Quinette Cemetery is a
historic landmark
A historic site or heritage site is an official location where pieces of political, military, cultural, or social history have been preserved due to their cultural heritage value. Historic sites are usually protected by law, and many have been rec ...
and African-American burial ground located in
Kirkwood, Missouri
Kirkwood is an inner-ring suburb of St. Louis located in western St. Louis County, Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 29,461. Founded in 1853, the city is named after James P. Kirkwood, chief engineer of the Pacific Railr ...
, a suburb of the city of
St. Louis
St. Louis ( , sometimes referred to as St. Louis City, Saint Louis or STL) is an independent city in the U.S. state of Missouri. It lies near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a populatio ...
.
History
The Quinette Cemetery was established in 1866,
originally associated with the
Olive Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Kirkwood. In 2002, the cemetery was deeded to the city of Kirkwood. The cemetery is roughly 2.7 acres in size and has 25 marked graves,
it is believed that some 150 to 200 people are buried here. The earliest known grave dates back to 1853.
The cemetery is the burial site of African-American
American Civil War
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soldiers, formally enslaved people, as well as
World War II
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veterans. It is also regarded as the oldest African American Cemetery West of the
Mississippi River
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.
Quinette Cemetery
Webster–Kirkwood Times, August 29, 2008
Other nearby historic African American cemeteries include Washington Park Cemetery
Washington Park Cemetery is a historic African-American cemetery active from 1920 until 1980 and located in Berkeley, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri. Large-scale disinterment occurred over several decades for various construction proje ...
(1920), Father Dickson Cemetery
Father Dickson Cemetery is a historic African-American cemetery located on 845 South Sappington Road in Crestwood, St. Louis County, Missouri.
It has been listed as one of the National Register of Historic Places since October 6, 2021.
History ...
(1903) and Greenwood Cemetery (1874).
See also
* List of cemeteries in the United States
The list of cemeteries in the United States includes both active and historic sites, and does not include pet cemeteries. At the end of the list by states, cemeteries in territories of the United States
Territories of the United States ...
References
External links
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African-American history in St. Louis
History of St. Louis County, Missouri
Cemeteries in Missouri
African-American cemeteries in Missouri
Cemeteries established in the 1860s
1866 establishments in Missouri