Aker Cemetery Explained

Aker Cemetery
Coordinates:39.4111°N -94.5456°W
Built:c.
Added:November 13, 1974
Refnum:74001071

Aker Cemetery is a historic cemetery located near Smithville, Clay County, Missouri. The Aker Cemetery is the only remaining evidence of the initial settlers in the area. It was established about 1835, and contains 10 marked gravesites dated from 1835 to 1882, and a total of 25 graves.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Aker Cemetery. 2016-11-01. Col. W.R. Needham. PDF. January 1974. Missouri Department of Natural Resources.