Greenwood Cemetery

Join us for a night of celebration at the Missouri History Museum as we honor the 150th Anniversary and legacy of Greenwood Cemetery.

October 19th, 2024 | 6:30 - 9:30 P.M.

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Historic Greenwood Cemetery
​& Our History

Greenwood Cemetery was organized in 1874 to serve the needs of the growing black population of post-civil war St. Louis and St. Louis County. It was the first commercial non-sectarian cemetery for African Americans in the St Louis metropolitan area. More than 50,000 Africans Americans are buried within Greenwood’s 31.85 acres. Greenwood Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 26, 2004. In 2016, was placed on the St Louis County Historic Landmarks and most recently bestowed the honor of being listed on the National Underground Railway Network to Freedom in September 2023. On January 15, 2024, was given the Rosa L. Park Award for Meritorious Service to the Community.
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Help Make a Difference

After historic flooding in St. Louis and vandalism, Greenwood Cemetery recently experienced extensive damage to grounds, headstones, structures, and roadways. Help make a difference with our continuing efforts by donating today. We appreciate the continuous support from all of our Greenwood friends and family.

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Notable Burials

• Harriet Robinson Scott, wife of Dred Scott U.S. Supreme Court freedom suit plaintiff
• Lucy Ann Delaney, wife of Zechariah Delaney, a freed woman of color and courage in pre-Civil War St. Louis​
• ​Charlton Hunt Tandy, Attorney and Civil Rights Activist

learn more about notable burials

Learn more about Greenwood Cemetery's
​history and the Preservation Association.

Our History

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​Promise and Progress

Click here to check out our Events Blog. You can learn about the restoration progress at Historic Greenwood Cemetery. ​

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​Ways You Can Help

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Records and Research

A number of different records and research projects are currently underway. The Greenwood Cemetery Restoration Association plans on uploading and providing digital burial records, headstone information, obituaries, and more.

For more information about cemetery records and historical research, please fill out our Contact Us form, or contact Greenwood Cemetery Historian and Archivist, Etta Daniels at [email protected].

Greenwood Cemetery Legacy​

​There is no doubt of Greenwood’s historic, cultural, and social importance to St. Louis, and particularly St. Louis African Americans. Verification of that came in Feb. of 2004 when, due to the efforts of the Friends of Greenwood, the cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Knowledgeable informants speak of the black musicians, civil rights leaders and other key individuals associated with the development of black St. Louis buried there. Although the condition of the cemetery and many of its stones, as well as incomplete burial records, currently make it difficult to verify some this oral information, Greenwood offers enormous promise as an educational and tourist resource.