Sunday Styles: Box tombs

Box tomb -- A structure resembling a rectangular box, with a flat top designed to hold a ledger stone and placed over an in-ground burial. Box tombs were usually built of brick or the local stone, although some were

constructed of marble. Occasionally, a box tomb can be found in the shape of a coffin.  Another term occasionally used for this structure is chest tomb.

(Located at Washburn Prairie Cemetery in Washburn. MO)

(Located at Washburn Prairie Cemetery in Washburn. MO)

Here are a few coffin shaped Box Tombs.

(Located in McBroom Cemetery in Bowen, AR)

(Located at Huntsville Cemetery in Huntsville, AR)