Princeton Cemetery (Arkansas)

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Princeton Cemetery
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Location in United States
Nearest city Princeton, Arkansas
Coordinates 33°58′34″N92°37′1″W / 33.97611°N 92.61694°W / 33.97611; -92.61694 Coordinates: 33°58′34″N92°37′1″W / 33.97611°N 92.61694°W / 33.97611; -92.61694
Area3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built1849
MPS Dallas County MRA
NRHP reference No. 84000872 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 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]

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

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References

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