Fayetteville in Washington County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Old Mt. Comfort

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 20, 2023

1. Old Mt. Comfort Marker

Inscription. This community was first settled about 1830 when Solomon Tuttle built his log house. A few years later his son-in-law, W. D. Cunningham, built the 2-story brick that is still standing. This home witnessed many historic events, including the passing of the Cherokees on their Trail of Tears in 1839 and the exciting events of 1861-65. Among the pioneers who sleep in the old cemetery are Tuttle, Cunningham, Pittman, Carnahan, Appleby, Deane and others. Here also are the first four Confederate soldiers from our county to die in the Civil War (at Wilson's Creek in August 1861). They are Bell, Brown, McCurdy and Fullbright.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1830.

Location. 36° 5.572′ N, 94° 12.866′ W. Marker is in Fayetteville, Arkansas, in Washington County. It is on West Mount Comfort Road (County Road 84) west of Rupple Road, on the right when traveling west. Marker is on a stone wall in front of Mount Comfort Presbyterian Church. Touch for map. Marker is at or

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near this postal address: 3816 W Mt Comfort Rd, Fayetteville AR 72704, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northwest Arkansas,

on the Ozark Plateau,

in the Cherokee Heritage Region,

and in Osage Territory.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Ozarks.

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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Far West Seminary (here, next to this marker); Mount Comfort in the Civil War (within shouting distance of this marker); George and Boyce Billingsley (approx. 2½ miles away); Wilson Matthews (approx. 2½ miles away); Orville Henry (approx. 2½ miles away); Dr. Frank Oldham Jr. (approx. 2½ miles away); Jackson T. Stephens (approx. 2½ miles away); Jon Richardson (approx. 2½ miles away). Touch for a list and map

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 20, 2023

2. Old Mt. Comfort Marker

Featured marker is on the left.

of all markers in Fayetteville.

Also see . . . Mount Comfort (Washington County). Solomon Tuttle, along with his sons, his son-in-law William D. Cunningham, and the family’s enslaved people, settled in 1828 on this land. (Nancy Hartney, Encyclopedia of Arkansas) (Submitted on May 30, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Credits. This page was last revised on July 30, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 30, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 386 times since then and 60 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 30, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.