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Jefferson City National Cemetery

Memorials	:	13
Location	:	Jefferson City, Cole County, USA
Phone	:	314-845-8320
Coordinate	:	38.5660477, -92.1621857
Description	:	Cemetery maintained by Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. Open daily from dawn until dusk. This cemetery is closed to new interments. However, space may be available in the same gravesite for eligible family members. FAX: 314-845-8355 Office Hours: Cemetery maintained by Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. Visitation Hours: Open daily from dawn until dusk. The region around Jefferson City National Cemetery has a rich and international history. French explorers Louis Jolliet and Jacques Marquette first surveyed the mouth of the Missouri River in 1673. In 1682, the French explorer René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle, traveled down the... Read More	Cemetery maintained by Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. Open daily from dawn until dusk. This cemetery is closed to new interments. However, space may be available in the same gravesite for eligible family members. FAX: 314-845-8355 Office Hours: Cemetery maintained by Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. Visitation Hours: Open daily from dawn until dusk. The region around Jefferson City National Cemetery has a rich and international history. French explorers Louis Jolliet and Jacques Marquette first surveyed the mouth of the Missouri River in 1673. In 1682, the French explorer René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle, traveled down the Mississippi and claimed the extended area for France. In 1715, Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac opened a lead mine in present-day Madison County, Mo.; Philip Renault, another Frenchman, worked the mines in this area with slaves until 1744. In the mid 18th century the first two permanent white settlements, St. Genevieve and St. Louis, were carved out of the region. Soon after 1789, the Spanish built the El Camino Real (the King’s Highway) northward from New Madrid to St. Louis. It is still used today, designated as U.S. Highway 61. In the early 1810s, Jefferson City, then known as Lohman’s Landing, became an increasingly important trading post for immigrants beginning their westward journey on the Santa Fe and, later, Oregon trails. As part of a compromise plan between major population centers in the eastern and the western portions of the state, Jefferson City was chosen as the capital in 1821 and the legislature began to meet there five years later. In 1839 the site was incorporated as a city. During the Civil War, the city’s sentiments were divided between North and South. Jefferson City, however, saw little military action with one exception. On Sept. 27, 1864, a guerrilla force commanded by William Anderson burned a train and killed 17 Union soldiers and several civilian passengers. Many of the soldiers had been wounded on the battlefield and were returning home. Later that day, a federal force followed Anderson and his men to their camp where a bloody battle took place. The Union troops were routed and forced to retreat. Almost 10 years later, the remains of the men who had died in the skirmish were reinterred in Jefferson City National Cemetery. Burials in Jefferson City National Cemetery date to summer 1861; its original purpose was for the burial of Civil War soldiers from the surrounding area. The site of the cemetery, which local residents Israel and Mary Read sold to the government, was surveyed for classification as a national cemetery during the war. However, its official designation did not occur until 1867, after the war and approximately 350 interments were completed. Jefferson City National Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on Oct. 1, 1998. Monuments and Memorials The 39th Regiment Monument of Centralia, Mo., was erected around 1868. It commemorates members of Companies A, G and H of the 39th Regiment of the Missouri Volunteer Infantry who were killed in action at Centralia on Sept. 27, 1864. The monument marks the trench burial of the 118 men interred there.

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Jefferson City National Cemetery is located at 1024 East McCarty Street Jefferson City, Cole County ,Missouri , 65101USA.
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Latitude: 38.5660477
Longitude: -92.1621857

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Woodland-Old City Cemetery
Jefferson City, Cole County, USA
Coordinate: 38.5674200, -92.1621070

2. Missouri State Penitentiary Cemetery (Defunct)
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Coordinate: 38.5719130, -92.1612510

3. Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
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4. Ferguson Family Cemetery
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5. Saint Peters Cemetery #01
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6. Columbarium of Community Christian Church
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7. Saint Peters Cemetery #2
Jefferson City, Cole County, USA
Coordinate: 38.5877400, -92.1866300

8. Lamkin Family Cemetery
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Coordinate: 38.5318985, -92.1903000

9. August Henry Family Cemetery
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Coordinate: 38.5414510, -92.1174150

10. Wolfrum Cemetery
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Coordinate: 38.5368996, -92.1213989

11. Hart Hill Cemetery
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Coordinate: 38.6100006, -92.1631012

12. Irvine Cemetery
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Coordinate: 38.6133300, -92.1686100

13. Johannes Lumpe Gravesite
Jefferson City, Cole County, USA
Coordinate: 38.5446300, -92.2210100

14. Riverview Cemetery
Jefferson City, Cole County, USA
Coordinate: 38.5957298, -92.2188339

15. Rice-Sone Cemetery
Jefferson City, Cole County, USA
Coordinate: 38.5115900, -92.1658000

16. Eilenstein Burial Ground
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Coordinate: 38.5477600, -92.2352200

17. Resurrection Cemetery and Mausoleum
Jefferson City, Cole County, USA
Coordinate: 38.5938988, -92.2331009

18. Walther Cemetery
Jefferson City, Cole County, USA
Coordinate: 38.5527820, -92.0844109

19. Wyatt-Dix Farm Cemetery
Jefferson City, Cole County, USA
Coordinate: 38.5912400, -92.2364600

20. Stokes Cemetery
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Coordinate: 38.6274986, -92.1128006

21. Ott Burial Ground
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Coordinate: 38.4955560, -92.1930280

22. Ward Burial Grounds
Wardsville, Cole County, USA
Coordinate: 38.4912500, -92.1656900

23. Epperson Cemetery
Callaway County, USA
Coordinate: 38.6048400, -92.0790900

24. Zion Lutheran Cemetery
Cole County, USA
Coordinate: 38.5360985, -92.2521973

Jefferson City National Cemetery

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