| Stokenbury Cemetery | |
| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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| Location | AR 16, Elkins, Arkansas |
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| Coordinates | 36°0′59″N 94°0′30″W / 36.01639°N 94.00833°W / 36.01639; -94.00833 |
| Area | 1.2 acres (0.49 ha) |
| Built | 1850 (1850) |
| Architectural style | Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late Victorian |
| NRHP reference No. | 09000799 |
| Added to NRHP | February 4, 2010 |
Stokenbury Cemetery is a historic cemetery on Arkansas Highway 16 in Elkins, Arkansas. Established c.1846, it is the best-preserved property representing the early settlement of Elkins (now a bedroom suburb of Fayetteville). The cemetery is 1.2 acres (0.49 ha) in size, and contains 153 marked and identified graves, 49 graves denoted by unmarked stones, and at least 16 unmarked or illegible burials. It contains several examples of high-style Victorian funerary art.
The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "NRHP nomination for Stokenbury Cemetery". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
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