Scott Cemetery (Walnut Ridge, Arkansas)

Scott Cemetery is a historic cemetery on Arkansas Highway 91 in southeastern Walnut Ridge, Arkansas. It s a 1.5-acre (0.61 ha) parcel roughly rectangular in shape. There are an estimated 101 burials in the cemetery, although only 30 are marked with burial markers. The oldest marked burial dates to the 1910s. It was established as a burying ground by local African-Americans during the Jim Crow era, and includes at least eight graves of known former slaves.[2]

Scott Cemetery
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	0.5 miles (0.80 km) S. of the jct. of US 412 & AR 91, Walnut Ridge, Arkansas
Coordinates	36°3′33″N 90°56′41″W
Area	1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
NRHP reference No.	100001009[1]
Added to NRHP	June 5, 2017

The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.[1]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Lawrence County, Arkansas

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "NRHP nomination for Scott Cemetery" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2017-11-14.