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Hemry/Payne Cemetery
Monroe Township, Daviess County, Missouri
 

First Known Burial: 1846
Last Known Burial: 1863

About the Name:
Hemry/Payne Cemetery receives its name from the Hemry and Payne families, Daviess County pioneers.


A tombstone and base showing the typical overgrown
condition of Hemry Cemetery -- Sept 2004

 

Location Infomation:

GPS

39 50' 43"N
93 53' 09"W

Section/
Twp/Range

Section 12,
T58N, R27W

Access
Rating

Very Difficult

General Cemetery Info:

Dimensions

Roughly
20ft N-S
by 45ft E-W

Altitude

About 249
meters

Number of
Tombstones

2 headstone bases
2 headstones
2 unknown stones
Driving Directions:
-- From Gallatin, go south on St. Hwy 13 about 5 miles to route "M". Turn left (east) and go 2 miles until 265 St, a white gravel road. Turn left (north) on 265 St. and go 1 mile until Unity Av, also a white gravel road. Turn right (east) and go about 3/4 mile to the top of the hill. (If you go too far and continue on the road goes downward and crosses a small creek with a carlength long bridge.)  The cemetery is about 300 feet northeast of an opening on the fence line at the top of the hill with what looks like a old signholder (click here for picture).  Standing from this opening on the fence, you can see off to your right (northeast) a small cluster of trees in which Hemry/Payne Cemetery lies (click here for picture, trees shown in right side of picture are green behind the amber field in the foreground).  For a topographical map marking the location of the cemetery, click here.
Maintenance Info:
-- Based on a September 2004 visit, Hemry/Payne Cemetery has been neglected. All tombstones have been knocked over, some were half-buried, others appear to be missing. Although a significant search has been made for tombstones, someone needs to carefully re-search for more stones, possibly buried. The fence, once placed, has been knocked down about 50% and needs to be restored to help keep  animals out.  There may have once been a sign for the cemetery as evidenced by a signholder, but it needs to be redone. Trotter also needs summer care to keep the weeds down.


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Transcription Info:

Repository
Gallatin Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (1972)
-- The DAR transcription lists 2 HEMRY surnames and 2 PAYNE surnames adding "At one time, according to information from "Old Timers," there were some large stones there.  It appears that they have been removed by some unknown person or persons."

DCL
SHS
DARL
Steven Reid (September 2004)
-- Two tombstones in transcription; compares the results of the two transcriptions.

Transcription & Photos

Sources & Maps:
(1) BLM records both a Moses and William PAYNE with land patents in the mid-1840's in present-day northeastern Monroe, southwestern Jackson, and southeastern Union townships all area in the general vicinity of Hemry/Payne Cemetery.
(2) The 1876 Plat Book shows the acreage surrounding Hemry/Payne cemetery owned by "T. Hemry."
(3) The 1898 Plat Book shows the acreage surrounding Hemry/Payne cemetery owned by "Thomas Hemry."
(4) The 1916 Plat Book plots a cemetery in section 12 on acreage owned by "Augusta Hemry."
(5) The 1972 DAR transcription states that the cemetery is on the Weldon Macy farm.
(6) Helen Muller on page 162 of History of Daviess County (1985) writes in a short article on Monroe Township cemeteries:  "Payne...is on ground owned by Weldon Macy."
(7) Both the 1990 and 1998 Plat Books show the acreage surrounding Hemry/Payne cemetery owned by "James Macy."
 

 

Cemetery Information Page Last Updated: 10/03/04