Antioch Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery

Antioch Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
Antioch Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery (Sherrill, Arkansas)
Nearest city Sherrill, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°23′37″N 91°59′02″W / 34.39361°N 91.98389°W / 34.39361; -91.98389Coordinates: 34°23′37″N 91°59′02″W / 34.39361°N 91.98389°W / 34.39361; -91.98389
Area 9 acres (3.6 ha)
Built 1885
NRHP reference # 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 are of emancipated slaves, originally enslaved on the Good Hope Plantation in South Carolina, but moved to Jefferson County, Arkansas in 1860. Reverenced Louis 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]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Antioch Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, Sherrill, Jefferson COunty". Arkansas Historic Preservation Program. Retrieved November 2013. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
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