Maplewood in St. Louis County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Jay B. Smith Funeral Home

1932-Present

— Maplewood, MO —

Jay B. Smith Funeral Home Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, September 10, 2019

1. Jay B. Smith Funeral Home Marker

Inscription. Originally Sarah Sutton Harrison's home (c.1890), the mansion was transformed into a funeral home by Jay B. Smith and purchased by John B. Hardy in 1967. The 2nd generation of the Hardy family remains at the helm as a devoted corporate citizen.

Erected 2011.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the U.S. Route 66 series list.

Location. 38° 36.731′ N, 90° 19.292′ W. Marker is in Maplewood, Missouri, in St. Louis County. It is on Manchester Road (Route 100), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Saint Louis MO 63143, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater St. Louis.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New

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France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Saratoga Lanes (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Sunnen Products Company (about 700 feet away); Katz Drug Store (approx. 0.2 miles away); 66 Park-In Theater (approx. 0.2 miles away); Coral Court (approx. 0.2 miles away); Scheidt Hardware (approx. 0.2 miles away); Kalb Electric (approx. 0.2 miles away); Citizens National Bank (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Maplewood.

More about this marker. This is part of the City of Maplewood's Route 66 Tribute and Memorial Plaques series. As one of the tribute plaques, this is the first of the 13 sidewalk plaques that is seen on the right.

Regarding Jay B. Smith Funeral Home. There is a second location in Fenton, Missouri.

Also see . . . Maplewood's Route 66 Memorial and Tribute Plaques. The City of Maplewood's webpage about the sidewalk plaques (Submitted on September 14, 2019, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)

Jay B. Smith Funeral Home image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, September 10, 2019

2. Jay B. Smith Funeral Home

The sidewalk marker can be seen in front of the place

Map of Route 66 tribute and memorial plaques image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, September 10, 2019

3. Map of Route 66 tribute and memorial plaques

Located a few steps the Jay B. Smith Funeral Home marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 10, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 14, 2019, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 387 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 14, 2019, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.