St. Peter's Cemetery (Jefferson County, Arkansas)

St. Peter's Cemetery

St. Peter's Cemetery (Altheimer, Arkansas)
Nearest city Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°13′50″N 91°46′47″W / 34.23056°N 91.77972°W / 34.23056; -91.77972Coordinates: 34°13′50″N 91°46′47″W / 34.23056°N 91.77972°W / 34.23056; -91.77972
Area 2 acres (0.81 ha)
NRHP Reference # 98000617[1]
Added to NRHP June 4, 1998

St. Peter's Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery in eastern Jefferson County, Arkansas. It is located east of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, on the south side of Morgan Drive, about 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Arkansas Highway 88. The 2-acre (0.81 ha) cemetery was established in 1827, and is one of the few surviving remnants of the former community of New Gascony, one of the county's oldest communities. The cemetery has lain dormant since 1927, and is maintained by volunteers.[2]

The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "NRHP nomination for St. Peter's Cemetery" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-11-22.


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