Belding-Gaines Cemetery

Belding-Gaines Cemetery
Nearest city Hot Springs, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°28′6″N 92°58′45″W / 34.46833°N 92.97917°W / 34.46833; -92.97917Coordinates: 34°28′6″N 92°58′45″W / 34.46833°N 92.97917°W / 34.46833; -92.97917
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
NRHP Reference # 93000089[1]
Added to NRHP February 25, 1993

The Belding-Gaines Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Garland County, Arkansas. It is set on the north side of United States Route 270, about 5.3 miles (8.5 km) east of downtown Hot Springs. It is a small wooded lot, about 1 acre (0.40 ha) in size, with twenty marked graves from the 19th century, and reported unmarked graves. The marked graves are divided into three distinct family groups: the Bassett family group, the Belding and Gaines group, and the Simpson group. The latter group is believed to include a significant number of former slave burials. Burials at the cemetery include those of some of the area's earliest settlers, including Ludovicus Belding and William H. Gaines.[2]

The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Belding-Gaines Cemetery" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-05-13.


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