Mount Mora Cemetery, St. Joseph

Name: Mount Mora Cemetery
Address: St. Joseph, United States

#22 among attractions in St. Joseph

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Facts and practical information

Mount Mora Cemetery is the oldest public 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. In October 2006, several headstones including that of Missouri governor Silas Woodson were damaged by vandals. ()

Coordinates: 39°46'39"N, 94°50'31"W

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Mount Mora Cemetery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art, Robidoux Row, Missouri Theater and Missouri Theater Building, Townsend & Wall.

1 miE
Museum, Art gallery, Art museum
Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art, St. Joseph
26 min walk • The Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art is an art museum located in St. Joseph, Missouri. The museum is in the former home of Mr. and Mrs. William Albrecht at 2818 Frederick Avenue. The Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art has an extensive collection of 18th-, 19th- and 20th-century American art.
0.9 miW
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Robidoux Row, St. Joseph
22 min walk • Robidoux Row is a historic apartment building located at 219-225 East Poulin Street in St. Joseph, Missouri. It was built by St. Joseph founder Joseph Robidoux in north St. Joseph in the late 1840s/early 1850s. It is a 1+1⁄2-story brick structure with an attached single story brick building. Robidoux lived there at one point.
0.9 miSW
Architecture, Historical place, Concerts and shows
Missouri Theater and Missouri Theater Building, St. Joseph
24 min walk • The Missouri Theater is a theater located in St. Joseph, Missouri. Completed in July 1927, the Missouri Theater was built as a cinema in the atmospheric style, using a combination of Art Deco and Moorish detailing.
0.9 miSW
Shopping, Department store
Townsend & Wall, St. Joseph
24 min walk • Townsend & Wall at 602 Francis Street was the principal department store in downtown St. Joseph, Missouri from 1866 to 1983. It is listed as a contributing building to the St. Joseph Commerce and Banking Historic District which is on the National Register of Historic Places.
0.8 miSW
Library
St Joseph Public Library, St. Joseph
21 min walk • 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. This library has over 9,000 books.
0.9 miSW
Architecture
Buchanan County Courthouse, St. Joseph
24 min walk • 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. It features pedimented porticos with Corinthian order columns and a glass and tin central dome.
1.2 miSW
39°46'3"N • 94°51'34"W
Robidoux Landing Playhouse, St. Joseph
30 min walk • Concerts and shows, Theater
0.9 miSW
Romanesque architecture
German-American Bank Building, St. Joseph
24 min walk • The German-American Bank Building is a historic bank building located at St. Joseph, Missouri. It was built in 1889, and is a six-story, rectangular brick building designed in the Richardsonian Romanesque style with added Beaux-Arts detailing..
0.6 miSW
Church, Romanesque architecture
Cathedral of St. Joseph, St. Joseph
15 min walk • The Cathedral of St. Joseph is a Catholic cathedral in St. Joseph, Missouri, United States. Along with the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Kansas City, Missouri it is the seat of the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph.
1 miS
Greek Revival architecture
Alois Herbert Double House, St. Joseph
26 min walk • Alois Herbert Double House, also known as the Bohot Folk Art House, is a historic duplex located at St. Joseph, Missouri. It was built in 1851, and is a 1+1⁄2-story, rectangular, Greek Revival style brick dwelling.
0.6 miE
Gothic Revival architecture
Dr. Jacob Geiger House-Maud Wyeth Painter House, St. Joseph
17 min walk • Dr. Jacob Geiger House-Maud Wyeth Painter House, also known as the United Missouri Bank, is a historic home located at St. Joseph, Missouri. It was designed by the architecture firm of Eckel & Aldrich and built in 1911–1912.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Mount Mora Cemetery?

Nearby attractions include Kemper Addition Historic District, St. Joseph (13 min walk), Kelley and Browne Flats, St. Joseph (14 min walk), Cathedral of St. Joseph, St. Joseph (15 min walk), Virginia Flats, St. Joseph (15 min walk).

How to get to Mount Mora Cemetery by public transport?

The nearest stations to Mount Mora Cemetery:

Bus

Downtown Transit Center (29 min walk)