Bethel United Methodist Cemetery - Readsville, MO
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YoSam.
N 38° 48.667 W 091° 43.106
15S E 611269 N 4296596
Cemetery and church started around 1867...church burnt down in 1943 and new one built, cemetery still going on.
Waymark Code: WMXVZV
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 03/05/2018
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County of cemetery: Callaway County
Location of cemetery MO-D, about 100 yards N. of CR-152, ½ mile N. of Readsville (ghost town)
Church built: 1944
Pastor: Mary Maddox
Cemetery started: 1867
Number of graves: 440+
"Bethel Methodist Church is located on the west side of SR D approximately ½ mile north of the Readsville settlement. The large flat lot
contains a brick church and a cemetery. A gravel lot is located at the southwest corner of the property and connects to a drive that
circles the cemetery. Directly behind (west of) the church building is a modern gambrel roof shed & privy.
"This 1½ story church sits on a full raised basement and faces east onto SR D. Constructed in 1944 and dedicated in 1945, the brick
church has a centered entrance with paired doors within a Gothic arch stone surround. The side steeple on the southeast corner of the
building is of equal height to the gabled roof. It is crenellated with buttressed corners. A one story frame addition projects slightly from
the northeast corner and extends across the north elevation of the church. The addition appears to provide access to the raised
basement. Behind the church is a large open cemetery that appears to still be in use for interments. The graves face east and are
situated in long north-south running rows. Graves are marked with limestone and granite markers in a variety of shapes, sizes and
colors." ~ Rural Churches of Callaway County, Missouri Department of Natural Resources, PDF page 187