Prairie Grove Cemetery

Prairie Grove Cemetery, Historic Section
Location Bounded by Kate Smith, W. Buchanan, & Parks Sts., Prairie Grove, Arkansas
Coordinates 35°58′34″N 94°19′8″W / 35.97611°N 94.31889°W / 35.97611; -94.31889Coordinates: 35°58′34″N 94°19′8″W / 35.97611°N 94.31889°W / 35.97611; -94.31889
Area 2.2 acres (0.89 ha)
Built 1818 (1818)
NRHP Reference # 15000292[1]
Added to NRHP January 8, 2016

The Prairie Grove Cemetery is a historic cemetery on West Buchanan and Kate Smith Streets in Prairie Grove, Washington County, Arkansas. Located just west of downtown Prairie Grove, the cemetery is the burial ground for many of the area's early settlers, with the oldest known burial occurring in 1818. It has more than 3,000 interments, and continues in active use. It is owned and maintained by a private not-for-profit cemetery association.[2]

The historic portion of the cemetery (about 2.2 acres (0.89 ha) of its eastern half) was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Prairie Grove Cemetery Historic Section" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-01-23.


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