Salt Pond African Baptist Church Cemetery
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Salt Pond African Baptist Church Cemetery

Elmwood, Saline County, Missouri, USA

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    Coordinates: 39.06365, -93.39581
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The church and cemetery were in Township 49N, Range 23W, Section 2. More specifically, the church and cemetery were located in the southeast corner of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 2.

The cemetery area has grown up in trees since last burials. It is off the road a quarter mile down what was once a private lane and is now only the division line between two farmed fields. Bill Wealot who photographed the cemetery in November 2015 reports that the last burial in evidence appears to be from 1961.

Both an African Methodist and African Baptist Church were located within approximately 1/4 mile. Some death certificates do not distinguish between the two cemeteries, saying only burial at Salt Pond. It is believed there were more interments in the Methodist Cemetery which is currently listed on Find A Grave as Salt Pond Methodist Cemetery.

The 1876 Saline County plat book lists the owner of the property where the church was later built as J. Walker who held 80 acres. But the 1876 does not show that a church had been built. The church is clearly marked in the 1896 plat book.





The church and cemetery were in Township 49N, Range 23W, Section 2. More specifically, the church and cemetery were located in the southeast corner of the Northeast 1/4 of Section 2.

The cemetery area has grown up in trees since last burials. It is off the road a quarter mile down what was once a private lane and is now only the division line between two farmed fields. Bill Wealot who photographed the cemetery in November 2015 reports that the last burial in evidence appears to be from 1961.

Both an African Methodist and African Baptist Church were located within approximately 1/4 mile. Some death certificates do not distinguish between the two cemeteries, saying only burial at Salt Pond. It is believed there were more interments in the Methodist Cemetery which is currently listed on Find A Grave as Salt Pond Methodist Cemetery.

The 1876 Saline County plat book lists the owner of the property where the church was later built as J. Walker who held 80 acres. But the 1876 does not show that a church had been built. The church is clearly marked in the 1896 plat book.





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  • Added: 14 Feb 2014
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