Near Diamond in Newton County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Moses Carver Family Cemetery
George Washington Carver National Monument
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 22, 2011
1. Moses Carver Family Cemetery Marker
As an impressionable young boy, George Washington Carver looked on as friends and neighbors were interred in the Moses Carver Family Cemetery. The cemetery may contain as many as 40 graves dating as far back as 1835, but only 21 of the graves have inscribed markers today. Some unidentified graves were uncovered during an archeological investigation near the south wall of the cemetery in 1985, but it is unknown where other grave sites may be.
Moses Carver retained ownership of the graveyard throughout his life and interments could only take place with his permission. The east-west orientation of the graves suggests the Carvers held traditional views about the afterlife. The interred bodies were placed with their feet to the east in order to face the direction from which Christ's second coming was expected. The original entrance to the Carver Cemetery was placed near the center of the east wall. The pattern of grave clusters suggests close family ties among the individuals buried within each group.
Erected by National Park Service.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites
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Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 36° 59.107′ N, 94° 21.424′ W. Marker was near Diamond, Missouri, in Newton County. It could be reached from Carver Trail. Marker is at the cemetery, on the grounds of the George Washington Carver National Monument. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 5646 Carver Road, Diamond MO 64840, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker was in Southwest Missouri. It was also in the American Ozarks, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it was in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found 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 walking distance of this location: Resting Places (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 22, 2011
2. Moses Carver Family Cemetery and Marker
Other markers no longer nearby. The Moses Carver Farm (was about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named George Washington Carver National Monument (was about 700 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named George Washington Carver's Birthplace (was about 700 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Also see . . . George Washington Carver National Monument. (Submitted on April 27, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 22, 2011
3. Moses Carver Family Cemetery
Looking northeast, with the NPS Visitor Center in distance.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 22, 2011
4. Moses and Susan Carver Headstones
Photographed by National Park Service, undated
5. Carver Family Cemetery Diagram on Marker
Photographed by National Park Service, undated
6. Carver Family Cemetery Legend on Marker
Photographed by Unknown, circa 1940s
7. Photo on Carver Family Cemetery Marker
[Caption reads] Moses Carver Family Cemetery after the original cemetery wall was removed in the 1930's and before it was reconstructed in the 1950's.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 25, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 27, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,321 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on April 27, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
