Date: April 4, 2001
Cemetery: Peeveyhouse Cemetery
Established: Early 1800's
Street: Peeveyhouse Road
City: Van Buren
Township:
County: Crawford
State: Arkansas
Nation:
Zip:
Nearby: Church right before "Peeveyhouse Road".
Cemetery is at the end of the dead end road. Just before the
cemetery is a sign that says "Private Drive".
Reached by: Public road
Location: Rural-woods
Land: Hillside
Water: Yes
Features: Old creek bed runs through the middle. Old
fencing around cemetery falling apart. Chain-linked family plot.
Family plots with rock borders.
Sign: No
Land Type: Public
Access: Open
Surrounded by: Fence-Broken
Gate: None
Status: Inactive
Size: Medium
Unmarked graves: Yes
Markers:
Gravestones: about 100 or more
Broken gravestones: Yes
Toppled gravestones: Yes
Buried gravestones: Unsure
Removed Gravestones: Unknown
Weather problems: Yes
Pollution problems: Unknown
Oldest grave: about 1820
Newest grave: I think 1989
Association: Unsure
Records: Unsure
Inventory: Unsure
Records location:
Condition: Cemetery neglected
Vandalized: No
Vegetation: Disturbing-graves
Vegetation: Disturbing gravestones
Vegetation: Damaging gravestones
Vegetation_problem1: Trees
Vegetation_problem2: Overgrown-ground cover
Vegetation_problem3:Overgrown-vines
Drainage: Good
Problem: Disintegrating Headstones
Work Status: The current status of this cemetery is:
Owner: Cemetery
Use:
Bordering: Residential
Change: Unknown
Reason:
Visited: Unknown
Archeology: Unknown
Previous contacts: no one
Other information
Update
August 19, 2004;
I visited the cemetery a few months ago and found that my grandfather and cousin's grave have been cleaned and a small rock wall placed around them and gravel placed on top of the graves. I was pleased to see that some clean up had been done. However, this cemetery is still very overgrown, no trash barrels. It is such a pity that the community does not maintain this cemetery.
April 4, 2001;
Cemetery is not maintained at all. Dead trees and branches are every
where. Several unmarked graves. Fence around cemetery is very old and
falling apart. It looks as if time and the city of Van Buren has
forgotten it. Private drive way next to the cemetery leads to a mobile
home. Road dead ends just passed the drive way. No trash barrels for
flowers to be put in. Instead they are piled up by the broken down fence
at the front. No signs indicating where the cemetery is or how to get to
it. Only found out by word of mouth. Old family plots are surrounded by
1 to 2 feet high rock walls. Bush overgrow is terrible and the thorn
bushes. This cemetery is not maintained at all. I visited it back in
1974 and it was beautiful then. Now just a month ago, it almost brought
tears to my eyes. I found my grandfather's grave the first time but this
time due to the neglect of the cemetery and all the results of the
weather (trees, branches, bushes, etc), was unable to find it. It would
be wonderful to see this old cemetery restored and maintained.
Submitted By:
name: Shanna Flaherty
Email: s_assey5@sbcglobal.net
