Polk County

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