Elmwood Cemetery (Kansas City, Missouri)

Elmwood Cemetery
Above-ground burial vault
Details
EstablishedSeptember 8, 1872 (1872-09-08)
Location
4900 Truman Rd., Kansas City, Missouri
CountryUnited States
Coordinates39°5′46″N 94°31′33″W / 39.09611°N 94.52583°W / 39.09611; -94.52583
TypeRural cemetery
Owned byElmwood Cemetery Society
Size43 acres (17 ha)
No. of graves35,000—38,000
Find a GraveElmwood Cemetery
Elmwood Cemetery
ArchitectGeorge Kessler
NRHP reference No.83001002
Added to NRHPJuly 28, 1983

Elmwood Cemetery is a 43-acre (17 ha) historic rural cemetery, 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 35,00038,000 plots, the cemetery is owned, operated, and maintained by the non-profit organization Elmwood Cemetery Society.