The Quaker Pastor at the Back Creek Church on this Memorial Day told me that there were lots of headstones removed from this area of the cemetery because it was against Quaker rules to have your full name on your tombstone. It was considered to self-serving to have your name and that only initials were allowed at the time. Many headstones were removed by the church. So while there are large areas of this cemetery that appear to be open I was informed that this cemetery is full.


Quaker churches are known as "Monthly Meetings" and the members are often referred to as "Friends".