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Upper Neely Grove CemeteryBenton Township, Section 12Andrew County, Missouri
Directions: From Savannah, east on State Route E 3 miles to SR D. North and north/east on D 10.1 miles to Highway 48. West on Highway 48 0.5 mile to SR B, north and northwest about 8 miles to SR 125 (N Highway). South on SR 125 0.6 miles to CR 126. North and east on 126 0.6 miles to cemetery.
Credits: These pictures were taken by Betty Halvorsen, 2005. (c)THE Transcriptions (Taylor, Halvorsen, Eshelman).
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Vanschoiack Cemetery EastJefferson Township, Section 11Andrew County, Missouri
Directions: Located about 0.1 mile east of Highway 71 and about 0.2 mile north of the Interstate 29 overpass. South on US Business 71 from Savannah, 5 miles to County Road 348, then east 0.1 mile on CR 348. Cemetery is on south side of CR 348.
Notes: This burial ground was possibly on the same property as Vanschoiack Cemetery West at one time.
Credits: These pictures were taken by Gary Weekly, 2005, and Betty Halvorsen, 2006. (c)THE Transcriptions (Taylor, Halvorsen, Eshelman).
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Vanschoiack Cemetery WestJefferson Township, Section 10Andrew County, Missouri
Directions: About 0.1 mile west of Highway 71, about 0.2 mile north of Highway 29 overpass. Behind a white fence in front yard of a private home.
Notes: This burial ground may once have been on the same property as Vanschoiack East. Both can been seen in picture 01a. West is beyond the road, East by the white fence.
Credits: These pictures were taken by Gary Weekly and Betty Halvorsen, 2005. (c)THE Transcriptions (Taylor, Halvorsen, Eshelman).
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Walnut Grove Cemetery AKA Radical CemeteryPlatte Township, Section 17 WestAndrew County, Missouri
Directions: From Savannah, take State Route E west to SR D, north (there is one jog to the east) to Highway 48, west about 0.5 miles to SR B, north about 2.5 miles to County Road 120, west 0.1 mile. Cemetery is on the south side of the CR 120.
Notes: This cemetery originally was in the church yard of Walnut Grove Methodist Church, which burned in 1936 and was not rebuilt.
Credits: These pictures were taken by Joe and Keith Stanton, 2005, and Betty Halvorsen, 2005-2006, and Judy Flora 2012. (c)THE Transcriptions (Taylor, Halvorsen, Eshelman).
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Wardlow CemeteryClay Township, Section 32Andrew County, Missouri
Directions: From Fillmore SR H and A crossing north 0.5 mile to CR 46, then 0.5 mile west to CR 47, north about 0.5 mile. CR 47 gravel ends, then dirt road to cemetery. Cemetery is about 0.1 mile west and on the north side of road, up a bank. There may be a rope across the road. Contact the landowner for permission.
Credits: These pictures were taken by Joe and Keith Stanton, 2005, and Betty Halvorsen, 2006. (c)THE Transcriptions (Taylor, Halvorsen, Eshelman).
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White CemeteryPlatte Township, Section 15 WestAndrew County, Missouri
Directions: From Whitesville, go east on State Highway 48, 0.5 mile to County Road 91, then north 2 miles to top of hill. On west side of road there is a driveway into the field at what was once a homestead. Must have landowner’s permission to get to cemetery. Drive up private driveway, around the west and north side of shed, through an open gate, turn east through another gate which must be opened/closed, turn back west through another gate that must be opened/closed and then proceed north and west through a large cattle pasture to the timber line on the north edge of the pond. Crawl under the barbed wire fence. The cemetery is just north and west of the corner of the pasture.
Credits: These pictures were taken by Betty Halvorsen, 2006. (c)THE Transcriptions (Taylor, Halvorsen, Eshelman).
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Whitesville CemeteryWhitesvilleAndrew County, Missouri
Directions: From Whitesville, east on State Route 48, 0.5 mile. The cemetery is on the north side of the road, behind Whitesville Baptist Church.
Credits: These tombstones were photographed and documented by John Bennett, Joe and Keith Stanton, 2005, Carol and Robert Ferguson, 2006, and Nadine Taylor and Betty Halvorsen, 2007. (c)THE Transcriptions (Taylor, Halvorsen, Eshelman).
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Wood Cemetery AKA Benny Wood CemeteryPlatte Township, Section 25 WestAndrew County, Missouri
Directions: From Whitesville on State Highway 48 east 1.8 miles to intersection with County Road 202. Cemetery is in a cultivated field with State Hwy 48 on the north and CR 202 on the west.
Notes: If crops are growing, it can’t be seen from the road because all that now exists of it is a small patch that hasn’t been plowed under, with no standing stones. Can be seen better from Highway 48 than from 202.
Credits: These pictures were taken by Betty Halvorsen, 2006. (c)THE Transcriptions (Taylor, Halvorsen, Eshelman).
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Woodcock Cemetery AKA Fleming Cemetery Clay Township, Section 20 Andrew County, Missouri
Directions: From Savannah, north on US 71, 10.7 miles to State Route Y, then west 5.5 miles to Highway H, then south on Hwy. H 1.2 miles to County Road 15, west on CR 15 for 0.5 mile to private property. With permission from owner, drive north about 0.2 mile. Cemetery is on the east side of the lane and is surrounded by crop fields. Walk through fields after harvest about 50 feet to cemetery.
Credits: These pictures were taken by Joe and Keith Stanton and Betty Halvorsen 2005. (c)THE Transcriptions (Taylor, Halvorsen, Eshelman).
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Yates Cemetery Platte Township, Section 6 EastAndrew County, Missouri
Directions: From Savannah, east on E Highway 3.5 miles to D Highway. North on D Highway 10.2 miles to Highway 48. East on Highway 48 for 6.3 miles to State Route P. North on SR P about 3.2 miles to where P makes a sharp turn to the west. Continue west on P for 2 miles until it joins into SR J. Go north on J for about 1.5 miles to driveway of private property. Must have permission to enter this property. Lane goes east through a number of gates which must be opened and closed by the owner. At the east end of the property, the lane turns north. Follow it for about 0.1 mile to the barbed wire fence. Walk north through timber for about 0.1 mile to the cemetery.
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Zion Methodist CemeteryAKA Evangelical Brethren Cemetery (E.U.B) Cemetery and Albright CemeteryMonroe Township, Section 19 EastAndrew County, Missouri
Directions: From State Route O, west of Cosby, south on County Road 295 2 miles, east on CR 296 (which becomes 276) about 2 miles to the junction with CR 279. The church sits on the north side of CR 279, across from the cemetery.
Credits: These pictures were taken by Joe & Keith Stanton, and Betty Halvorsen, 2005. (c)THE Transcriptions (Taylor, Halvorsen, Eshelman).
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Salmon Cemetery Jefferson Township, Section 34 Andrew County, Missouri
This cemetery is no longer extant.
Saint John’s Church CemeteryAKA German Reformed Church CemeteryAmazoniaAndrew County, Missouri
Directions: From Savannah, west on State Route T 4 miles to St. John’s Church and cemetery, on west side of road.
Notes: Burial place of many Swiss immigrants, this cemetery was originally connected with the German Reformed denomination, later the Church of Christ.
Translation notes: “Geb.” means “born,” and “Gest.” means “died.” Many of the women’s maiden names are given after “Geb.” “Hier Ruht” is the equivilent of “Here lies” or “Here rests.”
Credits: These pictures were taken by Eldon Swensson, 2004, Joe and Keith Stanton, and Betty Halvorsen, 2005, Marlyn Eshelman, 2006, and Kelly Alvarado, 2014. (c)THE Transcriptions (Taylor, Halvorsen, Eshelman).
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Rochester CemeteryRochester Township, Section 23 EAndrew County, Missouri
Directions: From Rochester off US Highway 169, southeast on County Road 281 for 0.5 mile. The cemetery can be seen north of the road.
Credits: These pictures were taken by Amy Bryson and Betty Halvorsen, 2005. (c)THE Transcriptions (Taylor, Halvorsen, Eshelman).
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Private Farm Burials Andrew County, Missouri
Notes: These are burials listed or reported as being “at home” or “on the home farm” or at another private location. None of them have known tombstones.
Credits: (c)THE Transcriptions (Taylor, Halvorsen, Eshelman).
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Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery AKA Old Nodaway Meeting House CemeteryLincoln Township, Section 11Andrew County, Missouri
Directions: From Savannah City limits, west on US Business 71/US 69, 4 miles to State Route CC, then south 1.5 mile. Can be seen from the highway.
Notes: Between summer and autumn of 2005, someone had pulled up dozens of footstones, probably to make mowing easier. Unfortunately, footstones help mark actual burials, so a great deal of history was lost during this time. The footstones were piled.
Credits: These pictures were taken by Donald Bowland, and Betty Halvorsen, 2005. (c)THE Transcriptions (Taylor, Halvorsen, Eshelman).
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Peters CemeteryLincoln Township, Section 13Andrew County, Missouri
Directions: From Savannah, travel north on Highway 59 to Highway CC. East on CC for 2.1 miles to State Road 421. Southwest on SR 421 for 0.6 miles to house and through property to where the dirt/gravel road splits into a “Y”. Take the right fork, which will probably be fenced across by a electric wire, for 0.2 miles. Cemetery is on the left of the road, up a slight grade. Do not proceed into the next pasture.
Credits: These pictures were taken by Betty Halvorsen, 2006. (c)THE Transcriptions (Taylor, Halvorsen, Eshelman).
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Oak Ridge Cemetery AKA Black Oak Cemetery or Schneider CemeteryMonroe Township, Section 17 West Andrew County, Missouri
Directions: From Avenue City, south 1.2 mile on State Route O to SR W, 1.2 miles south on SR W. There is a drive that runs from the road, through the gate, between Sections 2 and 3, about halfway through the cemetery until it reaches Section 1, and then goes all the way around Section 1.
Credits: This cemetery was photographed and documented by Joe and Keith Stanton, 2005, and Betty Halvorsen and Nadine Taylor, 2005-7. (c)THE Transcriptions (Taylor, Halvorsen, Eshelman).
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Nodaway Baptist Church CemeteryNodaway, Lincoln Township, Section 20 SouthAndrew County, Missouri
Directions: From Amazonia take State Route T to Nodaway. Cemetery is on the left side of road, to the north of the abandoned church. Walk over the bridge and stay to the south of the chain-link fence. The path goes up a gradual slope, and then up a 10-foot high, very steep hill. From there the path becomes a gradual incline. The cemetery is on the top of the bluff.
Notes: According to a local resident, the bottom of the bluff was, until the 1940s, a rock quarry, which was closed when the blasters began finding bones from the cemetery.
Credits: These pictures were taken by Marlyn Eshelman, 2005, and Betty Halvorsen, 2006. (c)THE Transcriptions (Taylor, Halvorsen, Eshelman).
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Mount Carmel Union Cemetery AKA Ent Cemetery, Pittman Cemetery, Old Baptist Cemetery or Old Union CemeteryLincoln Township, Section 12Andrew County, Missouri
Directions: From the west city limits of Savannah, follow 71 Highway west for 1.3 miles to the underpass. Continue on 59 south 2.6 miles to State Route CC, then 1.7 miles to County Road 423, then 1.4 miles to CR 419, and go 0.1 mile. Cemetery is on the west side of CR 419.
Credits: These pictures were taken by Betty Halvorsen, 2005, and Logan Moran, 2006. (c)THE Transcriptions (Taylor, Halvorsen, Eshelman).
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Moran Cemetery AKA Stewart CemeteryEmpire Township, Section 28Andrew County, Missouri
Directions: From Savannah, east on Hwy. E 3.5 miles to D. North on D 4.3 miles to driveway to farm. Cemetery is on private property. Drive 0.1 mile east onto property to a path going north through the alfalfa field. Drive 0.1 mile north right to the cemetery. Accessible only in good weather, preferably after alfalfa has been cut.
Notes: This was a family cemetery, used mainly in the 1870s. Several of the people with surnames other than “Moran” were living with the Moran family at some time.
Credits: These pictures were taken by Betty Halvorsen, 2006. (c)THE Transcriptions (Taylor, Halvorsen, Eshelman).
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Molen CemeteryLincoln Township, Section 9Andrew County, Missouri
Directions: This cemetery no longer exists, but was shown, along with Martin Cemetery, on an 1898 plat map, located from Savannah west city limits on US Business 71 and US 59 four miles to State Route CC, then south about two miles to County Road 432, then west to a dead end.
Notes: There are no markers there now, and nothing to indicate former burials. However, old obituaries and other sources may indicate the people who were once interred there.
Reportedly buried here, but no tombstone found:
Garner, Cyrus
McGlothlin Cemetery AKA McLaughlin Cemetery and Bowman CemeteryBenton Township, Section 24Andrew County, Missouri
Directions: From Savannah US Business 71, east on State Route E 3.5 miles to SR D, then north and east 0.8 miles to County Road 185, then north 3.6 miles on CR 185 to “T” intersection. Continue on 182 going west and then north for 1.9 miles. Cemetery is on the east side of road. A double gate marks the entrance.
Credits: These pictures were taken by Betty Halvorsen, 2006. (c)THE Transcriptions (Taylor, Halvorsen, Eshelman).
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McBrien Cemetery AKA Best CemeteryBenton Township, Section 21Andrew County, Missouri
Directions: From State Route E, north on SR C 8.0 miles to 48 highway. West on Highway 48 2.0 miles to County Road 136. North on 136 for 2.0 miles to pasture gate on west side of road. West through pasture for 0.3 miles to cemetery on the north of the fence line. There is no gate here, but there is a large hole in the fence at the very east end where one can crawl under and into the cemetery. This pasture is not on the cemetery land.
Credits: These pictures were taken by Nadine Taylor and Betty Halvorsen, 2006. (c)THE Transcriptions (Taylor, Halvorsen, Eshelman).
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Martin Cemetery Lincoln Township, Section 9 Andrew County, Missouri
This cemetery is no longer extant.
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