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| Established | September 8, 1872 | ||||||||||||
| Location | 4900 Truman Rd., Kansas City, Missouri | ||||||||||||
| Country | United States | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°5′46″N 94°31′33″W / 39.09611°N 94.52583°W | ||||||||||||
| Type | Rural cemetery | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | Elmwood Cemetery Society | ||||||||||||
| Size | 43 acres (17 ha) | ||||||||||||
| No. of graves | 35,000—38,000[1] | ||||||||||||
| Find a Grave | Elmwood Cemetery | ||||||||||||
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Elmwood Cemetery is a 43-acre (17 ha) historic rural cemetery,[4] located in what became the urban area of 4900 Truman Road at the corner of Van Brunt Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. With an estimated 35,000—38,000 plots,[1] the cemetery is owned, operated, and maintained by the non-profit organization Elmwood Cemetery Society.[5]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
racewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form". National Park Service. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- ^ Linden, Blanche M.G. (2007). Silent City on a Hill: Picturesque Landscapes of Memory and Boston's Mount Auburn Cemetery. Amherst, Massachusetts: University of Massachusetts Press. p. 295. ISBN 978-1-55849-571-5. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
- ^ "Elmwood Cemetery: A Window to Kansas City's Past". Kansas City Public Library. Retrieved September 13, 2022.