List of cemeteries in Missouri

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This list of cemeteries in Missouri includes currently operating, historical (closed for new interments), and defunct (graves abandoned or removed) cemeteries, columbaria, and mausolea which are historical and/or notable. It does not include pet cemeteries.

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Barry County

Boone County

Buchanan County

Mount Mora Cemetery in St. Joseph, Buchanan County Mt. Mora St. Joseph, MO 01.jpg
Mount Mora Cemetery in St. Joseph, Buchanan County

Cape Girardeau County

Cole County

Clay County

Greene County

Jackson County

Elmwood Cemetery in Kansas City, Jackson County Elmwood Cemetery.jpg
Elmwood Cemetery in Kansas City, Jackson County

Jasper County

Jefferson County

Lafayette County

Marion County

Ralls County

Ray County

Saline County

Sappington Cemetery State Historic Site, near Arrow Rock, Saline County Sappington Cemetery on Sept 11, 2021.jpg
Sappington Cemetery State Historic Site, near Arrow Rock, Saline County
Sappington African-American graves at Sappington Cemetery State Historic Site, near Arrow Rock, Saline County Sappington African American Historic Site.jpg
Sappington African-American graves at Sappington Cemetery State Historic Site, near Arrow Rock, Saline County

Ste. Genevieve County

St. Francois County

St. Louis County

Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in Lemay, St. Louis County Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery - buck.JPG
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in Lemay, St. Louis County

Sullivan County

Washington County

Wayne County

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