Crab
Orchard Cemetery
Liberty Township,
Daviess County, Missouri
Cemetery established before 1875
Still in occasional use today
About
the Name:
Crab Orchard Cemetery receives its name from
the Crab Orchard Baptist church. |
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Entrance to Crab Orchard Cemetery -- June
2000
(Courtesy of Susan Pachen)
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Location
Infomation:
GPS
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39 57' 10"N
94 01' 47"W
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Section/
Twp/Range
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Section 3,
T59N, R28W
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Access
Rating
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Easy
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General Cemetery Info:
Dimensions
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Roughly
150ft N-S
by 250ft E-W
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Altitude
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About 280
meters
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Tombstone
Photos
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| Driving
Directions: |
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From Gallatin, MO go 2-3 miles west on St. Hwy 6
until route "DD". Turn right (north) on
route "DD" and go north 2 1/2 miles. At
this point, route "DD" bends to the
left (west) and a few hundred feet past the bend
you will see the cemetery on the south (left)
side of the road.** |
| Maintenance
Info: |
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Crab Orchard Cemetery is completely fenced except
for entry from the northeast corner (see picture
above.) There appears to be an ongoing
maintenance program for this cemetery. |
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| Transcription Info: |
Repository
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Gallatin
Chapter of the Daughters of the American
Revolution (1963)
-- 169 names not including addend |
SHS (including
one-page DAR addend)
DARL (including one-page DAR addend)
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Ellsberry publication of the
Gallatin Chapter of the Daughters of the American
Revolution (1963)
-- 169 names
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DCL
DARL
SHS
FHL fiche #6051118
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Sources & Maps:
(1) The
1876 Plat book plots a Baptist Church but no cemetery. On
page 12 under Liberty Township, it is further identified
as Crab Orchard Baptist Church.
(2) The 1898 Plat book plots a Baptist Church &
Cemetery.
(3) The 1916 Plat book plots a church only.
(4) Crab Orchard Cemetery is described on page 141 of History
of Daviess County (1984)
(5) The 1998 Plat book plots Crab Orchard Cemetery.
(6) USGS
GNIS has this cemetery
in their database.
(7) Tiger
Map plots a green dot, typically
indicative of a cemetery. I have added the red stickpin.
(8) TerraServer plots and names the cemetery.
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Sign or View the Crab
Orchard Cemetery Guestbook
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Cemetery
Information Page Last Updated:
07/18/04
