Cemetery: South Fork
Cemetery
Other:
Sign: No
Street: Owensville Road
City: Lonsdale
Township:
County: Saline
State: Arkansas
Nation: USA
Zip: 72087
Status: Abandoned
Size: Small
Directions: From Lonsdale at intersection of Hwy 128 and
Hwy 70 take 128 North approx. 2 miles. Hwy 128 curves left
at a 90 degree angle. At the curve turn right onto the gravel
county road. Within 50 feet or so turn left on first gravel
county road. Traveling North again you will immediately
cross South Fork of the Saline River.. About 50 feet after
the bridge the road will curve slightly to the right and
straighten back out. At the slight curve on the right side
of the county road just over the bar ditch is the small cemetery.
A creek runs next to it and into South Fork. The headstones
are covered by leaves and saplings and small trees.
There is also cane growing in the graves. All Stones are
natural stone. Years ago I remember more stones than I
recently found. Most likely they are over and covered with
leaves. Recently some tree tops have been pushed into the
area. Billy Garner who lives nearby knows where the graves
are located also.
Type: Road-public
Location: Rural-mixed
Terrain: Level
Watersource: Yes
Features: Many trees and saplings
Land Type: Private
Access: Open
Enclosure: None
Gate: None
Established: believed in early 1800's
Gravestones: small Unknown
Oldest: unknown
Newest: probably early 1900's
Removed: Unknown
Relocated: No
Repairs: No
Methods:
Restoration: No
Association: No
Records: Unsure
Inventory: No
Records location:
Landscaping: No
Paths: No
Trees: No
Crypts: No
Fencing: No
Walkways: No
Brickwork: No
Ironwork: No
Sculpture: No
Fountains: No
Roads: No
Buildings: No
Cement: Unsure
Granite: Unsure
Marble: Unsure
Native Stone: Yes
Slate: Yes
Other Stone: Unsure
Wood: No
Materials: No
Architectural: No
Angels: No
Draperies: No
Fraternal: No
Hands: No
Lambs: No
Monograms: No
Plants: No
Photos: No
Religious: No
Scrollwork: No
Urns: No
Other_Carvings: Unsure
Condition: Cemetery in danger of destruction
Unmarked: Yes
Broken: No
Toppled: Yes
Disintegrating: Yes
Buried: Yes
Weather problems: Yes
Pollution problems: Unknown
Vandalized: No
Overgrowth: Graves-Disturbing
Overgrowth: Gravestones-Disturbing
Overgrowth: Gravestones-Damaging
Vegetation: Trees
Vegetation: Ground-Cover
Vegetation: Vines
Drainage: Problem-Seasonal
Problem: Encroachment
Owner: Unknown
Use: Agricultural
Bordering: Woods
Change: Same
Reason:
Visited: Rarely
Archeology: No
Habitat: Yes
Contacted: Saline and Garland County Historical Societies
Surnames
Garner, Huchingson, Rigsby,
Warford
Other Information
Sam Huchingson took me to this
cemetery several times back in the early 1970's when I was in my
teens. Sam was then in his 70's. He told me that this was an old
family cemetery for the earliest settlers in the township. He said
it had not been used as a cemetery since he was a small boy. He
did not know the names of the people. When we visited I remember
many stones, but now am only able to find a handful.
Support
Weyerhauser Lumber Company in Hot
Springs Arkansas. Hot Spring Historical Society, Malvern,
Arkansas. Garland county used to be part of Hot Spring County.
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name: Malcolm Rigsby
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Date: 22 January 2002
