There are many small burial grounds scattered over Johnson County that need the attention of family members and persons interested in preserving the remnants of a frontier past.

What can you do?

• Join the Johnson County Historical Society. 
• Become involved in the cemetery associations where your ancestors are buried.
• Contact the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program for conservation and restoration guidelines and adopt a neglected cemetery.
• Inventory a cemetery and place your inventory in the local library and Historical Society.
• Arrange for professional repair of damaged stones.
• Photograph tombstones in neglected cemeteries.
• Teach others about the important role of cemeteries as outdoor museums and local history archives.