Princeton Cemetery (Princeton, Arkansas)

Princeton Cemetery
Nearest city Princeton, Arkansas
Coordinates 33°58′34″N 92°37′1″W / 33.97611°N 92.61694°WCoordinates: 33°58′34″N 92°37′1″W / 33.97611°N 92.61694°W
Area 3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built 1849
Governing body Private
MPS Dallas County MRA
NRHP Reference # 84000872[1]
Added to NRHP March 27, 1984

Princeton Cemetery is a historic pre-Civil War cemetery in rural Dallas County, Arkansas. It is located on County Road 201, southeast of Princeton, which was the county's first seat. The oldest grave is that of William Suggs, an early settler of Princeton who died in 1849. The cemetery is an open tract of land, about 3 acres (1.2 ha) in size, surrounded by forest on three sides, and the road on the fourth.[2]

The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Princeton Cemetery". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-07-16.