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Miller Cemetery, Cove, Arkansas

Location Information One and three-fourths miles south of Cove on the east side of Highway 71Section 22 (?), Township 4 South, Range 32 WestParcel # ? The beginning of Miller Cemetery was with the burial of Cliff Miller in 1976. At his death, Lorene carried out her husband’s request. She secured the proper documents and buried him on his own land. Cliff and his mother, Leona, are the only people, who have been buried here, as of August 8, 1983. Internments Miller, Cliff – 7/27/1918 – 7/27/1976 – (husband of Leona Miller) Shook, Leona Barnett Miller – 8/12/1896 – 12/25/1978 … Read more

McKinney Cemetery, Old Potter, Arkansas

Location Information About one mile east of Old Potter on a hill North of the road. (Polk 412 ?) SW,SW of Section 27, Township 2 South, Range 31 West Parcel # 7063 Internments Cole, C.C. “Lum” – 3-23-1861 to 10-13-1944 Cole, Claude – 12-25-1892 to 6-14-1978 – U.S. Army W.W. #1 Cole, Mary A – 12-1-1968 to 5-22-1927 Cole, Victor – 8-27-1897 to 2-11-1899 – Son of C.C. and M.A. Cole Hicks, Maurice – 6-20-1891 to 3-7-1942 Hicks, William O. – 2-6-1889 to 11-17-1969 – Pvt BN U S Guards W.W.#1 Oklahoma McKinney, Bunyan – 1-15-1854 to 3-5-1882 McKinney, Mary … Read more

Lower Big Fork Cemetery, Big Fork, Arkansas

Location & Information Highway 8 East from Mena to State Highway 370, Turn Left on Polk 667 before Opal.Pt NW of Section 28, Township 2 South, Range 28 WestParcel # 775-0025 Internments Standridge, Harold Henderson: b. 5/10/1931, Opal, Polk, AR d. 7/12/1980, Sierra Vista, AZ Wife, Dorcas Margo Savage; Father: Monroe Cleveland Standridge; Mother: Ora Ethel Howell Submitted by Robert Perry

Lone Valley Cemetery, Hatfield, Arkansas

Location & Information Four miles Southeast of Hatfield on Six Mile Road (Polk 34) just after McDaniel Chicken Farm on right. Section 29, Township 3 South, Range 31 West Parcel # In this cemetery on 7/24/1983 there are eighty-two visible graves which are either unmarked or the markers are not legible. The Six Mile Road (Polk 34) is important as it is the only approach to this cemetery. It is also interesting to note, to the observing motorist, that this road forks one mile west of the cemetery, forming two roads, each the Six Mile Road. The north fork intersects … Read more

Little Africa or Piney Cemetery, Nunley, Arkansas

Polk County from the 1854 Colton Railroad and Township Map

Location & Information One mile South of Nunley, North of bluff that overlooks Board Camp Creek. The writer had stated Board Camp Creek; however, where the writer located the Cemetery this is really Wolf Creek. You would turn right on Polk 56 and stay straight on Polk 57. ? Section 35, Township 2 South, Range 30 West or Section 2, Township 3 South, Range 30 West ? Parcel # Frank Hill, the Allens, The Moores, the Will Rays, Bob Gray, the widow Bimer and her three small children, Aunt Becky, Aunt Fanny, Nelse Ray, Cicero and Aunt Cush were some … Read more

Little Cemetery, Rich Mountain, Arkansas

Location & Information Two and one-half miles West of Rich Mountain on Highway 270-59 SW 1/4, Section 26, Township 1 North, Range 32 West Not on the Polk County, Arkansas Tax Roll Latitude: 344253NLongitude: 0942220WElevation in Feet: 2425Government Map: Rich Mountain North of the railroad and Big Creek, around the bend, past two houses, now standing, is an old wagon road that goes up the south side of Blackfork Mountain to the Sam Little place. On top of the mountain and to the left a few hundred yards is the Little Cemetery, which contains nine graves. There are only two … Read more

Liberty Cemetery, Board Camp, Arkansas

Location & Information About two miles Northwest of Board Camp, Left on Polk 660 off of Highway 8 East, left on Polk 657, right on Polk 63, Left on Polk 59, cemetery on right W/2, SE, NW, Section 21, Township 2 South, Range 29 West Parcel # 2216 Liberty is one of the older cemeteries in Polk County. It is located in the Crystal Hill Community. There were two graves herein 1867 when a wagon train, lead by Jason Harrison, stopped in this area, due to illness of the travelers. The grandchildren of Jason Harrison, seven year old, Marry Harris, … Read more

Ouachita Cemetery, Opal, Arkansas

AKA Lambert-Jackson Cemetery Location & Information Five miles North of Opal. Opal is twelve miles East of Mena on Highway 370, Left on Polk 67, Left @ “T”, on Right about one-half mile. NW, Section 2, Township 2 South, Range 28 West Parcel # 655-0100 This cemetery covers about one-half acre of land. A fence completely surrounds it. There are probably many graves here, but only twenty one tombstones with names and dates were found. An historical family cemetery since 1856. All burials reserved for only descendants and spouses of Almon and Sara Guinn, Enoch and Newrany Guinn Wimberly, and … Read more

Jackson Cemetery, Cove, Arkansas

Location & Information About three miles North of Cove off Highway 71 and about one-half mile West (Polk 25) of Highway 71 on land owned by Richard and Faye Davis (2/26/1984) Township 3 South, Range 32 West Parcel # ? There are no tombstones in this cemetery, but the following inscriptions are carved on field rocks and are very legible as of 2/26/1984. There appears to be four or maybe five other graves here, but they are not marked in any way. Richard Davis has lived on this land over fifty years and to his knowledge, no one has ever … Read more

Lou Ella Bates Gravesite, Big Fork, Arkansas

Location & Information About 5 miles West of Big Fork on Highway 8 Township South, Range West Parcel # ? In 1969, Herman Bates who owned the land was caring for the grave. Internments Bates, Lou Ella

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