Date: 12-01-2000
Cemetery: Scull Cemetery - The Scull Cemetery has been
documented as being the oldest cemetery in Arkansas. It bares the name
of the Scull family, one of the early settlers at the Arkansas Post,
which was an early French settlement in the 1600's. Many of these
early graves are lost. Some of the more famous people from Arkansas'
history buried there are Henry W. Conway who was killed in a duel in
1827 and Louis LaClede, founder of St. Louis was buried there in 1778.
Street: The Old Post Road
City: The Scull Cemetery is located on the west side of
"The Old Post Road" just north of the intersection of US
State Road 169 at the entrance to the Arkansas Post National Memorial
Park, nine miles south of Gillette, Arkansas, via US 165.
Township: unsure
County: Arkansas County
State: Arkansas
Nation: USA
Zip: 72055
Nearby: The Scull Cemetery is located on the west side of
"The Old Post Road" just north of the intersection of US
State Road 169 at the entrance to the Arkansas Post National Memorial
Park, nine miles south of Gillette, Arkansas, via US 165.
Land Type: Private
Status: Active
Accessible: Yes
Unmarked graves: Yes
Graves within: Hundreds
Oldest grave: 1778 and possibly late 1600's
Newest grave: 1998
Records: Unsure
Inventory: Yes
Records location: Cemetery Records of Arkansas County,
Arkansas. Published by the Arkansas County Extension Homemakers
Council, Route 1, 1009 Liberty Drive, DeWitt, AR, 72042, 1984
Owner: unknown
Condition: Cemetery neglected
Overgrown-trees
Overgrown-ground cover
Apathy
Broken Headstones
Buried Headstones
Disintegrating Headstones
Fallen Headstones
Previous contacts: A couple of people with family buried there
Work Status: No work started as of yet
Submitted by / Contact for additional Information:
name: Marsha J. Hopkins
Email: marshabug@earthlink.net
