Saline Cemetery
Appearance
Saline Cemetery | |
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Location in Arkansas | |
Nearest city | Wilmar, Arkansas |
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Coordinates | 33°37′11″N 91°54′30″W / 33.61972°N 91.90833°W |
Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
Built | 1878 |
NRHP reference No. | 11000353[1] |
Added to NRHP | June 15, 2011 |
The Saline Cemetery is one of the older cemeteries in Drew County, Arkansas. It is located about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of Wilmar on Allis Road, near the ghost town of Allis. The Allis area was settled in 1860, and local residents established the Saline Associate Reform Presbyterian Church the following year, and the cemetery was established on the church grounds. The oldest inscribed grave dates to 1878, and is that of a member of the Davis family, early settlers whose descendants continue to maintain the cemetery. A number of the area's early settlers are among the more than 100 graves in the cemetery.[2]
The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Saline Cemetery". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
External links
[edit]Categories:
- Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas
- Buildings and structures completed in 1878
- Buildings and structures in Drew County, Arkansas
- Geography of Drew County, Arkansas
- National Register of Historic Places in Drew County, Arkansas
- Cemeteries established in the 1870s
- 1878 establishments in Arkansas