United States historic place
| Berry Cemetery | |
| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
 Monument in the cemetery | |
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| Location | 1431 W. Farm Road 74, near Ash Grove, Missouri |
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| Coordinates | 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 |
| 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.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.
References
- ^ "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.
...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)
