The
Antioch Cemetery is located south of
Hamburg adjacent to U. S. Highway 425. The
cemetery is located by a small Methodist
church which no longer has services. The
listing includes over 400 tombstones.
Updated February 16, 2003
The
Arkadelphia Cemetery is located west of
Crossett and north of U. S. Highway 82.
There is no church at the cemetery, and no
one named Arkadelphia buried there. The
listing includes approximately 110 legible
markers. Updated May 17, 2003
The
Beech Creek Cemetery is located east of
Hamburg off Arkansas Highway 8. The cemetery
is located near a small Baptist church which
no longer has services. The listing includes
approximately 190 tombstones. Updated April
10, 2002.
The
Bell Cemetery is located southwest of
Wilmot. Though named the Bell Cemetery,
there are no Bell tombstones. The small
cemetery is still active and neatly kept.
This listing is of about 125 markers though
there may be more unmarked graves. Updated
April, 2003.
There is also a second
Bell Cemetery which is located near
Crossett. Again, there are no Bell
tombstones. The cemetery six legible
markers, though there are also about a dozen
other burials. Posted February, 2004.
The
Bethel Cemetery is located northeast of
North Crossett. The cemetery appears to not
be very active, but it is well maintained. A
small church building is about to fall down
by the entrance to the cemetery. The list
here includes about 160 names as they appear
on markers. Updated, March, 2004.
The
Carlock Cemetery is located west of
Highway 133 and northeast of North Crossett.
The cemetery remains active, The list here
includes about 580 names as they appear on
markers. There are many more burials which
are no longer marked or marked by funeral
home markers which are no longer legible.
Updated, March, 2004.
The
Carter Cemetery is located southwest of
Hamburg. This is a family cemetery with most
of the stones with Carter surnames. Other
surnames with a substantial number of
burials include Barnett, Byrd, Morgan,
Sivils, and Ware. When checked, the cemetery
had about 220 marked burials. Updated July,
2003.
The
Cason-Gertman Cemetery is located in the
Berlin area south of Hamburg. This Negro
cemetery contains 11 marked legible graves.
Posted February, 2004.
The Central Baptist Church Cemetery is
near the Berea community, about ten miles
northeast of Hamburge. This list not only
includes a complete list of tombstones, but
also has the complete text of the existing
church records from 1883 to 1924 when the
church dissolved. Due to the size of the
files involved, the records have been broken
down into several files. Follow the
indicated links to each of the appropriate
sections. For the
Central Cemetery Tombstone Inscriptions
follow the indicated links. For the
Central Baptist Church Membership List
follow the indicated links. For the
Central Baptist Church Records from 1883 to
1888 follow the indicated links. For the
Central Baptist Church Records from 1889 to
1894 follow the indicated links. For the
Central Baptist Church Records from 1895 to
1901 follow the indicated links. For the
Central Baptist Church Records from 1902 to
1904 follow the indicated links.
Finally, or the
Central Baptist Church Records from 1905 to
1924 follow the indicated links. The
church dissolved in 1924. Updated April 2004
The
Cleveland Cemetery is located east of
Hamburg on Arkansas Highway 8, and it is a
community cemetery rather than affiliated
with a church. Possibly there was a church
at one time, but if so, it is no longer
extant.. The listing includes about 175
tombstones. Updated May, 2002.
The
Dailey/Murphy/Sweeney Cemetery is
located west of Hamburg on Ashley Road 461.
The cemetery, which is not located near a
church, has about 50 marked burials. Updated
January, 2004.
The
Dry Bayou/Millers Chapel Cemetery is
located east of Wilmot and south of Arkansas
Highway 52. The cemetery, which is not
located near a church, is near the Miller
Chapel community and has about 265 marked
burials. Updated June, 2003.
The
Duckworth Cemetery is located west of
Hamburg near Highway 133. The dozen markers
include two for veterans of the War of 1812.
The only families represented are Duckworths
and Welborns. Checked October, 2002.
The
Evergreen Cemetery is located in a
wooded area southwest of Hamburg off Highway
160 (the old Hamburg-Crossett Highway). This
cemetery contains many sunken graves and is
generally in a state of non-maintenance. The
list is of about 20 legible stones.
The
Extra Cemetery is located adjacent to
the Extra United Methodist Church on a rural
road southeast of Hamburg. The cemetery has
about 320 legible graves. Updated May, 2003.
The
Fine Point Cemetery is located in a
wooded area south of Snyder south of U. S.
Highway 82 between Hamburg and Montrose. The
abandoned Negro cemetery includes only three
marked burials. Updated September, 2002.
The
Geddie-Rawls Cemetery is located south
of Crossett about a half-mile north of the
Louisiana state line. Most of the stones are
for members of the Rawls, Geddie, and Farrar
families. The cemetery has about 80 marked
graves. Updated November, 2003
A single stone on Ashley Road 60 north of
U. S. Highway 82 at Snyder marks the burial
site of
Geo. D. Green, who died in 1866. This
marker is located in the ditch on the east
side of the road.
The
Griswould Cemetery, which has 22 marked
graves, as well as many more unmarked ones,
is located in the woods off a gravel road
near the Berea community. Updated March,
2002.
The
Hall-Thompson Cemetery is located along
a fence line between two fields south of
Wilmot. Almost all of the burials are from
the two families. Eight stones remain
legible, with at least one other no longer
readable. Updated April, 2003.
The
Harris Cemetery is a Negro cemetery
located southwest of Wilmot. While it is
certain that there are many more burials,
this listing is of about 75 markers which
are legible. Updated April, 2003.
The
Hendrix-Mott Cemetery is located in the
woods in the Cooter area northwest of
Crossett. The listing includes six legible
tombstones. Posted February, 2004.
The
Hickory Grove Cemetery is located just
west of Arkansas Highway 133 south of
Crossett. This cemetery has approximately
500 marked burials. Updated January, 2004.
The
Hogue Cemetery is located south of
Arkansas Highway 8 east of Hamburg. This
list includes about 45 tombstones. Updated
April, 2002.
The
Judson Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
is located north of Hamburg and west of U.
S. Highway 425. This listing includes about
330 tombstones. Updated June 28, 2003.
The
Kirkpatrick Cemetery is located within
the John Boyd Park in Fountain Hill. Only
four markers remain, all members of the
Kirkpatrick family. Updated October, 2002.
The
Lick Prairie Cemetery is located
southwest of Crossett on Ashley Road 3 near
the Meridian Baptist Church, though there is
apparently no direct link. This small
cemetery contains about 125 legiible
tomebstones. Updated January, 2004
The
Macedonian Cemetery is located southwest
of Crossett. The cemetery includes about 30
legible burials, arranged on three mounds in
a wooded area. Updated October, 2004.
The
Mount Olive Baptist Church Cemetery,
near the Berea community, includes a
complete list of about 350 burials in that
cemetery. The church is no longer active,
but a homecoming is held there the fourth
Sunday in April each year. For information
on the homecoming, email Harry and Linda
Shiver at
shiver@seark.net. Updated June, 2003.
The
Mount Pleasant Cemetery is south of
Highway 82 between Mist and Snyder at the
Mount Pleasant Baptist Church. This church
remains active. The listing includes about
375 tombstones. Updated August, 2002.
The
Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery is
about ten miles south of Hamburg on the
Berlin Road. (Ashley Road 26). The church
remains active. The listing includes about
200 tombstones. Updated June, 2003.
The
New Texas or Taylor Cemetery, which has
over 50 marked graves, as well as many more
unmarked ones is located south of U. S.
Highway 425 and east of Hamburg. Listing
updated April, 2002.
The
Nimmons Cemetery is located in a rural
south of Hamburg adjacent to U. S. Highway
425. The listing includes about 25
tombstones. Updated February 16, 2003
The
Noble or Springhill Cemetery is located
west of Hamburg. This cemetery contains
about 40 marked graves. Updated July, 2002.
The
Norris Hill Cemetery is located
southeast of Fountain Hill. The cemetery
appears to not be very active, but it is
well maintained. The list here includes
about 125 names as they appear on markers.
Updated, March, 2004.
The
Nutt Cemetery is located in the woods
just behind the Beech Creek Cemetery south
of Arkansas Highway 8 between Hamburg and
Parkdale. While at one time there may have
been many marked burials, only four markers
remain. Updated September, 2002.
The
Old Union Cemetery is located about 2.2
miles north of Montrose, just west of
Highway 165. A new suvrey of the cemetery
lists about 225 tombstones. Updated January,
2003.
The
Parkdale Cemetery listing was provided
to the Ashley County Ledger by
Susanne Files Flowers. This is Parkdale's
municipal cemetery and includes over 600
markers. The file is divided into two parts
to reduce loading time. Updated October,
2002.
The
Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in a
very rural area about four miles southeast
of Hamburg. The listing includes over 30
marked burials. Updated August, 2002.
The
Poley Bridge/ Gee/ Wilhite Cemetery is
located in a very rural area south of
Arkansas Highway 8 between Hamburg and
Parkdale, just inside the Overflow National
Wildlife Refuge. The listing includes over
50 marked burials. The most common last
names are Gee, McDuffie and Wilhite. Updated
September, 2002.
The
Powell Cemetery, which contains seven
marked graves, is located in the woods off a
gravel road south of the Berea community.
Listing updated March, 2002. Note: In the
early spring of 2003, the timber company
which owns the land where this cemetery is
located cut all the timber surrounding it.
As a result, the woods road leading to the
cemetery is no longer passible as of April,
but the small grove of trees where the
cemetery is located is still visible from
the gravel road.
The
Pugh Cemetery is located west of
Arkansas Highway 133 between Fountain Hill
and North Crossett. The listing includes
over 200 burials with legible headstones as
well as many more which are broken or no
longer legible. Updated May, 2003.
The
Rogers Cemetery is located in a very
rural area south of U. S. Highway 82 between
Hamburg and Snyder. The listing includes
over 25 marked burials. Updated September,
2002.
The
Sanders Lake or Holly Grove Cemetery is
located west of Portland at the now defunct
community of Holly Grove, which is adjacent
to Sanders Lake. The cemetery has about 20
legible tombstones though there are other
broken stones and funeral home markers which
are not legible. Updated June, 2003.
The
Simms Cemetery is located in North
Crossett, just north of Arkansas Highway 52
and west of Arkansas Highway 133. This
cemetery contains about 350 legible graves.
Updated November, 2003.
The
Stevenson/White Cemetery is located in
the woods near Beech Creek south of Arkansas
Highway 8 between Hamburg and Parkdale.
Whiile it is certain that there are many
more burials, only four markers remain.
Updated September, 2002.
The
St. Peter's Cemetery is located in a
wooded area in the now defunct community of
Thebes on Highway 82 between Hamburg and
Montrose. Though only about 13 tombstones
exist, the cemetery is certainly much larger
with many unmarked burials. Updated April,
2003.
The
Trafalgar Cemetery is located in the
Trafalgar community by the Sardis Baptist
Church, north of U. S. Highway 82 from
Snyder and east of Hamburg. This rural
church still has services. The listing
includes about 425 tombstones. Updated
September, 2002.
The
Waddell Cemetery is located just east of
Highway 165 in Boydell, north of Montrose.
This family cemetery is located atop an
Indian mound with a large central stone
marked Waddell. There are five markers, as
well as a sixth marker duplicating two of
the names on the other stones. Updated
January 2003.
The
Walker Cemetery is located west of
Hamburg between Hamburg and Highway 133. The
cemetery has only three markers still
extant. Updated October, 2002.
The burial place for
Althia Walker and Josephine Thompson Walker
is located west of U. S. Highway 425
just north of the Arkansas-Louisiana state
line and north of Ashley Road 2 on a timber
access road called Fisher Trail. There are
two marked burials, but it appears that
there is at least one more grave. Checked
January, 2004.
The
Wonner Grove or Reed Cemetery is located
southwest of Parkdale and northwest of
Wilmot on Ashley County Road 34. There is no
church at the location, which appears to
have both black and white burials. The
cemetery has about 45 legible tombstones.
Updated June, 2003.
The
Zion Methodist Church Cemetery is
located southwest of Fountain Hill and
northwest of Hamburg near Milo. The cemetery
has over 450 legible tombstones. Updated
October, 2003.
