Polk County

aka, Hefley-Witherspoon Cemetery Location & Information On top of Rich Mountain, northwest of where the Queen Wilhelmina Lodge now stands. (State Highway 88 West from Mena)Section 10, Township 1 South, Range 32 WestNot on the Polk County Tax Roll There are twenty three graves in this cemetery but only one has a tombstone. The others are marked with native stones. Although no one remembers the name or dates of the first burial, some think it may have been the small Wilkerson girl. There was at least one grave and a church-school building on this one acre plot when A. Y … Read more

Location & Information One block west of Highway 71 in the city limits of Grannis, ArkansasSW, SE, Section 18, Township 6 South, Range 31 WestParcel # 4000-00284-0100 The community of Grannis was first believed to have been called Leon, with a little church on the hill near the present location of the cemetery. When the rail road came by in 1898, the name was changed to Grannis, honoring one of the crew. Short and Peckering operated a sawmill and planer near where the cemetery is located, also. Several of the mill hands and their families were stricken with a fever … Read more

Location & Information Fifteen miles East of Vandervoort on State Highway 246, then turn left on Polk 402, continue left on 402 at “T” for about 2 1/2 miles to cemetery on right. This area is known as “Old Hartley” and Polk 402 is known as the Hartley-Shady Forest Road. NW, Section 22, Township 4 South, Range 30 West Parcel # ? Gilliam cemetery is one-quarter mile from the low water bridge near Gilliam Springs, down an old road which is impassable by car. It lies to the right of the road a short distance and is surrounded by dense … Read more

Location & Information One-half mile South of New Potter on Hwy 375 W to Intersection of Polk 37 and Polk 170 SW, SE, Section 30, Township 2 South, Range 31 West Parcel # 7251 The following information was obtained from the Deed Book at the Polk County, Arkansas Courthouse. Deed Book #37, Page 61: J. B. Linn in November 1907 sold land for $2.00 to the then Trustees, G. W. Liner, J. B. Graves, and T. J. Hicks. the land was to be used for a burying place for the public. Deed Book #37, Page 131: In December of 1907, … Read more

Location & Information Nine miles North of Mena on Highway 71Section 13, Township 1 South, Range 30 WestNot Listed on the Polk County, Arkansas Tax Roll This cemetery lies about five hundred feet East of Highway 71. There are about 25 graves, but only one tombstone with name and date. Internment Larimore, Amanda E. – 1831-1900 – wife of M. L. Larimore

Location & Information About four miles Southeast of Cove. Take Polk 23 East out of Cove, right on Polk 31 (Old Line Road), cross Polk 21, on East side of road.SW, NE, Section 13, Township 4 South, Range 31 WestParcel # 11381 This cemetery was established in 1857. It was known as the Floyd Cemetery for several years. The name was changed to the Foote Cemetery when a man by the name of Foote bought the land on which the cemetery is located. There are thirty or forty graves with rocks for markers, in this cemetery. Internment ? Billings Birth … Read more

Location & Information Three-quarters of a mile from the railroad tracks in Eagleton, right on Polk 97, right on Polk 103 to cemetery on left side of road.NE, SW, Section 10, Township 1 South, Range 31 WestParcel # ? There are an additional 33 adult, 23 children and 12 infant graves that are unnamed and/or unmarked in this cemetery. Because of the remote location of Eagleton, Sexton, Howard, Downs and Little Cemeteries, Bessie M. Little Gilbert wishes to share the following information. She has lived in the Eagleton, Arkansas area for thirty-seven years. Her great grandfather was born in North … Read more

Location & Information WickesSection , Township 6 South, Range 31 WestParcel # Internment Charles Dean Bain 4 Mar 1959 – 20 Jun 1983 Helen Marie Hankins Bain 30 Aug 1926 – 9 Jun 1964 Hubert Edward Baker 18 Apr 1922 – 9 Feb 2006 Mary M. Baker1855 – 1901 Vera Pinkerton Baker 14 Nov 1926 – 15 Jul 2016 Dimple Baldwin 24 Sep 1917 – 2 Nov 1921 James Kinchen Baldwin 23 Oct 1851 – 22 Feb 1919 Mary Nichols Baldwin 14 Feb 1854 – 20 Sep 1936 LaJuana Gail Barton 4 Nov 1959 – 6 Nov 1959 Robert “Bob” … Read more

Location & Information Four miles West of Rich Mountain on Highway 270 and 59Section 1, Township 1 South, Range 32 WestNot Listed on the Polk County, Arkansas Tax Roll On the left side of the road, about one hundred yards up the mountain, past what is known as the Down’s place, lies the Downs Cemetery. There are six or more graves here, all are unnamed and unmarked. The following four names are the ones who are known to be buried here. Internment Downs, Loranza – d-1930 Downs, Susie – d-1901 Kelm, Lucosta “Berry” – 1845-1897 Mart Ellis – died in … Read more

Location & Information One mile East of WickesTownship 5 South, Range 31 WestParcel # ?Latitude: 341741NLongitude: 0941911WElevation in Feet: 958Government Map: Wickes Ralph A. Daniel who lives east of Wickes as of 6/16/1983 submitted the following information. His great grandfather, William Levi Daniel, gave the first parcel of land which started the Daniel Cemetery. William and his wife, Mary Elizabeth Bradley Daniel came to Arkansas from Shelby County, Illinois. One day while he and his wife were walking in the field, William chose the spot on his land where he wanted to be buried. This wish was granted at his … Read more

Location & Information Five Miles East of Cove (Polk 23 at Polk 31)SW, Section 1, Township 3 South, Range 32 WestParcel # ? The county tax roll reflects the following information for the Cureton Cemetery: NW, NW, Section 9, Township 4 South, Range 31 West, Parcel #8073. There may be two Cureton Cemeteries, or perhaps one of these is not properly located. G. H. “Chig” Cureton donated an acre of land to be used as a cemetery. The two graves listed above are the only ones here as of 8/8/1983. The graves do not have names or dates. They are … Read more

Location & Information Three miles East of Wickes on Highway 4, and about one and one-half miles South on Polk 5NW, NW, Section 35, Township 5 South, Range 31 WestParcel # 8946 Internment Hackwork, Billy Joe (68)- 12/3/1933 – Keota, OK – 3/12/2002 – Hot Springs, AR Source: Mena Star 3/21/2002 Petross, Denver Colorado – 10/27/1889 in Kansas – 6/22/1967

Location & Information In the Center Point Community, West of Mill CreekSection 2, Township 2 South, Range 32 WestNot Listed on the Polk County, Arkansas Tax Roll Some people refer to this private burial ground as the Cornelison Cemetery, but from information received, this land was originally homesteaded by Sam Crawford. Mr. Crawford is buried in this cemetery. Later, the first wife of Frank Cornelison, Roxie Crawford Cornelison, was buried here. There are seven or eight graves in this cemetery. The last person known to be buried here was a young girl, the sister of the second Mrs. Frank Cornelison … Read more

Location & Information One-half mile North of Potter Junction off Highway 71 near K.C.S. RailroadSection 28, Township 2 South, Range 31 WestNot Listed on the Polk County, Arkansas Tax Roll The County Poor Farm was a place where old folks could live if they had no means of supporting themselves. The county paid from twelve to fifteen dollars a month for the care of each person living here. This money provided the bare necessities of life-clothing, food, and medicine. When the old folks died, many were buried in a cemetery on the county farm. Their graves were marked with native … Read more

Location & Information Three miles East of Mena on Highway 88SW, SE, Section 10, Township 2 South, Range 30 WestParcel # 0570 Mr. George North homesteaded the land where this cemetery is now located. He gave land to be used as a cemetery. This information was given by the great granddaughter of George North, Almeda Miller Johnston. Almeda also said that here grandfather and great grandfather Miller are buried in the Corinth Cemetery. There are no tombstones or markers for their gravies. Mr. Harvey Long., Sr., who is buried in this cemetery, made many cement markers and placed them by … Read more

Location & Information Just East of the city limits of Ink on Highway 88Section 8, Township 2 South, Range 29 WestParcel # ? The first record of private ownership of this tract of land, that is known as Concord Cemetery was a patent by the U.S. Government giving a title to John R. McMahen in November 1889. There is also a record of a deed from John R. McMahen to the directors of school district No. 7 and successors for nine acres of land to be used for school and cemetery. Apparently there was some legal dispute, because the title … Read more

Location & Information This cemetery is located about a mile South of Cove and one-half mile East of Highway 71 on land that is now owned by Carol Schultz.Township South, Range WestParcel # According to Opal Siegler the graves are the kin of Clem Miller who probably homesteaded this land. Among the briars and trees are three graves, two of the graves have tombstones and the other may be a foot-stone. No one seems to know anything about this cemetery. It is not fenced and is used for pasture. These are the tombstone inscriptions: Internment Lowhorn, Minnie H. – 6/20/1876-1/25/1901 … Read more

Location & Information Fifteen miles east of Vandervoort on Highway 246 just after Polk 467 and before Polk 636 on right side of highwaySW, NE, Section 31, Township 4 South, Range 29 WestParcel # 3102 The land for Center Cemetery was donated by Mr. Dick McCauley. It is believe that Nancy L Ridling was the first person buried here. She was the daughter of Moses Lemuel Ridling. According to a family Bible owned by Janice Watkins Kelley, in 1983, the Wadkins and Watkins are relatives. Some changed their name to Watkins. Internment Allmond Esther, Feb 15 1890 – Jun 07 … Read more

Location & Information One and two-tenths miles West of Vandervoort Junction on Polk 17 on right side of road.SE, NW, Section 27, Township 4 South, Range 32 WestParcel # 11826 The land for this cemetery was deed by father and son, James and Thomas Cecil. It is believed that the first person buried here was a woman who died from burns received when her husband put her into a fire. The James Cecil family consisted of twelve: James, his wife, four sons and six daughters. William and Rebecca Cecil were the parents of James and Francis Marion who is buried … Read more

Location & Information One-half mile East of VandervoortNW, NE of Section 25, Township 4 South, Range 32 WestParcel # 11742 The Cecil Cemetery is located on the late Francis Marion Cecil homestead. The one acre plot joins the Vandervoort, Arkansas city limits on the Northeast. The first person buried here is not known. In 1896, when the Kansas City Southern Railroad was being built through what is now Vandervoort, a construction worker’s child died, while they were camped on the job, and is buried in Cecil Cemetery. Mr. William Pipes, in 1897, was traveling on the K.C.S. train with his … Read more

Location InformationTwo Miles West of CoveTownship South, Range WestParcel # ?Latitude: 342527NLongitude: 0942642WElevation in Feet: 988Government Map: Mena R.D. Winton donated three acres of land for this cemetery. It was part of his original homestead. There was a large settlement near where the cemetery is located in the late 1800’s. There are about fifty unnamed and or unmarked graves in this cemetery. Beckes, C R – 1891-1964 Beckes, Ina – 1890-1980 Coleman, John Douglas – 9/15/1958 (69 years 9 months 13 days) Cunningham, Georgia Anne – 1874-1914 Forehand, Infant – b&d 10/5/1896 (Son of J M & M) Fortner, John … Read more

Bulger Cemetery, Potter, Arkansas From a map furnished by the Authors, we guessed at the directions to this cemetery. 71 South, right on 375 at Potter Junction, Stay straight on Polk 170, Left at “T” on Polk 37, Right at “Y” on Polk 38, cross the Mountain Fork River, right on Polk 40. Cemetery should be on right just past Polk 157 Intersection.? Section 33, Township 2 South, Range 32 West ?Parcel # ? In 1883 Mr. & Mrs. F. M. Strawn came to Polk County to a place known as Bulger, Arkansas. At this location was a general store, … Read more

Location & Information Polk 402 just South of Speck Hollow in the Brushy Creek Area of the Forest.? Section 22, Township 4 South, Range 30 WestParcel # ?This cemetery is also known as the Blaylock Cemetery. This cemetery is in the heart of the forest. A few families live in the Speck Hollow Area and the Brushy Creek Area. There is no power or telephone service to this area of the forest due to its remote nature. Most early settlers of Brushy Creek Community came to homestead land. Some did not stay long enough to obtain a clear title, but … Read more

Location & Information West of Mena on Highway 8 and South of Mountain ForkSection 3, Township 2 South, Range 32 WestNot Listed on the Polk County, Arkansas Tax Roll Mr. Emmett Evans owns the land (2-4-1984) where the cemetery is located. Although there is only one tombstone, Mr. Evans says there are about six more graves that are unmarked in this cemetery. Austin Brumback once owned this land. He had one daughter who Mr. Evans remembers. Her name was Avis Brumback Biedelman. She died about ten years ago in the Mena area. The following detailed directions to the cemetery was … Read more

Location & Information Two or three miles SW of Big Fork Post OfficeSection 28, Township 3 South, Range 28 WestParcel # ? Even though several attempts were made to find this cemetery, it could not be located. The following information was taken from an article written about 1969. Somewhere near Polk 615. Internment Bates, Clemmy Bates, Aunt Ellen Crawford in 1980 Bates, Sr., George Bates, George Earl (infant of Riles) Bates, Holly & Cansada (children of Geo & Ophelia) Bates, Jr., Elisha George Bates, J. T. Bates, Nancy Ann Bowen (2nd Wife) Bates, Ophelia (wife of Geo, Jr.) Bates, Riles … Read more