Henry Cemetery

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Henry Cemetery
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LocationEastern side of Route Z, approximately 1 mile south of Reger, near Reger, Missouri
Coordinates 40°7′43″N93°11′57″W / 40.12861°N 93.19917°W / 40.12861; -93.19917 Coordinates: 40°7′43″N93°11′57″W / 40.12861°N 93.19917°W / 40.12861; -93.19917
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1841 (1841)
Architectural styleCemetery
NRHP reference No. 05001472 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 28, 2005

Henry Cemetery is a historic cemetery located near Reger, Sullivan County, Missouri. The cemetery was founded in 1841 and contains approximately 200 graves dated prior to 1955. It contains a variety of grave markers from simple limestone slabs with hand carved names to more elaborate Victorian-era stones. The cemetery remains in use. [2] :5

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Glenda S. Richey and Tiffany Patterson (March 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Henry Cemetery" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-02-01. (includes 11 photographs from 2004)