Antioch Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
The Antioch Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located at 500 North McKinney Road in Sherrill, Arkansas, behind the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church. The earliest graves contain the remains of emancipated slaves, originally enslaved on the Good Hope Plantation in South Carolina, but moved to Jefferson County, Arkansas in 1860. Reverenced Louis Mazique, a leader in the community, was the earliest documented burial, in 1885. The cemetery continues to be used today, although infrequently.[2]
Antioch Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery | |
 Antioch Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery (Sherrill, Arkansas) | |
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| Nearest city | Sherrill, Arkansas |
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| Coordinates | 34°23′37″N 91°59′02″W |
| Area | 9 acres (3.6 ha) |
| Built | 1885 |
| NRHP reference No. | 09001299[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 24, 2009 |
The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "Antioch Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, Sherrill, Jefferson County". Arkansas Historic Preservation Program. Archived from the original on November 18, 2013. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
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