Prairie Grove Cemetery

The Prairie Grove Cemetery is a historic cemetery on West Buchanan and Kate Smith Streets in Prairie Grove, Washington County, Arkansas. Located just west of downtown Prairie Grove, the cemetery is the burial ground for many of the area's early settlers, with the oldest known burial occurring in 1818. It has more than 3,000 interments, and continues in active use. It is owned and maintained by a private not-for-profit cemetery association.[2]

Prairie Grove Cemetery, Historic Section
Grave marker for Reverend Andrew Buchanan, a veteran, taken 2016
Prairie Grove Cemetery is located in Arkansas
Prairie Grove Cemetery
Location in Arkansas
Prairie Grove Cemetery is located in the United States
Prairie Grove Cemetery
Location in United States
LocationBounded by Kate Smith, W. Buchanan, & Parks Sts., Prairie Grove, Arkansas
Coordinates35°58′34″N 94°19′8″W / 35.97611°N 94.31889°W / 35.97611; -94.31889
Area2.2 acres (0.89 ha)
Built1818 (1818)
NRHP reference No.15000292[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 8, 2016

The historic portion of the cemetery (about 2.2 acres (0.89 ha) of its eastern half) was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.[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 Prairie Grove Cemetery Historic Section" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
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