The Norristown Cemetery is a historic cemetery off Lock and Dam Road, on the south side of Russellville, Arkansas. It is a small community cemetery, with thirty marked grave sites, the oldest of which is dated 1853 and the newest 1934. It is the only surviving remnant of the community of Norristown, which was an early settlement and the first county seat of Pope County.[2]
Norristown Cemetery | |
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  Location in Arkansas  Location in United States | |
| Location | Off Arkansas Highway 7 (Lock and Dam Rd.), near Russellville, Arkansas |
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| Coordinates | 35°14′35″N 93°9′1″W / 35.24306°N 93.15028°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1853 |
| NRHP reference No. | 94001415[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 14, 1995 |
The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]
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- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Norristown Cemetery". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
