Aker Cemetery is a historic cemetery located near Smithville, Clay County, Missouri. The Aker Cemetery is the only remaining evidence of the initial settlers in the area. It was established about 1835, and contains 10 marked gravesites dated from 1835 to 1882, and a total of 25 graves.[2]: 2
Aker Cemetery | |
 Aker Cemetery, September 2012 | |
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| Location | Northeast of Smithville off MO W, Smithville, Missouri |
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| Coordinates | 39°24′40″N 94°32′44″W / 39.41111°N 94.54556°W |
| Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
| Built | c. 1835 |
| NRHP reference No. | 74001071[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 13, 1974 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Col. W.R. Needham (January 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Aker Cemetery" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2016-11-01.
