Category Archives: Cemeteries

Upper Neely Grove Cemetery

Upper Neely Grove Cemetery
Benton Township, Section 12
Andrew 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 East

Vanschoiack Cemetery East
Jefferson Township, Section 11
Andrew 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 West

Vanschoiack Cemetery West
Jefferson Township, Section 10
Andrew 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

Walnut Grove Cemetery
AKA Radical Cemetery
Platte Township, Section 17 West
Andrew 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 Cemetery

Wardlow Cemetery
Clay Township, Section 32
Andrew 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 Cemetery

White Cemetery
Platte Township, Section 15 West
Andrew 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 Cemetery

Whitesville Cemetery
Whitesville
Andrew 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

Wood Cemetery
AKA Benny Wood Cemetery
Platte Township, Section 25 West
Andrew 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

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

Yates Cemetery
Platte Township, Section 6 East
Andrew 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.

Credits: These pictures were taken by Betty Halvorsen 2006. (c)THE Transcriptions (Taylor, Halvorsen, Eshelman).

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Zion Methodist Cemetery

Zion Methodist Cemetery
AKA Evangelical Brethren Cemetery (E.U.B) Cemetery and Albright Cemetery
Monroe Township, Section 19 East
Andrew 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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Saint John’s Church Cemetery

Saint John’s Church Cemetery
AKA German Reformed Church Cemetery
Amazonia
Andrew 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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Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery at Hackberry

Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
AKA Old Nodaway Meeting House Cemetery
Lincoln Township, Section 11
Andrew 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 Cemetery

Peters Cemetery
Lincoln Township, Section 13
Andrew 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

Oak Ridge Cemetery
AKA Black Oak Cemetery or Schneider Cemetery
Monroe 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 Cemetery

Nodaway Baptist Church Cemetery
Nodaway, Lincoln Township, Section 20 South
Andrew 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

Mount Carmel Union Cemetery
AKA Ent Cemetery, Pittman Cemetery, Old Baptist Cemetery or Old Union Cemetery
Lincoln Township, Section 12
Andrew 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

Moran Cemetery
AKA Stewart Cemetery
Empire Township, Section 28
Andrew 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 Cemetery

Molen Cemetery
Lincoln Township, Section 9
Andrew 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

McGlothlin Cemetery
AKA McLaughlin Cemetery and Bowman Cemetery
Benton Township, Section 24
Andrew 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

McBrien Cemetery
AKA Best Cemetery
Benton Township, Section 21
Andrew 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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