Pilot Grove #1
Cemetery
(Also Known as
Corner Church Baptist)
Lincoln Township, Daviess County, Missouri
Earliest tombstone: 1880
Latest tombstone: Still in use
About
the Name:
In
transcription for this cemetery, the Gallatin
Chapter of the DAR states that "John T.
Herndon donated 2 acres of land in 1880 for the
site of Pilot Grove Cemetery and Church. He was
the 3rd person buried there -- his mother was the
2nd."
Kevin Sutton writes about the church in
conjunction with this cemetery: "Locally it is called the Corner Church
but it is officially Pilot Grove Baptist Church.
The original church burned in the late 1980's and
a new church was built. When I say original I
mean the original that I knew. The building that
burned was not nearly as old as some of the
graves in the cemetery. There had to be an older
church at some point." |
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Overiew of Pilot Grove #1 Cemetery -- June
2000
(Courtesy of Chris McRae & Suzie Paschen)
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Location
Infomation:
GPS
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About
40 05' 25"N
93 50' 25"W
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Section/
Twp/Range
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Section 8,
T61N, R26W
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Access
Rating
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Easy
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General Cemetery Info:
Altitude
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About 292
meters
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Tombstone
Photos
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| Driving
Directions: |
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| -- From Gilman City, Harrison
County, go south on route "K" 3 1/2
miles to route "B". Turn left (east) on
route "B" and go 2 1/2 miles until 300
St. The cemetery is here next to the Pilot Grove
#1 Baptist Church on the northwest corner of 300
St. and route "B".** |
Baptist Church Sign
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| Maintenance Info: |
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| -- It appears
from the photo above the cemetery is being well
tended........
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| Transcription Info: |
Repository
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Gallatin Chapter of
the Daughters of the American Revolution
(1971)
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-- 258 names in this
transcription |
DCL
SHS
DARL
FHL film #0870175
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Sources & Maps:
(1) The
1876 Plat book plots no cemetery
nor church but does show the landowner as J. T. Herndon.
On page 12, it does elaborate that "Pilot Grove
Baptist Church"
was established in 1840 with Wm. Mickles as first
minister and that in 1876 this church had 134
members--more than the other two churches of the township
combined.
(2) The 1898 Plat book plots a Baptist Church with a
cemtery adjacent.
(3) The 1916 Plat book plots a church with a cemetery
adjacent.
(4) History of Daviess County (1984) p. 146-7
references the cemetery.
(5) The 1991 MO Gen Highway Map plots a church with a
cemetery adjacent.
(6) TerraServer plots the church and the cemetery.
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Grove #1 Cemetery Guestbook
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Cemetery
Information Page Last Updated: 07/01/01