Hocking, Jillian2021-02-122021-02-122010-03https://hdl.handle.net/2097/41200Hocking, Jillian, “Dispatch, Smith and Jewell Counties,” Chapman Center Research Collections, https://ccrsresearchcollections.omeka.net/items/show/5.Located on the border of both Smith and Jewell Counties, tiny Dispatch was founded by the Dutch Reformed Church. When the church split along doctrinal lines, two cemeteries evolved for two different church populations. The main church was founded in 1871; the split occurred in 1872. The landscape of this area still reveals its early history. The bleak, flat prairies stretching around a large church and its two graveyards tell a tale of dissent and survival. The author, connected through family to these Dutch settlers, provides photographs and stories.This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). NOTE: Rights status of accompanying images may differ from text.DispatchJewell CountyJillian HockingSmith CountyText