St. James Cemetery - Stony Hill, MO
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YoSam.
N 38° 32.751 W 091° 22.076
15S E 642227 N 4267643
The information in Find-A-Grave about location is wrong. The church is in Gasconade county, the cemetery is in both Franklin & Gasconade, and is on the eastern limits of the town, not a ½ mile away.
Waymark Code: WM13XKX
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 03/08/2021
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County of church: Gasconade County
Location of church: MO-E, Stony Hill
Number of graves: 680
This cemetery is on church grounds, and is operated by the church. It is also at an angle to the county line, and becomes, therefore, situated in both counties. (See county line sign in photo gallery).
Created in the late 1800s, and still active today
"St. James United Church of Christ
"In keeping with the revival of Gothic design, St. James demonstrates the pointed arch window design. Gothic embellishments are found on the steeple. Some Italianate brackets tower.
"Typical late Victorian Church design." ~ DNR Historic Survey PDF pages 809-810
"The congregation of St. James Evangelical Church at Stony Hill will celebrate the 125th anniversary of the founding of St. James Church this Sunday, Oct. 11.
"There will be a morning anniversary worship service at 10:15 a.m. followed by a carry-in dinner at noon. There will be old photos and other memorabilia on display, some time for sharing and reminiscing, even a little bit of German.
"The celebration is open to the public.
"The history of St. James dates back to August 1890 when the Rev. J.J. Holz, then pastor of Bethany Evangelical Church at Big Berger, was asked to conduct services in the Christian Gumper home at Stony Hill. The Evangelical St. James Congregation was organized Oct. 12, 1890.
"During these 125 years, St. James has had 10 pastors. The present pastor, the Rev. Tom Lloyd, and his wife, Sally, arrived in Stony Hill Feb. 26, 2008.
"Descendants of some of the original families can still be found among the church membership." ~ The Missourian Oct 7, 2015