Please Note: The King Hill Cemetery Restoration & Preservation Association (kinghill-crpa) does not provide routine maintenance, mowing, or upkeep of the cemetery. For information on these services, or to make arrangements for interment or funeral services at the cemetery, please contact the New King Hill Cemetery Association through your local morturary.
King Hill Cemetery and the New King Hill CemeteryThe New King Hill Cemetery is an active cemetery, providing for the burial of the dead or any legal disposition of human remains. The cemetery is made available for public use. The cemetery is not classified as a perpetual care cemetery. However, the New King Hill Cemetery Association, a benevolent corporation, established October 11, 1948, does basic maintenance and upkeep of the cemetery and manages the day-to-day operations of the cemetery. The oldest known grave that has been documented on the property of what is today known as the New King Hill Cemetery is dated 1840. Peter Rhudy pre-empted the property circa 1845. Early Buchanan County Missouri pioneer families started settling the area as soon as the Platte Purchase became official after 1837. Most likely Rhudy allowed his friends and neighbors to bury their loved ones high atop the hill of his property because their homesteads surrounding the cemetery were not far from the Missouri River and creeks prone to flooding. The Rhudy wooded hilltop parcel of land would be a peaceful resting place. The first mention of a cemetery in a real estate transaction was in March 1868, when Joseph A Brown and Thomas A Brown, son and father respectively, sold part of the property with the exception of 16.75 acres conveyed to Levi Jones and others of a cemetery. The King Hill Cemetery is most likely the oldest public cemetery in Buchanan County, MO. |
Cemetery Maintenance GuidelinesGrave decorations must not interfere with the cemetery operation and maintenance including mowing, weeding, and grave site preparation.
Grave decorations may be moved if they intefere with cemetery operations and maintenance. If you wish to save your decoration, be sure to remove them prior to clean up start dates. Thank you for your assistance in maintaining the cemetery. | Cemetery Location401 Phillip Street Additional Information: https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/30488/new-king-hill-cemetery Cemetery Hours of OperationJanuary - March April - June July - September October - December During Bad Weather The Gate Will Remain Closed |
