CEMETERY INDEX
JOHNSON COUNTY, ARKANSAS
Copyright © 1999 and 2004 Debra C. Blackard
"Graphics by Jelane"

The following index is a partial list of the many cemeteries in Johnson Co., AR. A few have inventories or other information linked to them.  Additional information regarding these or unlisted cemeteries and burial sites may be submitted to: Debra Blackard.

The inventories, articles, and photographs on the linked pages may be used for personal research but all other rights of publication and distribution are reserved by the compilers or page owner according to current US and International copyright laws. Please note: "Selected burial listing" refers to partial inventories. Family burial listings from Johnson Co. cemeteries and/or complete cemetery inventories may be submitted to one of the above addresses.  Inventories  included on or available from this page are the original research of the submitters or page owners.

Most of the cemeteries listed in this index depend heavily on the contributions of family members to provide the funding necessary for maintenance.   If your family members rest in a Johnson Co. cemetery please help preserve their burial places by contributing your interest, energy, and financial resources to the local cemetery association. If there is no association to care for the cemetery where your ancestors are buried, help form one. Volunteer to serve as a contact person for a Johnson Co. cemetery. Adopt a Cemetery!

ADAMS 

ADKINS - AR Hwy. 123 N of Hagarville
Contact: Patricia Rowbotham

ADKINS  SITE - located on private land, Hagarville, (neglected)

ALLEN - US Hwy 64 W of Clarksville, N off Johnson Co. RD No. 14.  Marked burials include Allen and McCord family members. Selected Listings, by Larry Kraus.

ANNIE'S CHAPEL - AR Hwy. 164 E of Hagarville
Annual Decoration Day: 3rd Sunday in May
Contact: Lavania Hale or Juanita Smith, Selected Listings, by Larry Kraus.

BATSON - Selected Listings, by Larry Kraus

BETHLEHEM - 
Decoration & Memorial Program: 
1st Sat. in May, 2:00 p.m.
Contact: Oleta Day. Selected listings, by Larry Kraus.

"BLAKELY" - (Neglected) Cabin Creek Ave., Lamar,  See SHROPSHIRE

BRAZELL SITE - 

BROCK - US Hwy 64 E of Piney.

BROWN - AR Hwy 359 N of Lamar.

BUCHANNAN SITE

BURNETT - located on the Johnson-Franklin Co. line in the Whipporwill community.

BUTTS, off AR Hwy 123 N of Hagarville.
Contact: Patricia Rowbotham

CARTER - S of AR Hwy 123, Clarksville.

CASE - Decoration: 2nd Sun. in May.

CAZORT - SE of Lamar, private property

CEDAR GROVE - private property, (Neglected)

COAL HILL - Decoration: 2nd Sun. in May. Selected Listings, by Larry Kraus.

COOK - Pope Co., Ross Community, private property, (Neglected) A project to clean and maintain Cook Cem. is being planned by Harmon, Belling, and Cook descendants. For more information contact: Evelyn McAlister.

EDWARDS

EVANS - selected listing.

FORT DOUGLAS - Hwy 123 N of Hagarville Decoration & Memorial Program: 3rd Sun. in May. Dinner-on-the-grounds.
Contact:Louise Graves, pres., Ft. Douglas Cem. Assoc. or Aileen Terry, Rt. 1 Box 392AA, Clarksville, AR 72830, 501-754-6407.

FRILEY - Selected Listings, by Larry Kraus.

"GARRETT" see also 
Lewis Johnson Family Cemetery

GARRETT - W of Clarksville

"GILLIAN" GRAVES GAP - 
Woods Mtn./JC Rd. 38

GRAY-JARNIGAN - off AR Hwy 164 E of Clarksville on private property

GRENADES CHAPEL (see JACKSON)

HAGARVILLE - AR Hwy. 123
Decoration & Memorial Program: 2:00 p.m.,
1st Sun. in May. Contact: Jack Freeman, pres. 
Hagarville Cem. Assoc. Annual business meeting:   Tues. before Decoration, 7:00 p.m. Inventory: Old North Section, Selected Listings, by Larry Kraus.

HARDGRAVE - Decoration: 2:00 p.m., 1st Sun. in May.  Contact: Gene Hardgrave, pres. Hardgrave Cem. Assoc. Business meeting: following Decoration at Hardgrave,  at the old Mt. Vernon Methodist Church. Selected Listings - by Larry Kraus.

HARMONY -  Decoration & Memorial Program: 2nd Sun. in May. Business meeting following the program. Selected Listings, by Larry Kraus.

HARMONY - off AR Hwy 103 on the Harl Coffee property.

HARTMAN - Selected Listings, by Larry Kraus.

HESS - AR Hwy 164 E of Coal Hill, Complete Inventory by Anita Hall; Selected listings by Larry Kraus.

HAYNES

HAYS CHAPEL - US Hwy 64 W of Clarksville

HICKEY - off Arkansas Hwy. 359 at Hickeytown, JC Rd. 482, 1/2 mile. Decoration: 4th Sunday in May.

HIGHTOWER/KING- (see KING/HIGHTOWER)  near Nite Lite in Clarksville, located on private land, (Neglected)

HILL

HOGAN - Decoration: 3rd Sun. in May. Selected Listings, by Larry Kraus.

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HOLMAN - AR Hwy 315 N of Lamar Decoration & Memorial Program: 4th Sun. in May Contact: Dayton & Ellen Johnson

HOLY REDEEMER - Hwy 64 E in Clarksville

HON - near Eagle's Nest, off AR Hwy 359

HUDDLESTON

JACKSON - (see Grenades Chapel)

E. K. JOHNSON FARM - off JC Rd 50 on Little Piney, private property, (Neglected),  Murray family burials. Johnson County Cemetery Location Directory identifies this cemetery as "Hickey #1," no source is given for this information.

LEWIS JOHNSON FAMILY CEMETERY
Inventory, Peninah Johnson

JOHNSON SITE - E of Hagarville, private property, (Neglected), Josiah Johnson family burials.

JOHNSON SITE - W of East Mt. Zion 

KENDALL - off AR Hwy 352 near Horsehead Creek and north of I-40.
Decoration: 2nd Sun. in May
Annual Meeting: Apr. 25, 2:00 p.m., Mt. Vernon Methodist Church at the cemetery. 
Contact: Dorothy White, sec.
Selected listings by Larry Kraus.

KING/HIGHTOWER (see HIGHTOWER/KING)
located on private land, (Neglected).

KING, NEW - near Lake Ludwig, (Neglected)
Contact:Deborah or Jennifer Scoggins.

KING, OLD - near Lake Ludwig, (Neglected)
Contact: Deborah or Jennifer Scoggins.

KNOXVILLE - Selected listings, by Larry Kraus.

KNOXVILLE - OLD BEND
Contact: Bob & Bonnie Nichols, 885-2655, or Pete & Gail Nichols

KRAUS - MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, not maintained

LAMAR - Quarry St., Lamar
Decoration: 2nd Sun. in May
Contact: George W. Overbey, Jr., pres. Selected Listings: Webb,  Davis,  Williamson, Lewis,
by Larry Kraus.

 LEE - CADER LEE

LEE - Ted Lee property

LIBERTY HILL - 
Contact: Dallas & Betty Maples. Selected Listings, by Larry Kraus.

LOLLIS - Pittsburg Landing

LONE PINE- Selected burial listings, by Larry Kraus.

LOVE - off US Hwy 64 SE of Lamar

LUTHERVILLE - (see also ST. PAUL'S)

MACEDONIA

McDANIEL - Horsehead Twp.

McFADEN

Bill Couch's Original Arkansas Genealogy Web Site

"McGUIRE" SITE - off AR Hwy 164, W of Jct AR 123 N of Lamar. Six graves reported. Identities unknown.

MADDEN - AR Hwy 359 N of Lamar Decoration: 1st Sun. in May. Contact: Elbert E. Rye

MILLER -

MINNOW CREEK - Hwy 292 E of Ludwig and Hwy 123 N of Lamar, Decoration: 2nd Sunday in May. Selected burial listings

MT. AIRY: Hwy 21, N of Ludwig
Decoration: 2nd Sun. in May

MT. VERNON - off AR Hwy 21 N of Ludwig Association Meeting: 2nd Sat. in May.  Selected burial listings.

MT. ZION, EAST

MT. ZION, WEST:

MURRAY'S CHAPEL - aka Russell: off AR Hwy 123 N of Hagarville, Decoration: 1st Sun. in June
Contact: Patricia Rowbotham

NEWTON - AR Hwy 164 E of Hagarville, Decoration 3rd Sunday in May.
Contact: Faye Tate, Patricia Rowbotham, or Debra Blackard,

NIX (KNICKS)

O'POSSUM WALK (see POSSUM WALK)

OAKLAND - Oakland St., off Montgomery St., Clarksville Contact: Donald H. Pennington

OARK -  Decoration: 3rd Sun in May
Contact: Jimmie & Doris Dewberry
COMING SOON!  A complete online inventory of Oark Cemetery.

OGILVIE (I)

OGILVIE (II)

OGILVIE (III)

OZONE

PARMER SITE - off AR Hwy 123 N of Lamar, located on private property
Contact: Debra Blackard

DECORATION DAY, or the time immediately preceeding, is wonderful for meeting family and kin. There will be many people visiting the cemetery at this time who would be great contacts for family historians.

PATTERSON SPRINGS - Decoration: 4th Sun in May Contact: Aileen Terry, Rt. 1 Box 392AA, Clarksville, AR 72830, 501-754-6407 or Carol Vire Chronister

PINEY

PORTER

PORTER, OLD
Recent reclamation project initiated by Bill Porter of Clarksville.

POSSUM WALK - AR Hwy 164 N of Coal Hill

PRICE

PRYOR - off AR Hwy 103 NW of Clarksville, located on private property

RAGSDALE SITE - JC Rd. 145 north of AR Hwy 123 ann 292. (Neglected, located on private property.)

REYNOLDS - off AR Hwy 359 N of Lamar
Contact: Norman & Ruth Reynolds

ROSETTA

RUSSELL

SACRED HEART - Catholic Church Rd., off  US Hwy 64 N of Hartman.

ST. PAUL'S LUTHERAN - (see LUTHERVILLE) off AR Hwy 315

SALEM - 1/4 mi. east of Hagarville Cem., 
off AR Hwy 123. Maintained by the Hagarville Cem. Assoc. Contact: Jack Freeman, pres. or
Patricia Rowbotham

SELF

SHADY GROVE- Decoration: 1st Sun. in May, 2:00 p.m. Contact: Joanne Taylor

SHERMAN

SHERRILLVILLE

SHOPTAW-BOOHER - off AR Hwy 359, near Flat Rock, (private property.)

SHROPSHIRE - AKA "Blakeley" Contact: Debra Blackard or George Overbey, Lamar Mayor .

SLOVER CREEK - off AR Hwy 315, private property, (Neglected).

"SIMPSON" -  located private property near Lamar (Neglected). A restoration project is being planned.
Contacts:Shirley Hopkins, Saundra Williams

SPADRA - OLD MUNKY RUN

SRYGLEY

STEELE - SW of I-40 and Kendall Cem., located on private property, (Neglected).

STILLWELL

TREAT - 

TURNER - S of Big Piney Creek, W of Hwy 359, located on private property, almost obliterated, (Neglected.) No commercial markers, the remains of a stone cairn is believed to mark the burial place of Elizabeth, wife of Samuel Turner.

UNION - located E of Little Piney near Mt. Levi. Contact: Brenda Whitmore, HC 63 Box 220, Hagarville, AR 72839.

UNION GROVE - Hwy 352 W of Clarksville

UTLEY

WATERMAN SITE

WEST - located S of Coal Hill. Selected burial listings.

WHEELER

WILLIAMS - Decoration: 2nd Sun. in May.

WOOD FAMILY

WOODLAND - Decoration: 2nd Sun. in May, 10:00 a.m. Inventory by Cecil Warren.

"WOODS MOUNTAIN"

WOODS MOUNTAIN SITE - several graves located south of the road near the site of the Woods Mt. School.

YALE - Decoration: 4th Sun. in May
Contact: Jimmie & Doris Dewberry
Selected burial listings

ZACHARY

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