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 western suburb of St. Louis located in St. Louis County, Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 27,540. Founded in 1853, the city is named after James P. Kirkwood, builder of the Pacific Railroad th ...
, a suburb of the city of
St. Louis
St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the bi-state metropolitan area, which e ...
.
History
The Quinette Cemetery was established in 1866,
originally associated with the
Olive Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church
Olive Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church (also known as Olive Chapel AME Church, and Evangelische Friedens Gemneinde Lutheran Congregation) is a historic church built in 1899, and located at 309 S. Harrison Avenue in Kirkwood, Missouri. I ...
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
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states th ...
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
The Mississippi River is the second-longest river and chief river of the second-largest drainage system in North America, second only to the Hudson Bay drainage system. From its traditional source of Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota, it f ...
.
Quinette Cemetery
Webster–Kirkwood Times, August 29, 2008
Other nearby historic African American cemetery 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 pro ...
(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.
Histor ...
(1903) and Greenwood Cemetery (1874).
See also
* List of cemeteries in the United States
This is a list of cemeteries in the United States. The list 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 are included. The list is ...
References
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African-American cemeteries
African-American history in St. Louis
History of St. Louis County, Missouri
Cemeteries in Missouri