Aker Cemetery

Aker Cemetery is a historic cemetery located near Smithville, Clay County, Missouri. The Aker Cemetery is the only remaining evidence of the initial settlers in the area. It was established about 1835, and contains 10 marked gravesites dated from 1835 to 1882, and a total of 25 graves.^[2]: 2

Aker Cemetery
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Aker Cemetery, September 2012
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Location	Northeast of Smithville off MO W, Smithville, Missouri
Coordinates	39°24′40″N 94°32′44″W
Area	0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built	c. 1835 (1835)
NRHP reference No.	74001071[1]
Added to NRHP	November 13, 1974

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Col. W.R. Needham (January 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Aker Cemetery" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2016-11-01.

External links

• Aker Cemetery at Find a Grave