Near Nelson in Saline County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Sappington Cemetery State Historic Site

Photographed by Jason Voigt, May 14, 2024

1. Sappington Cemetery State Historic Site Marker

Inscription. Established by Dr. John Sappington prior to 1831. Buried here are Dr. and Mrs. John Sappington, family members and two Missouri Governors: Gov. C. F. Jackson and Gov. M.M. Marmaduke, with their wives, who were daughters of Dr. and Mrs. Sappington. Dr. Sappington perfected the use of quinine for cure of malaria.

Erected 1976 by Missouri State Society Daughters of Colonial Wars.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of Colonial Wars series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1831.

Location. 39° 1.968′ N, 93° 0.438′ W. Marker is near Nelson, Missouri, in Saline County. It can be reached from Missouri Route AA Spur half a mile south of Route AA. Marker is located inside the cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: State Hwy AA Spur, Nelson MO 65347, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Missouri River Corridor.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

and

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on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Sappington Cemetery State Historic Site (within shouting distance of this marker); Sappington Negro Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away); Enslavement to Freedom (approx. 0.4 miles away); Sappington African American Cemetery Burials (approx. 0.4 miles away); Segregation in Life and Death (approx. 0.4 miles away); Brownlee School (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Sanders A.H. Townsend House (approx. 0.9 miles away); "Prairie Park" (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nelson.

Also see . . .
1. Sappington Cemetery State Historic Site. Missouri State Parks website entry (Submitted on May 17, 2024, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)

2. Sappington Cemetery State Historic Site.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, May 14, 2024

2. Sappington Cemetery State Historic Site Marker

Marker is located in the cemetery

Wikipedia entry (Submitted on May 17, 2024, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 11, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 17, 2024, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 314 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 17, 2024, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.