Henry Cemetery ~ Reger, MO - Worldwide Cemeteries on Waymarking.com

Name Of Cemetery: Henry Cemetery
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005
Location of Cemetery: MO-Z, 1 mile S. of Reger
County of Cemetery: Sullivan County
Number of Graves: 200, pre-1955 with 450 total

"The Henry Cemetery is a large, relatively flat, open space set in the rural farmland of Sullivan County. The cemetery contains little vegetation, though it is surrounded on three sides by mature trees. Yuccas, traditional plantings in many cemeteries, are planted on either side of the stone entry posts.

"The entrance and four corners of the cemetery are marked by stone posts. The two entry posts are by far the largest, measuring four-feet in height and roughly one foot square. At one time, statues were cemented to the top of these posts, and a remnant of one of these statues remains on the top of the southernmost post. The corner posts are shorter and narrower, though all posts are braced with smooth cut stones laid at an angle. The posts were placed sometime in the mid-to-late 1800s. There are several small stone quarries in the immediate vicinity of the cemetery and it is likely that these posts and many of the earliest grave markers are of locally quarried limestone.

"The cemetery contains approximately 200 historic (pre-1955) grave markers, though several unmarked graves and recent burials with modern markers are scattered throughout the cemetery. Graves are aligned in roughly straight rows running north and south, with graves facing east. Extant markers date from as early as 1841, when the first burial occurred, to today. Because of the wide span of burials, the cemetery contains a variety of grave markers from simple limestone slabs with hand carved names to more elaborate Victorian-era stones with carved funerary iconography and elaborate epitaphs. Carvings include clasped hands, lambs, doves, and opened books (Bibles), all common features of late 19th and early 20th Century gravestones." ~ NRHP Nomination Form