
in “Saar's Field” on a farm owned by Henry Saar until the
cemetery across the road from Salem Lutheran Church was established in 1872-1874. The “Plumer Settlement Cemetery” is well-maintained and is still being used for
burials. (burial list, gravestone photos, obituaries, and more...)
This website is maintained in memory and honor of ancestors and pioneer settlers of the Plumer Settlement. (more site acknowledgments and meet the site team...)