Youst Cemetery, Hampton, Nebraska

Andreas's 1882 history spells the name Yost and puts R. M. Hunt, Samuel Yost and S. B. Chapman on Beaver Creek in 1870. It also records the county's first church organization, formed at Hunt's house in Beaver Precinct on August 12, 1871, with five members, among them Ruth M. Hunt and S. B. Yost; it was called the Aurora Baptist Church. Goodspeed's 1890 roster of Hamilton County's Civil War veterans lists S. B. Youst of the 15th Iowa Infantry, and in 1888 S. B. Youst ran for the Legislature as a Democrat, polling 964 votes and losing.

What the plaque says

Youst Cemetery Hampton, Nebraska About 1871 what is known as Youst Cemetery was established on the homestead of Samuel B. and Mary Elizabeth Hunt Youst. Youst, S. B. Chapman, and Richard M. Hunt were the first settlers on Beaver Creek, arriving from Lucas County, Iowa, in 1870. After the village of Hampton was established in 1880, approximately one mile to the north, many early residents were buried here. Civil War veterans buried in the cemetery are Samuel B. Youst, Lewis M. Hunt, Stanford May, G. W. Hiatt, Benjamin Conner, Alva Misner, and Fred Smith. Village of Hampton Save the Youst Cemetery Project Nebraska State Historical Society

Where it stands

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