▁c emetery , ▁and ▁surrounding ▁a cre age ▁are ▁owned ▁and ▁maintained ▁by ▁the ▁non - pro fit ▁organization , ▁Bear ▁Creek ▁C emetery ▁Association ▁of ▁Ada ir ▁County . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁Bear ▁Creek ▁Bapt ist ▁con greg ation ▁was ▁the ▁earliest ▁organized ▁Christian ▁group ▁in ▁Ada ir ▁County , ▁d ating ▁to ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 3 0 s . ▁Pre viously ▁only ▁small ▁groups ▁of ▁neighb ors ▁would ▁gather ▁in ▁private ▁homes ▁at ▁various ▁points ▁in ▁the ▁county . ▁Re ver end ▁Tal bot ▁H ight ▁is ▁recognized ▁as ▁the ▁chief ▁organ izer ▁of ▁the ▁con greg ation , ▁in ▁the ▁period ▁of ▁late ▁ 1 8 3 8 ▁- ▁early ▁ 1 8 3 9 . ▁No ▁funds ▁or ▁land ▁were ▁available ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁proper ▁building ▁and ▁san ctu ary , ▁so ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁years ▁of ▁the ▁con greg ation ' s ▁existence ▁private ▁homes ▁were ▁used ▁for ▁services , ▁with ▁the ▁Re ver end ▁Lewis ▁Con nor ▁as ▁past or . ▁Following ▁Con nor ' s ▁ 1 8 5 6 ▁death ▁he ▁was ▁inter red ▁on ▁a ▁portion ▁of ▁his ▁land ▁inform ally ▁de eded ▁to ▁the ▁Bear ▁Creek ▁con greg ation ▁for ▁purposes ▁of ▁a ▁church ▁and ▁c emetery . ▁The ▁exact ▁date ▁of ▁construction ▁for ▁the ▁current ▁building ▁isn ' t ▁known , ▁but ▁commonly ▁accepted ▁as ▁som etime ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 0 . ▁The ▁dis ruption ▁caused ▁by ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War ▁meant ▁that ▁the ▁building ▁wasn ' t