Berry Cemetery Explained

Berry Cemetery
Coordinates:	37.3239°N -93.6°W
Architecture:	Rural Cemetery
Added:	November 13, 2004
Refnum:	04001224

Berry Cemetery, also known as Holy Resurrection Cemetery, is a historic cemetery located near Ash Grove, Greene County, Missouri.^[1] 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]

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Community Profile: Greene County . Historic Places to Visit in and around Ash Grove . 2–3.3 . pdf . April 2015 . [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..
2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Berry Cemetery. 2017-01-01. Gail Emrie. n.d.. Missouri Department of Natural Resources. (includes 10 photographs from 2002)