Polk County

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