New Hope Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery

The New Hope Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is a cemetery on St. Marys Street in Lake Village, Arkansas. The cemetery is located adjacent to a modern church that is located on the site of churches that have served Lake Village's African American population since 1860.^[2]

New Hope Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, Historic Section
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Historic section of cemetery
Location in Arkansas Show map of Arkansas Location in United States Show map of the United States
Location	St. Marys St., Lake Village, Arkansas
Coordinates	33°19′48″N 91°17′12″W
Area	less than one acre
MPS	Ethnic and Racial Minority Settlement of the Arkansas Delta MPS
NRHP reference No.	92001227[1]
Added to NRHP	September 21, 1992

The historic portion of the cemetery, east and south of the church, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.^[1] It is the only known site associated with the area's large African American population from the 19th century.^[2]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "NRHP nomination for New Hope Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, Historic Section". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-04-05.

External links

• New Hope Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery at Find a Grave