Columbia Cemetery (Columbia, Missouri)

The Columbia Cemetery in Columbia, Missouri has been in use as a cemetery since 1820.[2] The cemetery historically contains Caucasian, African-American, and Jewish (Beth Olem Cemetery, Beth Shalom Cemetery) sections. Located in the cemetery are a vernacular stone receiving vault (1887), and a Romanesque Revival style mausoleum (1911).[3]

Columbia Cemetery
Location30 East Broadway, Columbia, Missouri
Coordinates38°56′56″N 92°20′13″W
Area26 acres (11 ha)
Built1820 (1820)
ArchitectMajor, Horace F.,
Architectural styleRomanesque, rural cemetery
NRHP reference No.06001335[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 1, 2007

Located on Broadway just west of Downtown Columbia, the cemetery contains many burials of prominent people associated with Missouri history, the University of Missouri, or the city of Columbia. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1] It is still an operating cemetery room for many more burials and will celebrate its 200th anniversary in 2020.

Notable interments
  • Elmwood Cemetery founded in 1914
  • Original Columbia Common Burying Grounds
  • Beth Olem Jewish cemetery founded in 1880
  • January 2019 after over 16 inches of snow
  • Tombstone of Abraham J. Williams, third governor of Missouri
  • Tombstone of James S. Rollins

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Columbia Cemetery Association - History
  3. Debbie Sheals (August 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Columbia Cemetery" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2016-09-01.
  4. Mautino, Nicole (2008-04-15). "Spirits of Mizzou". University Archives muarchives.missouri.edu/. Retrieved November 5, 2009.
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