Berry Cemetery

Berry Cemetery
Monument in the cemetery
Location 1431 W. Farm Road 74, near Ash Grove, Missouri
Coordinates 37°19′26″N 93°36′0″W / 37.32389°N 93.60000°W / 37.32389; -93.60000Coordinates: 37°19′26″N 93°36′0″W / 37.32389°N 93.60000°W / 37.32389; -93.60000
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Architectural style Rural Cemetery
NRHP reference # 04001224[1]
Added to NRHP November 13, 2004

Berry Cemetery, also known as Holy Resurrection Cemetery, is a historic cemetery located near Ash Grove, Greene County, Missouri. It was established about 1875, and is a small, rural African-American cemetery. It contains 48 marked graves dating from 1875 to 1948. It may also contain Native American burials in three burial mounds.[2]:5

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Gail Emrie (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Berry Cemetery" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-01-01. (includes 10 photographs from 2002)


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