Berry Cemetery

Historic African-American cemetery in Greene County, Missouri, US

United States historic place


Berry Cemetery
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Monument in the cemetery
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 No.	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.^[2] 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.^[3]^: 5

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

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Community Profile: Greene County (April 2015). "Historic Places to Visit in and around Ash Grove" (pdf). p. 2–3.3. [Berry Cemetery]...owned by the Berry family since 1875, dedicated for the burial of 'Slaves, Paupers, and Indians,' who were excluded from other burial places.
^ Gail Emrie (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Berry Cemetery" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved January 1, 2017. (includes 10 photographs from 2002)