Caples Cemetery
AKA Amazonia Cemetery or Boston Hill Cemetery
Amazonia, Lincoln Township, Section 36 South
Andrew County, Missouri

Section 1 | Section 2 | Section 3 | Section 4 | Section 5 | Rows

Cemetery Directions: From Amazonia, east on Broadway, turn north to Main, follow Main to end of blacktop, where the road becomes County Road 370, gravel lane to left. The cemetery is on the top of a steep hill. The road around the perimeter is drivable in good weather

These pictures were taken by Joe & Keith Stanton, 2005, and Betty Halvorsen, 2006. ©THE Transcriptions (Taylor, Halvorsen, Eshelman).

* Indicates African-Americans
+ Indicates obituary available

Section 1
Furthest east section of cemetery, beginning at south end

Row Direction of Row Photographs
1 South to north 01B-12
2 North to south 13-19
3 South to north 20-28 33-35
4 (very irregular) 95B, 36-63 29B-32B, 27B 67bB, 69, 88B, 90B-94B, 70B
5 71-84B
6 85aB-87

Section 2
Starts at southern edge of cemetery

Row Direction of Row Photographs
1 South to north 01aB-11bB 13B-19B 12B, 20B-30B
2 North to south 31-39bB, 72aB, 72bB, 40B, 79B, 41B, 41bB, 41aB
3 South to north 41-49bB, 69B, 70B, 71B, 50aB-51cB, 67B, 68B, 64B-66B
Cluster of stones 52aB-63B

Section 3
On south side of ridge which runs roughly east and
west through the middle of the cemetery

Row Direction of Row Photographs
Row Direction of row Photographs
1 (starting at southeast corner) South to north 001B-006
2 North to south 007-018
3 South to north 019-022B
4 North to south 023B-025
5 South to north 026B-038
6 North to south 040, 042, 041, 041B, 043-051
7 South to north 052-062bB
8 (not straight) North to south 063, 067B, 064aB-074
9 South to north 075-080
Cluster north of fenced plot 081B-085B, 109B, 086, 087
Family plot 088-101
Cluster south of fenced plot 102aB-107B

Section 4
Runs parallel to Section 3, on the north side of the
dividing ridge, continues to near west end of cemetery

Row Direction of Row Photographs
1 South to north 01B-02bB
2 North to south 03-14cB
2.5 (family plot) 15-18B
3 North to south 19aB-23B
4 South to north 24-28B
5 North to south 30-32B
6 South to north 33-36
7 North to south 37, 37B, 48B, 82aB, 82bB, 38-42
8 South to north 43-51
8.5 52B
9 South to north 53B-62, 47B
9.5 63
10 North to south 64-67
11 South to north 70-72
12 North to south 73-77
13 South to north 78-80
Alone, end of section 81

Section 5
Western end of cemetery, cemetery drive is the boundary to the west and south

Row Direction of Row Photographs
1 (starting at west side) South to north 001B-009bB
2 North to south 010B-014
3 South to north 015B, 016
4 North to south 017-026
5 South to north 027-046
6 North to south 047-058
7 South to north 059B-061, 68B, 69B, 062B-067
8 North to south 068, 069B, 071B, 073
9 South to north 074B, 077B-096
10 North to south 097-103

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