United Baptist Cemetery, High Point, Moniteau, Missouri, United States of America

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Located near High Point at the end of Campbell just north of Hwy C. It is fairly well kept and well fenced. This cemetery contains 166 discernable stones.

Inscriptions were originally read in the spring of 1968 by Mr and Mrs Preston Hutchison and Mr and Mrs Elmer Welty of Versailles, Missouri.

On 29 October 1974 (re-checked 08 November 1974) August F Barnhouse, Eldon; Stephen M Barnhouse, Eldon; and Carl G Kelsay, Rocky Mount; inventoried this cemetery and wrote: "There were many stones on the ground, covered or partially covered by debris, grass and dirt. Some required excavation to obtain correct inscriptions. Many stones were broken and required assembly before correct inscriptions could be made. Cemetery required extensive use of wire brushes and chalk to ensure accurate readings."

Alan Sparks re-inventoried the cemetery in 2001.

In the Recordings of Burris Fork, Harrison and Pilot Grove Township Cemeteries it states:
In the county courthouse of Moniteau County, in deed book C, page 23, you will find on February 28, 1846, John James and wife, Rachel, deeded to the trustees of the United Baptist Church of High Point in Moniteau County, the unusual land description of: "The land between church and cherry tree and the spring", all land marks which are gone today, even the church no longer stands here but was moved to Route CC. John and Rachel James came to Moniteau County when it was part of Cole County. Some of their children are buried in this cemetery. Just a short distance to the northwest you will find in the woods across the branch, the James Family cemetery, where John and Rachel's stones remain and only one other stone.

This cemetery is commonly known by several names -- Double Springs Baptist Church cemetery, Union Baptist Church cemetery, and the Ratcliff-James cemetery. The last name is probably the most correct for the reason that two men named Ratcliff and James each donated about 1/2 acre of land from their respective land holdings for the purpose of the cemetery.