Greenlawn Methodist Church and Cemetery, also known as Scobee Chapel and Greenlawn Memorial Chapel, is a historic

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and

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located near

Perry Perry, also known as pear cider, is an alcoholic beverage made from fermented pears, traditionally the perry pear. It has been common for centuries in England, particularly in Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, and Worcestershire. It is also made ...

Ralls County, Missouri Ralls County is a county located in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,355. Its county seat is New London. The county was organized November 16, 1820 and named for Daniel Ralls, ...

. The church was built about 1883, and is a one-story, rectangular frame building on a stone pier foundation. It measures 26 feet, 6 inches, by 40 feet, 6 inches, has a gable front, and is sheathed in clapboard siding. The cemetery contains 196 graves with stones dating from 1883 to the present. (includes 14 photographs from 2005-2006) It was listed on the

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in 2007.

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* * * Methodist churches in Missouri Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri Churches completed in 1883 1883 establishments in Missouri Churches in Ralls County, Missouri National Register of Historic Places in Ralls County, Missouri {{Missouri-church-stub