Old Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery in Arkansas

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Get directions Washington County, Arkansas, USA

Coordinates: 35.84819, -94.22527
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This cemetery is only accessable by walking or horse back; steep terrian, rock cliffs, over grown brush and trees will keep most all folks from trying to find this cemetery. The land now is privitely owned. Its located in Section 1, Township 14, Rage 31 of Lee's Creek. This was the original spot of the Old Bethlehem Baptist Church (which was moved over 50 years ago) to a new location on top of the mountain along side of the county road known now as county rd. 237, approximately one and half miles north of the original location down near Lee's Creek.
The rocks of the old foundation are in dis-array but very clearly ouline the location of the original building, which was used for both church and school. A few feet west of the building were five graves that could be identified and about 25 that were marked with field stones. The Spyres family plot identified the graves of the two Spyres brothers and their wives, and there were two infants whose graves were marked by field stones. About 20 feet west of the Spyres graves is the grave of Charlie Gordon, there appears to be about 23 other graves that are marked by field stones.