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Ephesus Cemetery

Coordinates: 33°44′20″N 93°28′01″W / 33.73889°N 93.46694°W / 33.73889; -93.46694
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Ephesus Cemetery
Ephesus Cemetery is located in Arkansas
Ephesus Cemetery
Location in Arkansas
Ephesus Cemetery is located in the United States
Ephesus Cemetery
Location in United States
Nearest cityEmmet, Arkansas, U.S.
Coordinates33°44′20″N 93°28′01″W / 33.73889°N 93.46694°W / 33.73889; -93.46694
Arealess than one acre
Built1876 (1876)
NRHP reference No.08001340[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 22, 2009

Ephesus Cemetery is a historic cemetery just north of Emmet, Arkansas, on United States Route 67. The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]

History

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The cemetery, which was probably laid out in 1860 when the adjacent Ephesus Primitive Baptist Church was founded, is a small plot containing 68 marked graves with legible dates, six with markers but illegible dates, and 27 known unmarked graves. The oldest dated burial is 1876; the cemetery contains the graves of many of Emmet's early settlers, and is the last surviving element of that time (the church having been replaced in the mid-20th century).[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Ephesus Cemetery". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-08-25.