Sugarloaf Township in Lead Hill in Boone County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)
Old Lead Hill Pioneer Memorial
Photographed by Johnny L Davidson
1. Milum Pioneer Monument Marker
The construction of Bull Shoals Lake displaced the Lead Hill Community, including homes, schools, businesses, and cemeteries, which were removed and relocated here, making it the final resting place for early pioneers and Civil War veterans.
Erected 2025 by Sugarloaf Memories Corporation.
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1950.
Location. 36° 24.348′ N, 92° 54.59′ W. Marker is in Lead Hill, Arkansas, in Boone County. It is in Sugarloaf Township. It is on Milum Cemetery Road (Arkansas Route 14), on the right. The marker is behind the Lead Hill School. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lead Hill AR 72644, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and memorial is on Arkansas’ Ozark Plateau 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 17 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Hotel Seville (approx. 16.3 miles away); Early Gas Station (approx. 16.3 miles away); The First National Bank of Berryville (approx. 16.3 miles away); Early Garage (approx. 16.3 miles away); The Old Federal Building (approx. 16.3 miles away); The Missouri & North Arkansas Railroad Office
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More about this marker. The marker honors the relocated pioneers from the six cemeteries, which are now beneath Bull Shoals Lake. This meaningful monument, recognized and approved by the Arkansas Heritage Division, will be a lasting tribute to their legacy and memory.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 5, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 24, 2025, by Johnny L Davidson of Enola, Arkansas. This page has been viewed 116 times since then and 28 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on June 24, 2025, by Johnny L Davidson of Enola, Arkansas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
