Date: 26 September 2000
Cemetery: New Salem Missionary Baptist Church and Cemetery
Buzzard Roost
Street:
City: Gooch's Mill
County: Cooper
State: Missouri
Nation: United States
Zip: 65068
Nearby: Township: T-48-N/Range: R-15-W/ Section 29/West
side of road - about 1/2 mile south of the Old Gooch's Mill
Land Type: Private
Status: Abandoned
Accessible: Yes
Unmarked graves: Yes
Graves within: about 97
Oldest grave: November 1901
Newest grave: April 1979
Records: Unsure
Inventory: Unsure
Records location:
Owner: The last know person who took care of the graves died in
1979 or 1980.
Condition: Cemetery neglected
Overgrown-ground cover
Overgrown-vines
Buried Headstones
Disintegrating Headstones
Fallen Headstones
Other problems: The last know person who took care of the
graves died in 1979 or 1980.
Previous contacts: I don't know who to contact. I don't
know who owns the land, since the church has been torn down.
Work Status: The current status of this cemetery is: Unknown
Submitted by / Contact for additional Information:
name: Anita M. Deal
Email: anitadeal@prodigy.net or
anitadeal@sprintmail.com