PHOTO GALLERY: Tebbetts' residents remain connected, maintain town's heritage

September 30, 2012 | 6:00 a.m. CDT

Tebbetts, a small town near Jefferson City, still carries on its heritage with residents who maintain close relationships with one another by having an event such as their monthly dinner at Tebbetts Community Center.

Priscilla Stotts, left, and Emily Eikermann overlook the buffet table at the monthly fish fry at the Tebbetts Community Center. Eikermann organizes a dinner event every month for Tebbetts residents and friends. | Kayla Kauffman

Tebbetts residents gather for a fish fry Friday at Tebbetts Community Center. The community, located close to Jefferson City, is very small, but local gatherings and a weekly farmers market help the community stay connected. | Kayla Kauffman

Bill Huffmaster, left, and his son Stuart Huffmaster chat with friends Friday at the Tebbetts Community Center. Huffmaster is referred to by many as Tebbetts' unofficial mayor. | Kayla Kauffman

The Methodist church in Tebbetts. Tebbetts resident Mike Sellers says most people who live in Tebbetts don't wear watches. They still rely on the church bells to know the time. The church, erected in 1908, once served as a Typhoid clinic for residents of surrounding towns when a devastating flood struck the area. The town is a high point along the Missouri River and has never flooded. | Kayla Kauffman

Tebbetts does not have much in the way of buildings, but the grainery at Smart Brothers Farms is one of two sets of grain elevators in town. | Kayla Kauffman

Jim's Bar and the post office stand near the center of town in an old bank building. As with many early 20th century banks, the bank succumbed to the Stock Market Crash of 1929. | Kayla Kauffman