Loutre Island Cemetery - McKittrick, MO
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
N 38° 45.301 W 091° 28.126
15S E 633051 N 4290704
Not to be confused with Loutre Island Church Cemetery in Warren County, just a couple miles away from here.
Waymark Code: WMXN5B
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 02/01/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member MountainWoods
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County of cemetery: Montgomery County
Location of cemetery: MO-19, about 1 mile N. of McKittrick
Approx number of graves: 180

This is an African-American cemetery, and historians claim this was an actual island during 1804 or thereabouts. The Loutre River's mouth was about this location flowing into the Missouri River.
Today, the Missouri River is a narrow steam compared to it's size in the early 1800s. It was over 1½ miles wide at this point in those days...

Today, this cemetery is about 2 miles N. of the banks of the Missouri River...
From the home made grave markers, with photos, of the interred, it is easy to determine this is an African-American Cemetery>

City, Town, or Parish / State / Country: McKittrick, Montgomery COunty, Missouri

Approximate number of graves: 180

Cemetery Status: Active

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