Salmon Cemetery

Salmon Cemetery
Benton Township, Daviess County, Missouri
(Pronounced SAL-mon: the "L" is heard when spoken.)

First Known Burial: Pre-Civil War
Last Known Burial: Still in use

About the Name:
Salmon Cemetery receives its name from the Salmon Family who settled Daviess County in 1839.

Overview of Salmon Cemetery, looking southward -- Oct 2002

From New Pattonsburg, go 3 1/2 miles north on St. Hwy 69 until Ashwood Avenue--which lays 3/4 mile north past route "T." (Just beyond the intersection of Hwy 69 and T, you'll see the cemetery out in the field.) Turn left at Ashwood Avenue, and just beyond the house on the corner there's a white rock road that leads to the cemetery. It's surrounded by a chain link fence, and is in pretty good repair. The cemetery is still used today. Thanks to Carol for additional information on this cemetery.--

Maintenance Info:
-- Visits in both 2000 and 2002 reveal Salmon Cemetery is being well cared for.

Transcription Info:	Repository
Gallatin Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (Year Unknown)	DCL

Location Infomation:

GPS	40 07' 43"N 94 06' 32"W
Section/ Twp/Range	Section 36, T62N, R29W
Access Rating	Medium

**General Cemetery Info:**
Dimensions	Roughly 315ft N-S by 165ft E-W
Altitude	About 258 meters

Photos

Sources & Maps:
(1) In Mary Inglis' Daviess County, Missouri, 1860 Census, SALMONs are enumerated in both Benton and Salem townships.
(2) The 1876 Plat book gives the landowner of the acreage surrounding Salmon Cemetery as W. Salmon. Other SALMON landowners are prevalent in section 36.
(3) History of Daviess County (1985) p. 52 by The Tree Climbers gives the location of Salmon cemetery and adds: "The SALMON family came to this farm October 1839."
(4) TerraServer hosts a nice aerial photo of the cemetery--a squiggly white line comes down from a horizontal white line connecting to a rectangle. The rectangle is the cemetery.
(5) The 1998 Plat book plots the cemetery and calls it "Salmon Cemetery" in the index.

Cemetery Information Page Last Updated: 01/21/03