Antioch Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
Historic cemetery in Jefferson County, Arkansas, US
United States historic place
Antioch Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery | |
 Antioch Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery (Sherrill, Arkansas) | |
34°23′37″N 91°58′59″W / 34.39361°N 91.98306°W / 34.39361; -91.98306 | |
| Area | 9 acres (3.6 ha) |
|---|---|
| Built | 1885 |
| NRHP reference No. | 09001299[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 24, 2009 |
The Antioch Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located at 500 North McKinney Road in Sherrill, Arkansas, behind the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church. The earliest graves contain the remains of emancipated slaves, originally enslaved on the Good Hope Plantation in South Carolina, but moved to Jefferson County, Arkansas in 1860. Reverenced Lewis Mazique, a leader in the community, was the earliest documented burial, in 1885. The cemetery continues to be used today, although infrequently.[2]
The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]
See also
United States portal
National Register of Historic Places portal
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Antioch Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, Sherrill, Jefferson County". Arkansas Historic Preservation Program. Archived from the original on November 18, 2013. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
External links
- Antioch Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery at Find a Grave
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Antioch Cemetery
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Antioch Church
