and moving of 33 burials with headstones to the newly established Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. Therefore a considerable number of unmarked burials still remain at the now decertified cemetery. The article in The St. Louis Republic included rough photos and drawings of the site. This old cemetery is not related to the Bellefontaine Cemetery established in 1849 on the road leading to Fort Belle Fontaine, and initially called the Rural Cemetery. Preservation Part of the site of the fort is preserved as the Fort Belle Fontaine County Park, a unit of the park system of St. Louis County, Missouri. An archaeological site associated with the fort was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in St. Louis County, Missouri References External links 1805 establishments in the Louisiana Territory 1826 disestablishments in Missouri Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri Buildings and structures in St. Louis County, Missouri Belle Fontaine Belle Fontaine Lewis and Clark Expedition Belle Fontaine Belle Fontaine Missouri Territory in the War of 1812 National Register of Historic Places in St. Louis County, Missouri Native American history of Missouri Pre-statehood history of Missouri Protected areas established in 2016 Protected areas of St. Louis County, Missouri Ruins in the United States Belle Fontaine