Norristown Cemetery
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| Location | Off Arkansas Highway 7 (Lock and Dam Rd.), near Russellville, Arkansas |
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| Coordinates | 35°14′35″N 93°9′1″W / 35.24306°N 93.15028°WCoordinates: 35°14′35″N 93°9′1″W / 35.24306°N 93.15028°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1853 |
| NRHP Reference # | 94001415[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 14, 1995 |
The Norristown Cemetery is a historic cemetery off Lock and Dam Road, on the south side of Russellville, Arkansas. It is a small community cemetery, with thirty marked grave sites, the oldest of which is dated 1853 and the newest 1934. It is the only surviving remnant of the community of Norristown, which was an early settlement and the first county seat of Pope County.[2]
The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "NRHP nomination for Norristown Cemetery" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
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