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Berry Cemetery

Coordinates: 37°19′26″N 93°36′0″W / 37.32389°N 93.60000°W / 37.32389; -93.60000
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Berry Cemetery
Monument in the cemetery
Berry Cemetery is located in Missouri
Berry Cemetery
Berry Cemetery is located in the United States
Berry Cemetery
Location1431 W. Farm Road 74, near Ash Grove, Missouri
Coordinates37°19′26″N 93°36′0″W / 37.32389°N 93.60000°W / 37.32389; -93.60000
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Architectural styleRural Cemetery
NRHP reference No.04001224[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 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. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  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)