Hamburg Cemetery

Hamburg Cemetery, Historic Section
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	800 East Parker Street, Hamburg, Arkansas
Coordinates	33°13′26″N91°47′10″W / 33.22389°N 91.78611°W / 33.22389; -91.78611
Built	1859 (1859)
NRHP reference No.	11000684 [1]
Added to NRHP	September 23, 2011

Hamburg Cemetery is the main cemetery of Hamburg, Ashley County, Arkansas. It is located on the east side of the city, south of Arkansas Highway 8 (East Parker Street). The cemetery was established in 1848, and the first burial was recorded in 1859. It has since become the burial site for many citizens from Hamburg, and been expanded in area. ^[2]

The oldest section of the cemetery, which was used predominantly from its inception to 1950, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as "Hamburg Cemetery, Historic Section") in 2011. ^{[1] [2]}

Notable burials

• Charles Portis (1933–2020), author of True Grit

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Ashley County, Arkansas

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "NRHP nomination for Hamburg Cemetery, Historic Section". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved January 21, 2014.

External links

• Hamburg Cemetery at Find a Grave