County of cemetery: Lincoln County
Location of cemetery: MO-79, Star Hope Baptist Church, S. of Elsberry
Number of graves: 455
Location and overhead view of the cemetery on Roadside Thoughts
"Star Hope Baptist Church was organized at Reid's Schoolhouse in May, 1867, with nine members, by Elder W. F. Luck. The first pastor was Elder W. S. Whiteside; Elder W. H. Burnham was his successor. In 1882 this church had 126 members. " ~ History of Lincoln County, Missouri, from the Earliest Time to the Present, The Printery, 1888 - Lincoln County (Mo.), page 477