The New Hope Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is a cemetery on St. Marys Street in Lake Village, Arkansas. The cemetery is located adjacent to a modern church that is located on the site of churches that have served Lake Village's African American population since 1860.[2]
New Hope Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, Historic Section | |
 Historic section of cemetery | |
  Location in Arkansas  Location in United States | |
| Location | St. Marys St., Lake Village, Arkansas |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 33°19′48″N 91°17′12″W / 33.33000°N 91.28667°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| MPS | Ethnic and Racial Minority Settlement of the Arkansas Delta MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 92001227[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 21, 1992 |
The historic portion of the cemetery, east and south of the church, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1] It is the only known site associated with the area's large African American population from the 19th century.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b "NRHP nomination for New Hope Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, Historic Section". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
