National Register of Historic Places

Jefferson City National Cemetery

Jefferson City, Cole County, Missouri
Listed
September 30, 1998
Type
Site
Period
Listed
Ref No.
98001221

About this property

Jefferson City National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in Jefferson City, in Cole County, Missouri. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses 2 acres (0.81 ha), and as of the end of 2005, had 1,792 interments. It is administered by Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. The first interments took place in Jefferson City National Cemetery in 1861, and were American Civil War soldiers who died in the skirmishes that took place in the region. Though, the area did not see any wide-scale combat, it was officially designated a National Cemetery in 1867. Jefferson City National Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 1, 1998. The 39th Regiment Monument of Centralia, Missouri, erected circa 1968 to commemorate those members of the Missouri Volunteer Infantry who died at the hands of William T. Anderson's bushwhacker forces in the Centralia Massacre (Missouri). Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS) No. MO-3, "Jefferson City National Cemetery, 1024 East McCarty Street, Jefferson City, Cole County, MO", 37 photos, 2 photo caption pages U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jefferson City National Cemetery

Location

1024 E. McCarty St.
Jefferson City, Cole County, Missouri
38.56840, -92.16184

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When was Jefferson City National Cemetery listed on the National Register?

Jefferson City National Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 30, 1998.

What type of historic resource is Jefferson City National Cemetery?

Jefferson City National Cemetery is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

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