Can anyone help me. I am looking for the names and or locations of the cemeteries in Benton and Southfork Townships, in Howell County, Missouri, that are close, say 10 miles to the Fulton County line. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks Gene Simpson genrit@yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search Thousands of New Jobs http://www.hotjobs.com

Hello, Gene I have a copy of the "Howell County Missouri Cemeteries 1795-1987" book. The cemeteries are not listed per townships, and I don't see one named Benton. However, there is a Bennetts Chapel Cemetery in Section 33, Township 25, Range 7 West, next to Bennetts Chapel Church. South Fork Cemetery is in Sec.33, Twp 23, R9. Here is the accompanying story: "South Fork Cemetery is located on Highway E. about ¼ mile south of South Fork, Mo. This burial ground was first used sometime during the Civil War when women came here to bury their husbands, victims of the bushwackers. Their names are unknown and the graves are not marked, only the region is known. Land was first donated by the Black family whose daughter Letha married Charley Kenslow. This original two acres was divided equally between Cross Roads School and the burial ground. The school was renamed South Fork and the building was sold and moved away in 1959-1960. Mrs. R.B. Sparks then gave more land to the cemetery to carry its boundaries out to Highway E. The plat map and other records are kept by Mrs. Noble Clark, 503 Arkansas, West Plains, Mo." Bear in mind that the book was printed in 1988. If Mrs. Clark no longer keeps the records, you could contact South Central Genealogy Society c/o West Plains Public Library, Broadway, West Plains, Missouri, 65775. If you have names you would like looked up, let me know. Happy Hunting. Sara From: "Genrit" <genrit@yahoo.com> Can anyone help me. I am looking for the names and or locations of the cemeteries in Benton and Southfork Townships, in Howell County, Missouri, that are close, say 10 miles to the Fulton County line. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks Gene Simpson genrit@yahoo.com