Jewell Cemetery State Historic Site

Jewell Cemetery State Historic Site is a publicly owned property in Columbia, Missouri, maintained as a state historic site by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Among the notable persons buried in the cemetery, which holds the remains of more than 40 descendants of George A. Jewell, are Missouri governor Charles Henry Hardin and the educator William Jewell. The property became part of the state parks system in 1970.^[4]

Jewell Cemetery State Historic Site
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Location	Columbia, Boone County, Missouri, United States
Coordinates	38°55′11″N 92°20′10″W / 38.91972°N 92.33611°W / 38.91972; -92.33611
Area	0.45 acres (0.18 ha)^[1]
Established	1970^[2]
Visitors	4,296 (in 2022)^[3]
Operator	Missouri Department of Natural Resources
Website	Jewell Cemetery State Historic Site

See also

• Columbia Cemetery
• List of cemeteries in Boone County, Missouri

References

1. "Jewell Cemetery State Historic Site: Data Sheet" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. November 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
2. "State Park Land Acquisition Summary". Missouri State Parks. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
3. "Missouri State Park Attendance For January - December, 2022" (PDF). Missouri State Parks. February 3, 2023.
4. "Jewell Cemetery State Historic Site". Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved November 2, 2014.

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jewell Cemetery State Historic Site.

• Jewell Cemetery State Historic Site Missouri Department of Natural Resources
• Jewell Cemetery State Historic Site at Find a Grave  
• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jewell Cemetery