Bear Creek Baptist Church Cemetery - Kirksville, Missouri
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BruceS
N 40° 14.505 W 092° 37.545
15T E 531832 N 4454656
Historic churchyard cemetery in rural Adair County near Kirksville, Missouri.
Waymark Code: WMH5K3
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 05/26/2013
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The Bear Creek Baptist Church Cemetery dates to the mid 1850s, with the first burials before the construction of the church in 1860. The cemetery has about 350 graves. The church conducted its last services in 1914. The cemetery continued with burials long after the last service in the church with the last known burials in 1979. The cemetery is maintained by the non-profit Bear Creek Cemetery Association of Adair County.
Name of church or churchyard: Bear Creek Baptist Church
Approximate Size: Large (100+)
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