Father Dickson Cemetery

Father Dickson Cemetery is a historic African-American cemetery located on 845 South Sappington Road in Crestwood, St. Louis County, Missouri.

It has been listed as one of the National Register of Historic Places since October 6, 2021.

[3] It sits on more than 12 acres and roughly 12,000 people are buried there.

[1] Many of the burials include black military veterans, leaders within the Underground Railroad network, formerly enslaved people, and lynching victims.

[1] In 1988, the Friends of Father Dickson Cemetery group was started in hopes of maintaining the aging cemetery and preserving history.