Mount Mora Cemetery
Mount Mora Cemetery is a historic cemetery in St. Joseph, Missouri. Among those who are buried in the cemetery are three governors, a U.S. senator, soldiers from both sides in the American Civil War and riders of the Pony Express.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Joseph City Hall and St. Joseph Public Library.
St. Joseph City Hall
Town hall
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St. Joseph City Hall is a historic city hall located at St. Joseph, Missouri. It was designed by the architectural firm Eckel & Aldrich and built in 1926–1927. St. Joseph City Hall is situated 2,900 feet southwest of Mount Mora Cemetery.
St. Joseph Public Library
Library
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St. Joseph Public Library, also known as Free Public Library, Public Museum, Public Library, and Board of Education Building, is a historic library building located at St. Joseph, Missouri. St. Joseph Public Library is situated 3,700 feet southwest of Mount Mora Cemetery.
Buchanan County Courthouse
Courthouse
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Buchanan County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at St. Joseph, Missouri. It was built in 1873, and is a cruciform plan, Renaissance Revival-style brick building. Buchanan County Courthouse is situated 1 mile southwest of Mount Mora Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St. Joseph and Elwood.
St. Joseph
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St. Joseph, is a city in Missouri. It is famous as the place where Jesse James was gunned down, and as the home of Cherry Mash confectionery. It was also the headquarters for the Pony Express, as well as a major "jumping off" point for the Oregon Trail.
Elwood
Village
Elwood is a city in Doniphan County, Kansas, United States, located west across the Missouri River from Saint Joseph, Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,125. Elwood is situated 2 miles southwest of Mount Mora Cemetery.
Wathena
Village
Wathena is a city in Doniphan County, Kansas, United States, located about 5 miles west of St. Joseph, Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,246. Wathena is situated 6 miles west of Mount Mora Cemetery.
Mount Mora Cemetery
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: historic cemetery in St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, US
- Category: burial
- Location: Washington Township, Buchanan County, Missouri, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.77556° or 39° 46′ 32″ northLongitude
-94.84199° or 94° 50′ 31″ westElevation
988 feet (301 metres)Open location code
86F7Q5G5+66OpenStreetMap ID
way 140655333OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemetery
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In Other Languages
“Mount Mora Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “בית העלמין מאונט מורה”
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