Pike County Cemeteries
Buffalo Township

In these cemeteries are buried victims of Indian massacres, Revolutionary and Civil War soldiers, statesmen, legislators and community leaders. Pike County was a stepping off place for the great migration to the west. It, therefore, offers a wealth of information for those interested in the genealogy of their family. Most of the cemeteries in Pike County have been cataloged by the Daughters of the American Revolution, Pike County Chapter. The catalogs are available in each of the Pike County libraries.

There are, according to some genealogists, some 280 cemeteries in Pike County. One individual who, with his wife, concentrates on the small cemeteries says there are over 1,200 cemeteries in the county. As more info, pictures and time becomes available they will be added to this list. Please feel free to forward any information to Rhonda Stolte Darnell. 

Thanks to Steven Watts who came up with quite a few publication/microfilm reel numbers for cemeteries. These will be added on a line named Inscription. Microfilm can be viewed at nearly 1600 branch libraries of the Family History Library. The database for other County cemeteries can be found at http://www.ancestry.com.

The numbers you see listed with some of the cemeteries (e.g. T 52N R 2W Section 7) indicate the page of the platt book and the square (section) on that page in which you can find the cemetery.

Limited tombstone pictures are now available. This project was begun in August 2005, so you may expect more pictures to be added as they are acquired. Contributions are always welcome. If you have pictures you would like to share, forward them to Rhonda Stolte Darnell. Please include a transcription of the writing on the stone, where the stone is located, your name and a valid email address, in case she needs to contact you with questions. No stones representing living people, please.

ARTHUR FAMILY

Location: Buffalo Twp - T54N R2W Section 11 - 392817N0911149W
Directions: From Louisiana, take Hwy 79 north to State Road YY, Go west on YY until about Pike 122. From Frankford, take State Road B east to Pike 122, go south on 122 until State Road YY.

Location: Buffalo Twp - T54N R2W Section 34
Directions: From Louisiana, take Hwy 54 west to State Road UU (about .3 mile), right on UU for .3 mile, cemetery is on the south side of the road.
Notes: Donations may be sent to Bethany Cemetery Association; Mrs. Charles Steward, Sr.; 15797 State Road UU; Louisiana, MO 63353.
Inscription Sources: Pike Co. Mo. DAR Vol. 6 - 1983; FHL fiche 6104767

Location: Buffalo Twp - T54N R3W Section 29 - located near Twin Churches (Grassy Creek)
Inscription Sources: Early Bibles & Graveyard Records, K.H. Campbell 1 - 1972; FHL film 0928522:10

Location: Buffalo Twp - T54N R1W-1E Section 31
Directions: Take Hwy 79 south of Louisiana, take State Rd D 1.6 miles to County Rd 251, then west on 251 for 0.8 miles, , about 3 miles southwest of Louisiana
Inscription Sources: Pike Co. Mo. DAR Vol. 6 1983; Salt Lake Gen. Soc. of Utah 1975; FHL fiche 6104767 & film 0928360
Photos & Maps: Courtesy Barry Z.

Location: Buffalo Twp - T54N R2W Section 22 W.
Directions: Hwy 54 east to Pike 136, 2 miles on right side of road - Yeater farms 

DAVIS CHAPEL (Mt. Zion colored)

Location: Buffalo Twp - T53N R2W Section 23
Directions: Hwy 61 south to State Road NN east to Pike 255 on right side of road just past the church - Same road and area as Mt. Zion

Location: - Buffalo Twp - T54N R2W Section 7
Directions: From Louisiana, 6 miles north on Hwy 79 to the junction of 79 and State Rd. YY.
Inscription Sources: Pike Co. Mo. DAR Vol. 6 1983; FHL fiche 6104767

Location: Buffalo Twp - T54N R2W Section 26
Directions: In Louisiana at the west end of Georgia street (Business Hwy 54)
Census: USGenWeb 

Location: Buffalo Twp
Directions: 4 miles southeast of Frankford, 1 mile south of present Grassy Creek church off route AD, up the hill to the left. 
Inscription Sources: Early Bibles & Graveyard Rec. K. H. Campbell 1972; FHL film 908921:8

GRASSY CREEK- FAIRVIEW (aka Grassy Creek-Twin Churches & Grassy Creek-Three Churches)

Location: - Buffalo Twp - 392811N0910917W
Directions: From Louisiana, 6 miles north on Hwy 79 to the junction of 79 and State Road YY.
Inscription Sources: Pike Co. Mo. DAR Vol. 6 1983; FHL fiche 6104767

GRASSY CREEK-THREE CHURCHES (aka Grassy Creek-Twin Churches & Grassy Creek-Fairview)

Location: Buffalo Twp - 54 N R 2W section 7 
Directions: Hwy 79 north of Louisiana to State Road YY, turn left and there is church and cemetery
Inscription Sources: Early Bibles & Graveyard Rec. K. H. Campbell Vol. 4 1978

Location: Buffalo Twp - T53N R2W Section 25
Directions: State Road NN south from Hwy 61 south, Pike 255 past church and cemetery on right side of road - J. B Ruth Shy farm.

HEADRICK

Location: Buffalo Twp - T54N R2W Section 22 
Directions: On right side of road Road from the Highway Shed to the City Dump from Louisiana

JACKSON, CHRISTOPHER (4 graves)

Location: Buffalo Twp - T54N R1W-1E Section 31
Directions: near Jordan Buffalo Cemetery

Location: Buffalo Twp - T54N R2W Section 24
Directions: next to the Catholic Cemetery in Louisiana. From Georgia street take Haley Ave. north to the second stop sign and turn left two blocks - east edge of St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery 

Location: Buffalo Twp - T53N R1W Section 18
Directions: From Louisiana, take US 54 west to State NN, south on NN to Pike 251, east on 251 to Pike 252, south on 252 about 0.75 mile. East of 252 about 0.1 mile. James Griffith farm.
Inscription Sources: The Pikers 2:2 (Jun 1988)

Location: Buffalo Twp - T54N R2W Section 14
Directions: Hwy 54 east to Pike 136 on Robert McFadden property

MALLINKRODT (one grave)

Location: Buffalo Twp
Directions:  Hwy 54 east to State Road U north - On Lewis Todd farm

Location: Buffalo Twp - Old Goodman farm
Inscription Sources: The Pikers 4:2 (Jun 1990)

Location: Buffalo Twp - T54N R2W Section 32 S.
Directions: From Louisiana, take Hwy 54 west to State Road UU, then north 2.9 miles to the gate with the address 17527. Go through the gate and drive 0.2 miles to a Y in the road. Turn left at the Y and go 0.1 miles.
Photos: Courtesy Barry Z.

Location: Buffalo Twp - T54N R1W-1E Section 32
Directions: Southwest of Louisiana on route D, west side or road just past Pike 249

Location: Buffalo Twp - T53N R2W Section 23
Directions: Hwy 61 south from Bowling Green to State Road NN south, turn left, go 3 miles to Pike 259, cemetery on right side of road just past the church. 
Inscription Sources: Various Cemetery Rec., LDS Gen. Com; One Hundred Ninety-six Cemeteries of Missouri 1982; FHL film 1035921:1 & 1021129

Location: Buffalo Twp - T53N R2W Section 3
Directions: Hwy 54 west of Louisiana just past the Country Club on the right on a hill just before Noix Creek bridge
Inscription Sources: Cemeteries Canvassed in Missouri 1987; One Hundred Ninety-Six Cemeteries in Missouri Vol. 3 1982; FHL fiche 6047881 & film 1035921:1

Location: Buffalo Twp - T53N R1W Section 22
Directions: Primarily on the Thom McIlroy farm with part of it on the northwest back side of the Bob Conrad farm - From Hwy 79, turn on State Road N, 2.3 miles south of Louisiana, 1/2 way between Clarksville and Calumet approximately one fourth mile south of the road
Inscription Sources: Pike Co. Mo. DAR Vol. 2 1983; FHL fiche 6104194

Location: Buffalo Twp - T54N R2W Section 18
Directions: 4 miles southeast of Frankford, 1 mile south of present Grassy Creek church off route AD, up the hill to the left. 
Inscription Sources: Pike Co. Mo. DAR Vol. 6 1983; FHL fiche 6104767
Census: Missouri Cemeteries Mailing List
Photos: Courtesy Barry Z.

Location: Buffalo Twp - T54N R1W-1E Section 7 (North part of Louisiana)
Directions: Near Hwy 79 north in Louisiana city limits on bluff overlooking the Mississippi River. Take 7^th street north across Hwy 54 to the end. Entrance will be visible to the right.
Inscription Sources: Pike Co. Mo. DAR Vol. 7, 8, 9 1983: FHL fiche 6104767, 6104768 & 6104769; RAM Publishing
Plot Map: Courtesy Lorraine Llewellyn
Photos & Listings: Courtesy Barry Z.

Location: Buffalo Twp - T53N R1W Section 30 - Norman and Ida Smith
Directions: Off Pike 254 west of Calumet

Location: Buffalo Twp - T53N R2W Section 16
Directions: Hwy 54 east to Pike 279 then to Pike 278 end - on CC Becker farms
Inscription Sources: The Pikers 4:2 (Jun 1990)

Location: Buffalo Twp - T54N R2W Section 24
Directions: From Georgia street take Haley Ave. north to the second stop sign and turn left two blocks 

Location: Buffalo Twp - T54N R2W Section 7
Directions: Hwy 79 north of Louisiana to State Road YY, turn left and there is church and cemetery
Inscription Sources: Early Bibles & Graveyard Rec. K. H. Campbell Vol. 4 1978

Location: Buffalo Twp - T54N R2W Section 32 W.
Directions: Hwy 54 East to State Road UU past University property to left opposite right side of road Tribble propertyon Gierke Farm
Inscription Sources: The Pikers 4:2 (Jun 1990)

Location: Buffalo Twp - N 39 22.586', W 91 04.921'
Directions: on the farm of Ray Trost, rural Louisiana, MO

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