Mount Mora Cemetery
About Mount Mora Cemetery
Mount Mora Cemetery, at 824 Mount Mora Rd., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jul 19, 2006. The Register lists it for its architecture and landscape design, at the local level. It describes its style as Greek Revival, as it does for 130 other Missouri listings. The listing covers 20 acres.
What it isHistoric cemetery in St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, US. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗
PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 72 MB · National Archives↗1851 to today
- 1851Built
- 2006Added to the National Register of Historic Places
- 2026On the Register for 20 years
Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 20 minutes
824 Mount Mora Rd., St. Joseph · about 0.8 miles on foot, as the crow flies
7 more Register listings within half a mile
★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.
Greek Revival style, nearby
Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Greek Revival.
Memories of Mount Mora Cemetery
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Questions about Mount Mora Cemetery
Is Mount Mora Cemetery on the National Register of Historic Places?
Yes. It was added on Jul 19, 2006 (Register number 06000626).
Is Mount Mora Cemetery a National Historic Landmark?
No. It is on the National Register; Missouri has 35 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is John Patee House, 1.5 miles away.
Can you visit Mount Mora Cemetery?
Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.
Where can I read the history of Mount Mora Cemetery?
In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 72 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.
Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 63818387 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.