Cemetery: unknown
African American on Bear Creek Road
Other:
Sign: No
Street: on private land on Bear Creek Road south of
Montgomery County line
City: High Hill
Township:
County: Warren
State: Missouri
Nation: USA
Zip:
Status: Abandoned
Size: Small
Directions: no direct road to cemetery. Walk through woods
from any of three surrounding properties
Type: Road-public
Location: Rural-woods
Terrain: Hillside
Watersource: No
Features: lots of red cedars
Property: Private
Access: Permission-required
Enclosure: None
Gate: None
Established:
Gravestones: at least 30
Oldest: 1908
Newest: 1955
Removed: Unknown
Relocated: No
Repairs: No
Methods:
Restoration: No
Association: No
Records: Unsure
Inventory: Unsure
Availability:
Landscaping: No
Paths: No
Trees: No
Crypts: No
Fencing: No
Walkways: No
Brickwork: No
Ironwork: No
Sculpture: No
Fountains: No
Roads: No
Buildings: No
Cement:
Granite: Yes
Marble:
Native: Yes
Slate:
Others:
Wood:
Materials:
Architectural: No
Angels: No
Draperies: No
Fraternal: No
Hands: No
Lambs: No
Monograms: No
Plants: No
Photos: No
Religious: No
Scrollwork: No
Urns: No
Carvings: No
Condition: Cemetery neglected
Unmarked: Yes
Broken: Yes
Toppled: Yes
Disintegrating: Yes
Buried: Unsure
Weather: No
Pollution: No
Vandalized: Yes
Report: No
VA: Gravestones-Overturned
Overgrowth: Graves-Disturbing
Overgrowth: Gravestones-Disturbing
Overgrowth: Gravestones-Damaging
Vegetation: Trees
Drainage: Good
Owner: Family
Use: Agricultural
Bordering: Woods
Change: Same
Reason:
Visited: Rarely
Archeology: No
Habitat: Yes
Contacted:
Surnames
Connor Graves Haywood Wilson
Other Information
Tornado in 60's felled trees over
much of site. Cows stomp graves and overturn stones. Most graves
only marked with native stones. Occasional visitors leave flowers.
a Rev A.T.Haywood is buried here so perhaps there was a church
associated with the cemetery at one time
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name: Lissa Klein
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Date: Apr 9, 2002
