Polk County

About five miles West of Hatfield on State Highway 246 on the right between Polk 38 and Polk 151.SE, NW, Section 8, Township 3 South, Range 32 WestParcel # 10366 This history of Nichols Cemetery was given to Ruby Martin by Thelma Nichols Owners (Mrs. Raymond Owens), the great grand-daughter of Jim Nichols. Sam and Jim Nichols came to Arkansas with their father in 1840 from Alabama. They settled in the area which, years later, became the West Valley Community. Sam lived on the land on which the cemetery is now located. Jim lived across the Mountain Fork River. When …

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Eleven miles West of Mena on Highway 8 WestN/2 of Section 29, Township 1 South, Range 32 WestNot on the Polk County, Arkansas Tax Roll Internments Fields, Jesse L – 1-25-1940 to 4-17-1949 Fields, Samuel E – 1893-1977 – PFC US Army WW #1 Freeman, Hugh – 10-17-1900 to 2-24-1981 Gray, Missouri Kathryn – 9-4-1866 to 9-21-1921 Keller, Jacob H, 11-26-1856 to 11-28-1922 Keller, Sarah A, 3-2-1860 to 4-17-1920 Peters, Baby – No Date Child of James & Beulah Reed, Battie L – 9-29-1902 to 12-4-1969 Reed, Billy Don – 1950-1950 Reed, Vina Emma – 10-15-1870 to 8-22-1946 Reed, Wendell …

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Six miles West of Mena on Highway 8SW,SW, Section 17, Township 2 South, Range 31 WestParcel # 6018 Internments Addison, Christopher Luther – 1912-1917 – Tec 5 US Army WW2 Addison, Nora E. – 11/29/1893-5/6/1975 Addison, Warren B. – 11/7/1892-6/3/1978 Bain, John H. – 8/15/1905-12/31/1977 Bain, Matilda A. – 10/2/1904-? Boggs, Luther – 1/20/1898-8/15/1983 Crawford, Alice Marie – born and died – 7/2/1949 Crawford, Loyd Austin – 3/8/1947-3/12/1947 Crawford, Pool A. – 1909-1980 – Pfc US Army WW2 Crane, Dorothy E. – 1918-? Crane, John Victor – 1899-1975 Harrison, David S. – 12/5/1892-10/3/1957 – Pvt 161 Inf Ark WW 1 …

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This cemetery is located about two miles south east of Hatfield off the Old Line Road (Polk 31) about one hundred yards on the west side, just before crossing Six Mile Creek. the land where this cemetery is located was owned by Lawrence Parsons on 3/15/1984. SW, Section 25, Township 3 South, Range 32 WestNo Parcel # Very few people remember this cemetery and those who do can remember only one burial. That is the burial of the mother of Tone Hays, the caretaker of the Six-Mile Cemetery and a freed Negro slave. There are other stones here and it …

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This cemetery is located on the land now owned by John Hilton (1984). Mr. Hilton is interest in contacting the people who have relatives buried here. He would like to have the cemetery restored and fenced as it was at one time. It is in a very bad state, overgrown with trees, bushes and weeds, and some of the tombstones are gone. Mr. Hilton has lived in this area for fifteen years, but just recently acquired the land where this cemetery is located. Anyone wishing to help with the restoration of this cemetery should contact John Hilton, Mr. Hilton says …

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