Rockport Cemetery

	Rockport Cemetery
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Location in Arkansas Location in United States
Location	Business US 270, Rockport, Arkansas
Coordinates	34°22′48″N 92°49′57″W / 34.38000°N 92.83250°W
Area	2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built	1851
NRHP reference No.	01001527
Added to NRHP	January 28, 2002

The Rockport Cemetery is a historic cemetery off Business United States Route 270 in Rockport, Arkansas. Just under 10 acres (4.0 ha) in size, it is the community's oldest and largest cemetery, with known burials dating to 1851. It is the best surviving element of the community's early settlement period and was laid out in the then-fashionable rural cemetery style. A 2.5-acre (1.0 ha) part of the cemetery, including its two oldest sections,^[2] was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.^[1]

National Register sign 2016
Rockport Cemetery 2016
Rockport Cemetery 2016
Rockport Cemetery 2016

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "NRHP nomination for Rockport Cemetery". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-11-02.

External links

Rockport Cemetery at Find a Grave

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[NRHP-2] "NRHP nomination for Rockport Cemetery". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-11-02.

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