The Moonville Cemetery

The Moonville Cemetery sets west of the town on Hope-Moonville Rd.  After leaving the Moonville Tunnel, follow Wheelabout Rd and cross over the iron bridge that goes over Raccoon Creek.  Hope-Moonville Rd will be the first road on the right.  It is unmarked and  it looks like a cow path that goes up a hill. It is ungraveled and unpaved , 4wheel drive is reccomended. After making our way to the top of the hill we found Moonville Cemetery.  Only 13 graves have markers, many remain unmarked or are in unknown locations within Moonville Cemetery. The cemetery also has Civil War Veterans buried within and every Veterans Day American Flags are still placed upon the graves. I was very humbled by this.
One grave in particular caught my attention was the grave on Ideliae Jones -July 5,1874-July 15,1874. As I approached her grave I notices toys and pennies that had been places upon her grave. Her story is unknown to me but it said that pennies are placed upon a grave to remember the deceased , and to let others know that person hasn't been forgotten. Some also believe that if pennies are place upon a grave it will bring good luck and you will be safely  watched over.

If your into cemeteries there are a few more in the area to explore. There is Keeton Cemetery that is located between the  Town of Hope and Moonville and  there is the Catholic Cemetery that is located in Zaleski. Both also contain residents of the Town of Hope and Moonville. I look forward to exploring these cemeteries myself sometime soon.