Scott Cemetery (Walnut Ridge, Arkansas)

Scott Cemetery is a historic cemetery on Arkansas Highway 91 in southeastern Walnut Ridge, Arkansas. It s a 1.5-acre (0.61 ha) parcel roughly rectangular in shape. There are an estimated 101 burials in the cemetery, although only 30 are marked with burial markers. The oldest marked burial dates to the 1910s. It was established as a burying ground by local African-Americans during the Jim Crow era and includes at least eight graves of known former slaves.[2]

Scott Cemetery
Scott Cemetery (Walnut Ridge, Arkansas)
Location0.5 miles (0.80 km) S. of the jct. of US 412 & AR 91, Walnut Ridge, Arkansas
Coordinates36°3′33″N 90°56′41″W
Area1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
NRHP reference No.100001009[1]
Added to NRHPJune 5, 2017

The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.[1]

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