Guide to German Evangelical cemeteries in St. Louis City and County
Bethania
See Bethany
Also known as
Bethania Cemetery
Location
6800 St. Charles Rock Rd. (near Lucas and Hunt Rd.), north St. Louis County
Year established
1870Bethany Church, founded in St. Louis in 1867, established its cemetery on 16 acres in 1870, expanding it in 1890 and again 1905. St. Peter’s Church acquired the cemetery in 1988.
Cemetery records
Contact the St. Peter’s Cemetery office:St. Peter’s Cemetery
2101 Lucas and Hunt Rd.
St. Louis, MO 63121
(314) 385-0841
Elm
See Parkway
Also known as
Kopf’s Cemetery (after Friedens pastor, who established the cemetery)
Location
8491 N. Broadway, St. Louis City
Year established
1864Friedens Church was founded in St. Louis in 1857 and established its cemetery in 1864. A chapel and masoleum were later added.
Cemetery records
Records on microfilm are available at the St. Louis County Library Headquarters Branch. Records can also be viewed at the cemetery office:Friedens Cemetery
8941 N. Broadway
St. Louis, MO 63137
(314) 867-5126
Also known as:
New Picker’s (after the founding pastor, Franz Picker); Independent German Evangelical Protestant Cemetery
Location
7312 and 7212 Gravois Ave., St. Louis City
Year established
1856The Independent German Evangelical Protestant Congregation (now Christ the King UCC) established the cemetery in 1854 on 12-1/2 acres of land on the west side of Gravois Road near the River Des Peres. Eighteen acres on the east side of Gravois were added in 1881, and an additional 28 adjoining acres from in 1921. The congregation sold the cemetery in 1978, and it went into decline as it passed through the hands of a number of different owners. In 1996, the city seized the property for back taxes, and it has since been administered by the St. Louis Development Corporation.
Cemetery records
A tombstone transcription is available at the St. Louis County Library’s Headquarters Branch. For cemetery records, contact:
St. Louis Development Corporation
1015 Locust Street, Suite 1200
St. Louis, MO 63101
Phone: (314) 622-3400 Ext. 389
German Evangelical (Clayton Township, now Town & Country)
See Parkway
German Evangelical (St. Louis)
Also known as
Lemp Avenue; sometimes erroneously cited as "Westermann's"
Location
Lemp Ave. near Utah, later bordered by Wisconsin and Cherokee, St. Louis City
Year established
1846
Closed
1856The German Evangelical Cemetery was founded by the German Evangelical Congregation in St. Louis. The congregation functioned in two locations, the North Church becoming St. Peter's and the South Church becoming St. Marcus in 1848. The congregations continued to jointly operated the cemetery after becoming independent of each other. The cemetery was condemned shortly after the last burial in 1856. St. Peter's and St. Marcus congregations advertised for bodies to be removed and buried in cemeteries that they had each seperately established. Bodies discovered when the land was re-graded in 1899 were moved to Old St. Marcus Cemetery. The congregations sold the property in 1909.
Cemetery records
Records up to 1848 are possibly located with St. Peter’s Church records. Burials for 1848 – 1856 might be listed in either St. Marcus or St. Peter’s church records. The Archives at Eden Theological Seminary and the St. Louis County Library Headquarters Branch has microfilm of the records for both churches.
Heiliger Geist
See Holy Ghost
Also known as
Old Pickers’s, Picot’s or Picotte’s after the founding pastor, Franz Picker
Location
Gravois near Arsenal on land now partly occupied by Roosevelt High School, 3220 Hartford, St. Louis City
Year established
1846
Closed
1917Holy Ghost Cemetery was founded by the Independent German Evangelical Protestant Congregation of the Holy Ghost, founded in 1834, the first German Protestant congregation in St. Louis. On Nov. 2, 1846, nine and 70/100 acres of land were purchased on Gravois Road three miles from the court house and outside of the city limits at the time. On April 25, 1853, it was expanded to 20 acres extending from Gravois to Arsenal just east of Grand Avenue. The first burial was Nov. 9, 1846. According to one source, by November 1884, there were 24,683 bodies buried there, including the victims of several cholera epidemics.
At the behest of area residents, the city forbade further internments in the cemetery in 1902, and the cemetery association was forced to arrange for the removal of the bodies. As far as possible all lot owners were notified and given a deadline. Many bodies were moved to Zion, New St. Marcus, Bellefontaine, St. Peter’s Evangelical, and Independent German Evangelical Protestant ( now Gatewood Gardens) cemeteries. When the property was sold to developer Richard C. Spackler in Jan. 1917, all remaining bodies were moved to Zion cemetery, 7401 St. Charles Rock Rd.
Cemetery records
Microfilm of burial records are located in the Archives at Eden Theological Seminary and at the St. Louis County Library Headquarters Branch. Removal records are not known to exist.
Independent German Evangelical Protestant
See Gatewood Gardens
New Picker's
See Gatewood Gardens
New St. Marcus
See St. Marcus
Old Picker's
See Holy Ghost
Old St. Marcus
See St. Marcus
Park Hill
See St. Lucas
The roots of Parkway United Church of Christ date back to 1838, when 15 to 20 widely scattered pioneer families began meeting monthly in the home of George Preiss. A log church was built in 1843 at Manchester and Ballas Roads as the Evangelical Manchester Road Church. By 1848, the congregation had divided into Lutheran and United Evangelical factions. The pastor and some members left the congregation and formed a United German Evangelical congregation nearby. The Lutherans, remaining in the original location, became the Evangelical Lutheran St. Paul’s Congregation (Now St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod) in 1862. The United German Evangelical Congregation built a log church one quarter mile west of Ballas Road near Clayton Road. The congregation relocated nearby about 1854. In 1889, the congregation incorporated under the name of the German Evangelical Zion’s Congregation. The church changed its name to Parkway United Church of Christ in 1958.
In 1843, some families from the original congregation living some distance north formed their own congregation, which became the present-day St. Paul's Evangelical Church in Creve Coeur.
Several cemeteries are related to Parkway Church:
1. St. Paul’s Lutheran Cemetery
Location
Manchester and Ballas Roads adjacent to St. Paul’s Evanglical Lutheran Church of Des Peres
Year established
About 1841This cemetery, owned by St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, was established before the congregation split into Lutheran and United German Evangelical factions and includes burials of early members.
Cemetery records
Contact the St. Paul’s Lutheran Church:
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
12345 Manchester Rd
Saint Louis, MO 63131
(314) 822-0447
2. German Evangelical CemeteryLocation
Near Clayton and Ballas Roads
Also known as
Windmoor Place Cemetery
Year established
1848The United German Evangelical Congregation (Parkway) established this cemetery near its first church on a half acre lot in Windmoor Subdivision off Clayton Rd. in 1848. The cemetery was closed in 1850. Vandalism has left only one stone extant.
Cemetery records
No cemetery records are known to exist.
Location
Across the street from the present church at 2840 N. Ballas Rd., west St. Louis County.
Also known as
Zion CemeteryYear established
1854The congregation established a cemetery adjacent to the congregation's second church in 1854. This cemetery, restricted to church members, came under perpetual care in 1932 when it was renamed Elm Lawn.
Cemetery records
Contact Parkway Church:
Parkway United Church of Christ
2840 N. Ballas Road
St. Louis 63131
(314) 872-9330
Picker's
See Holy Ghost; Gatewood Gardens
Picot's
See Holy Ghost
Picotte's
See Holy Ghost
St. Johannes
See St. John
St. Johannes
See St. John
Location
Manchester and Sulpher Springs Roads, west St. Louis County
Year established
1860St. John’s Church and its cemetery were established in 1860 and have remained in their same locations.
Cemetery records
Contact St. John’s Church.
St. John United Church of Christ
332 Old Sulphur Springs Road
P.O. Box 613
Manchester, MO 63011
636-391-6655
St. John (Gravois Settlement, now Mehlville)
St. John’s Church was founded at Gravois Settlement (now Mehlville) in 1838 and remains at the same location. Two cemeteries are related to this congregation:
Location
11333 St. Johns Church Rd., Mehlville
Year established
1838Old Saint John’s Cemetery was established soon after the church on adjacent ground. It is an active burial ground wher only members of St. John’s Church may be buried.
Location
Lemay Ferry and Forder Roads; entrance is at 44399 Kinswood Lane
Year established
1915This cemetery was purchased around 1915, is open to non-members, and is non-sectarian.
Cemetery records
Contact St. John’s Church:
St. John’s Evangelical United Church of Christ
11333 St. John’s Church Rd.
St. Louis, MO 63123
(314) 892-0848
St. John (Bellefontaine / Chesterfield)
Location
Adjacent to the church at 15370 Olive Blvd., west St. Louis County
Established
1896St. John’s Church was founded in 1893 in Bellefontaine, now part of Chesterfield. The cemetery was established in 1896.
Cemetery records
Contact St. John’s Church:
St. John’s United Church of Christ
15370 Olive Blvd.
Chesterfield, MO 63017
(636) 532-0540
Location
1293 St. Cyr Rd., north St. Louis County
Founded
1858St. John’s Church, established in 1852, purchased twenty acres of land in 1858 for its cemetery. In 1889 an addition of eleven and a half acres was made. The cemetery established perpetual care in 1927, when it also became a separate corporation.
Cemetery records
Contact the cemetery office:St. John's Cemetery
1293 Saint Cyr Rd
Saint Louis, MO 63137
(314) 867-4981
Location
Adjacent to the church at 11735 Denny Rd., west St. Louis County
Established
1880St. Lucas Church was founded in 1880 by members of St. John’s Church, Mehlville who wanted a church more accessible to their homes. The cemetery, which shares the church grounds, was also established in 1880. Park Hill cemetery, established May 1891, was purchased by St. Lucas in 1922. Both cemeteries have been known as St. Lucas Cemetery since 1964.
Cemetery records
Contact St. Lucas Church:
St. Lucas United Church of Christ
11735 Denny Road
St. Louis, MO 63126
(314) 843-2100
St. Lukas
See St. Lucas
St. Luke
See St. Lucas
St. Marcus Church was established in 1848 when the South Church of the German Evangelical Congregation of St. Louis became independent from the North Church (which became St. Peter’s). St. Marcus Church has been related to three cemeteries in its history:
1. See German Evangelical
Location
6638 Gravois Ave. near Kingshighway Blvd.
Year established
1856
Closed
1960Established by St. Marcus Church in 1856, only a fraction of the cemetery's graves (2,290 of about 19,5000 total) were maintained through perpetual care, leading to neglect and dereliction. Burials were prohibited by the city after 1960. It was sold to the city in 1977 and afterwards turned into a walking park. Although many of the original grave markers remain, most have been destroyed through vandalism or have been moved. Money from the cemetery's sale was used to move graves under perpetual care to New St. Marcus Cemetery.
Cemetery records
Microfilm records are available in at the Archives at Eden Theological Seminary and at the St. Louis County Library Headquarters Branch.Location
7901 Gravois
Year established
1896Established at Gravois near the River des Peres in 1896, this cemetery continues to receive burials. All plots are under perpetual care.
Cemetery records
Records on microfilm are available at the St. Louis County Library Headquarters Branch. Original records can be viewed at the cemetery office:New St. Marcus Cemetery
7901 Gravois Rd.
St. Louis, MO 63123
(314) 353-0227
St. Mark
See St. Marcus
St. Markus
See St. Marcus
St. Matthäus
See St. Matthew
Location
4360 Bates St. near Gravois Rd.
Year established
1878St. Matthew’s Church, founded 1875, established its Cemetery in 1878 on 45 acres and expanded it by another 10 acres in 1892. A chapel was added in 1887.
Cemetery records
Contact the cemetery office:St. Matthew Cemetery
4360 Bates St.
St. Louis, MO 63116
(314) 481-9033
St. Paul (Stratmann, now Creve Coeur)
Location
Adjacent to and across the street from the church at Olive Street Blvd.
(formerly Bonhomme Rd.) and Warson Rd., west St. Louis County
Established
About 1845Seeking to establish a church more convenient to their homes, some families worshipping with the German congregation at Manchester and Ballas Roads (the later St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran and Zion Evangelical now Parkway Churches) founded the German Evangelical Lutheran-Reformed St. Paul’s Congregation (now St. Paul's Evangelical Free Church) in what is now Creve Coeur.
St. Paul’s Cemetery was established north of the church building about 1845. The cemetery was expanded when ten acres were purchased across Warson Rd. east of the church in 1901. The cemetery has been under perpetual care since 1927.
Cemetery records
Contact St. Paul's Church:
St. Paul’s Evangelical Free Church
9801 Olive Street Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63141
(314) 993- 0015
Location
Heintz and Bamgartner, south St. Louis County
Established
1844St. Paul’s Church was founded in 1844 near Heintz and Old Bamgartner Roads (also refered to as Mathees or Mattese Creek). It moved to its present location on Telegraph Rd. in 1905. The cemetery was established at the same time as the church and remains in its original location.
Cemetery records
Microfilm records are available at the St. Louis County Library Headquarters Branch, or contact the church for original records:St. Paul’s United Church of Christ
5508 Telegraph Road
S.t Louis, MO 63129
(314) 892-3332
St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran
See Parkway
Also known as
St. Paul Churchyard
Location
7600 Rock Hill Rd., south St. Louis County
Year established
1856St. Paul Church was founded in 1848 and established a cemetery in 1856 at Gravois and Wilmington Roads. A second section between Gravois and Kingshighway was acquired in 1893. When the city banned further burials in 1926 and made plans to widen Gravois and Kingshighway, the church transferred all graves to the present site. Of the 125 acres originally purchased, 50 were consecrated for cemetery use, with the remaining undeveloped portion sold in 1947. The cemetery occupies part of what was once the original Ulysses S. Grant Farm.
Cemetery records
Records on microfilm are available at the St. Louis County Library Headquarters Branch. Records can also be viewed at the cemetery office:St. Paul Churchyard
7600 Rock Hill Rd.
St. Louis, MO 63123
(314) 843-4543
St. Paulus
See St. Paul
St. Peter / St. Petri (St. Louis, now Ferguson)
Location
2101 Lucas and Hunt Rd
Established
1857St. Peter’s Church was established in 1848 when the North Church of the German Evangelical Congregation of St. Louis became independent from the South Church (which became St. Marcus). The congregation consolidated with St. Peter’s Chapel, Ferguson, in 1972. St. Peter’s Church has been related to two cemeteries in its history:
1. See German Evangelical
The land for the current St. Peter’s Cemetery, part of the Lindell Estate, was purchased in 1855 and had later additions. It has been under perpetual care since 1912 and is non-sectarian.
Cemetery records
Microfilm records are available at the St. Louis County Library Headquarters Branch, or contact the cemetery office:St. Peter’s Cemetery
2101 Lucas and Hunt Rd.
St. Louis, MO 63121
(314) 385-0841St. Peter's also acquired Bethany Cemetery in 1988.
St. Petri
See St. Peter
St. Thomas (Gumbo / Chesterfield)
Also known as
Koewing, Long Road; Gumbo
Location
Long Rd. just north of Wild Horse Creek Rd., west St. Louis County
Established
1907St. Thomas Church and its cemetery was founded in 1907 on Long Road in what was then known as Gumbo in Bonhomme Township. The Church relocated west to 17842 Wild Horse Creek Rd. in 1966.
Cemetery records
Contact St. Thomas Church:
St. Thomas United Church of Christ
17842 Wild Horse Creek Rd.
Chesterfield, MO 63005
(636) 532-3556
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Zion (Clayton Township / Town & Country)
See Parkway
Zion (Florissant)
See Zion, St. Louis
Zion (St. Louis, now Florissant)
Location
7401 St. Charles Rock Rd., north St. Louis County
Established
1883Zion Congregation was founded in 1868 at 23rd and Montgomery in St. Louis, later moving to a new brick Church at 25th and Benton in 1872. The church relocated to Florissant in 1971. Zion cemetery was established in 1883, with perpetual care established In 1913. The cemetery received many bodies from Holy Ghost Cemetery when it closed in 1917
Cemetery records
Contact the cemetery office:Zion Cemetery
7401 Saint Charles Rock Rd
Saint Louis, MO 63133
(314) 721-8631
Updated 19 May 2007. Submit queries or report problems to Scott Holl, Archivist at Eden.