Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
John B. Meachum
1780 [sic - 1789] - 1854
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 21, 2012
1. John B. Meachum Marker
Founder & Pastor
1817 - 1854
First Baptist Church
west of the
Mississippi River
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Education • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1817.
Location. 38° 41.757′ N, 90° 13.742′ W. Marker is in St. Louis, Missouri. It is in Bellefontaine Cemetery. It can be reached from West Florissant Avenue. Monument is in Block 116, Lot 410 in Bellefontaine Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4947 West Florissant Avenue, Saint Louis MO 63115, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, in the Corn Belt, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Rev. John R. Anderson (here, next to this marker); John Mason Peck (a few steps from this marker); Edward & Stephen Hempstead Graves (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Kit Bond Chestnut Grove (about 400 feet away); Charles Galloway (about 800 feet away); William Clark Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); Charlotte Taylor Blow Charless (approx. Ό mile away); Samuel Hawken (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Louis.
More about this marker. Monument location is designated by the Black Civil War #1 marker along the cemetery drive.
Also see . . .
1. John Berry Meachum. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on June 12, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. The Reverend John Berry Meachum (1789-1854) of St. Louis: Prophet and Entrepreneurial Black Educator.
this page online
3. Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis MO. Cemetery website homepage (Submitted on December 27, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
via Wikipedia, unknown
2. John B. Meachum
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 21, 2012
3. Mary Meachum Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 21, 2012
4. John B. Meachum Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 27, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 924 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 27, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2. submitted on June 12, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3, 4. submitted on December 27, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
