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 Antioch Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery – Sherrill, ArkansasPosted by:  harrisonha
N 34° 23.617 W 091° 59.017
15S E 593427 N 3806268
1885-1959 cemetery of local African-American community.
Waymark Code: WMT9FP
Location: Arkansas, United States
Date Posted: 10/19/2016
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“The Antioch Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located in rural Jefferson County. Buried within the confines of the cemetery are some of the first freed men and women to settle in Jefferson County. The cemetery is representative of small, southern, rural African American cemeteries often associated with a nearby church. There are 116 marked graves in the cemetery as supported by a survey done in 1992 and by the updated survey done in early 2009. Sixty burials (51.7%) occurred between 1880 and 1959 and contribute to the district’s period of significance. There are 51 burials that occurred between 1960 and the present, as well as five markers with unknown or indecipherable dates, which for the purposes of this document will be considered as noncontributing resources for a total of 56 noncontributing resources (48.3%). Although there are 116 marked or identified graves, there are at least 180 documented burials known to have occurred at the cemetery based on funeral home records and other documentation, meaning there are numerous unmarked or “lost” graves.” [www.arkansaspreservation.com]
Street address:
500 N. McKinney Rd
Sherrill, AR USA
72152
County / Borough / Parish: Jefferson
Year listed: 2010
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event (Black)
Periods of significance: 1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Historic function: Funerary
Current function: Funerary
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 2: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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