Creekmore
Cemetery
Liberty Township,
Daviess County, Missouri
Cemetery established before 1875
Still in occasional use today
About
the Name:
Creekmore Cemetery receives its name from the
Creekmore Family who immigrated to Daviess County
in the 1830's. |
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An Overiew of Creekmore Cemetery -- June
2000
(Looking Northwest; courtesy of Susan Pachen)
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Location
Infomation:
GPS
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39 55' 12"N
94 03' 26"W
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Section/
Twp/Range
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Section 16,
T59N, R28W
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Access
Rating
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Medium
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General Cemetery Info:
Dimensions
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Roughly
500ft N-S
by 200ft E-W
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Altitude
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About 283
meters
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Number of
Tombstones
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Around 300
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Tombstone
Photos
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| Driving
Directions: |
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From Gallatin, MO, go 3-4 miles west on St. Hwy 6
until 190 St., which is gravel. Turn right
(north) and go 1/2 mile until Oval Av. As I
remember, there is a small sign here directing
one to turn left to go towards Creekmore
Cemetery. At Oval, which is gravel with weeds
growing in middle, turn left (west) and go 8/10
mile. You will pass the Lake Viking water tower
at 6/10 of a mile. Creekmore cemetery will be in
plain view on the north side of the road when you
arrive at the 8/10 mile mark.
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| Maintenance
Info: |
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It appears that there is some ongoing maintenance
program for this cemetery. Some of the older
stones such as Elisha Creekmore's and William
Smith's have been piled and accumulated in the
northwest corner. Lacking is a Creekmore Cemetery
sign welcoming visitors to the cemetery. |
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| Transcription Info: |
Repository
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Gallatin
Chapter of the Daughters of the American
Revolution (1963)
-- About 320 names |
SHS
FHL film #0870009
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Ellsberry publication of the
Gallatin Chapter of the Daughters of the American
Revolution (1963)
-- About 320 names
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DCL
SHS
FHL fiche #6051118
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Sources & Maps:
(1) BLM
records patentees Elisha, Henry, Jesse, and John
Creekmore in sections neighboring section 16 in Liberty
Twp. Interestingly, no data is given for patents in
Section 16 itself.
(2) On pages 9 and 25 of Mary Inglis' Missouri
Census: Daviess County 1840, a Henry CREEKMOR [sic]
and an E. B. CREEKMORE family respectively are
enumerated.
(3) The 1876 Plat book plots a cemetery in Section 16
next to a 40-acre landowner Ann Creekmore.
(4) The 1898 Plat book plots a cemetery in Section 16.
(5) The 1916 Plat book plots a cemetery in Section 16.
(6) Creekmore Cemetery is described on page 141 of History
of Daviess County (1984)
(7) The 1998 Plat book plots Creekmore Cemetery in
Section 16.
(8) USGS
GNIS has this cemetery
in their database.
(9) Tiger
Map plots a green dot, typically
indicative of a cemetery. I have added the red stickpin.
(10) TerraServer plots and names the cemetery.
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Sign or View the
Creekmore Cemetery Guestbook
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Cemetery
Information Page Last Updated:
10/13/02
