Stokenbury Cemetery

Historic cemetery in Arkansas, United States

United States historic place

Stokenbury Cemetery

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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Location| AR 16, Elkins, Arkansas
Coordinates| 36°0′59″N 94°0′30″W﻿ / ﻿36.01639°N 94.00833°W﻿ / 36.01639; -94.00833
Area| 1.2 acres (0.49 ha)
Built| 1850 (1850)
Architectural style| Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late Victorian
NRHP reference No.| 09000799[1]
Added to NRHP| February 4, 2010

Stokenbury Cemetery is a historic cemetery on Arkansas Highway 16 in Elkins, Arkansas. Established c.1846, it is the best-preserved property representing the early settlement of Elkins (now a bedroom suburb of Fayetteville). The cemetery is 1.2 acres (0.49 ha) in size, and contains 153 marked and identified graves, 49 graves denoted by unmarked stones, and at least 16 unmarked or illegible burials. It contains several examples of high-style Victorian funerary art.[2]

The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[1]

## See also

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* National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington County, Arkansas

## References

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1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Stokenbury Cemetery". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved April 28, 2015.

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