Bethel Cemetery (Ashley County, Arkansas)

Bethel Cemetery is a historic cemetery at the end of Bethel Road in rural eastern Ashley County, Arkansas. It is about 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) in size, with about 170 marked burial sites, and an unknown number of unmarked sites. The oldest marked burial is dated 1855, and it continues to receive new burials. It contains funerary markers carved by makers from an unusually wide geographic area, extending from New Orleans to St. Louis.[2]

Bethel Cemetery
Bethel Cemetery (Ashley County, Arkansas) is located in Arkansas
Bethel Cemetery (Ashley County, Arkansas)
Location in Arkansas
Bethel Cemetery (Ashley County, Arkansas) is located in the United States
Bethel Cemetery (Ashley County, Arkansas)
Location in United States
LocationAt the end of Bethel Rd., 3.5 miles (5.6 km) N. of the jct. of AR 52 & AR 53, near Crossett, Arkansas
Coordinates33°12′56″N 91°55′21″W / 33.21556°N 91.92250°W / 33.21556; -91.92250
Area1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
NRHP reference No.100001003[1]
Added to NRHPJune 5, 2017

The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.[1]

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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 Bethel Cemetery" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2017-11-06.
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