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]
Princeton Cemetery | |
Location in Arkansas | |
Nearest city | Princeton, Arkansas |
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Coordinates | 33°58′34″N 92°37′1″W / 33.97611°N 92.61694°W |
Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
Built | 1849 |
MPS | Dallas County MRA |
NRHP reference No. | 84000872[1] |
Added to NRHP | March 27, 1984 |
The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Princeton Cemetery". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-07-16.
External links
edit- Media related to Princeton Cemetery (Arkansas) at Wikimedia Commons
- Princeton Cemetery at Find a Grave