Little Rock in Pulaski County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)
Oakland-Fraternal Cemetery
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 6, 2022
1. Oakland-Fraternal Cemetery Marker
is listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1863.
Location. 34° 43.638′ N, 92° 15.683′ W. Marker is in Little Rock, Arkansas, in Pulaski County. Marker is at the intersection of Barber Street and East 21st Street, on the right when traveling south on Barber Street. Marker is on the right gatepost at the entrance to the Fraternal Cemetery section. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2101 Barber St, Little Rock AR 72206, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Frank Moore (approx. ¼ mile away); A National Cemetery System (approx. ¼ mile away); To the Memory of all Men and Women (approx. ¼ mile away); Confederate Burial in the National Cemetery (approx. ¼ mile away); Little Rock National Cemetery (approx. ¼ mile away); In Memory of all who served on the Island of Oahu (approx. 0.3 miles away); State of Minnesota (approx. 0.3 miles away); The First Human Dissection in Arkansas (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Little Rock.
Regarding Oakland-Fraternal Cemetery.
Oakland-FraternalCemetery is comprised of seven separate cemeteries: Oakland Cemetery, Fraternal Cemetery, National Cemetery, two Confederate cemeteries, and two Jewish cemeteries. The Jewish cemeteries are B'Nai Israel Reformed Jewish Cemetery and Agudas Achim Orthodox Jewish Cemetery. In 1862, the City of Little Rock began searching for a suitable location for a new cemetery to replace what's now called Mount Holly. Mount Holly Cemetery had been the city's only burial ground to the middle of the nineteenth century and was nearly full at the outbreak of the Civil War. Citing the dramatically increased number of deaths related to the Civil War, the city needed additional room for burials.
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When the city purchased the Starbuck Plantation from Mary Starbuck in 1863, they paid $5,000 dollars for 160 acres. The new cemetery ground was well outside of the city limits on the south and east side of town. Dramatic population growth during the Reconstruction and New South periods soon enclosed the cemetery. The National and Confederate cemeteries were the earliest sections to see burials; these during the Civil War.
Also see . . . Oakland-Fraternal Cemetery (PDF). National Register nomination for the cemetery, which was listed in 2010. (National Archives) (Submitted on November 29, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 6, 2022
2. Oakland-Fraternal Cemetery Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 29, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 29, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 101 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 29, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
