Near Emmet in Nevada County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Ephesus Cemetery

Emmet

Photographed by James Hulse, October 23, 2021

1. Ephesus Cemetery Marker

Inscription. The Ephesus Cemetery, listed in the National Register of Historic Places on January 22, 2009, was established for the members and families of the Ephesus Primitive Baptist Church. Thirteen years before the platting of the railroad town of Emmet, ten acres of land were deeded in 1860 for a church and school to be built at this location. The original church building next to the cemetery was demolished and rebuilt in the 1940s. The oldest marked burial is dated November 6, 1876. Other burials include Benjamin Luke Landers, an early church pastor: Benjamin Young Landers, a WWI veteran; W.T. Byrd, a Confederate veteran; as well as many early settlers of the surrounding area.

Erected 2020 by Ephesus Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund, Gene and Frances Ross. (Marker Number 13.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Arkansas Heritage series list. A significant historical date for this entry is January 22, 2009.

Location. 33° 44.329′ N, 93° 28.007′ W. Marker is near Emmet, Arkansas, in Nevada County. It is on

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U.S. 67 0.3 miles north of East 1st Street, on the left when traveling north. The marker is located along the Highway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2890 US-67, Emmet AR 71835, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Arkansas’ Gulf Coastal Plain.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Piney Woods.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Skirmishes at Prairie D'Ane (approx. 5½ miles away); Governor Thomas Chipman McRae (approx. 6.3 miles away); Action at Moscow / Moscow Church and Cemetery (approx. 6.4 miles away); Rear Guard Action at Moscow (approx. 6.4 miles away); First Presbyterian Church (approx. 6.6 miles away); The Natural History of Prairie D'Ane (approx. 7.7

The Ephesus Cemetery and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, October 23, 2021

2. The Ephesus Cemetery and Marker

miles away); The Red River Campaign (approx. 7.7 miles away); The Battle of Prairie D'Ane (approx. 7.7 miles away).

The view of the Ephesus Cemetery and Marker from the street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, October 23, 2021

3. The view of the Ephesus Cemetery and Marker from the street

The Ephesus Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, October 23, 2021

4. The Ephesus Church

Credits. This page was last revised on October 24, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 24, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 408 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 24, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.