Akron Cemetery
The Akron Cemetery is a historic cemetery in rural southeastern Independence County, Arkansas. The 1-acre cemetery is located on the west side of Arkansas Highway 122, about 2 miles south of Newark, on top of a Native American mound.Photo: Kennethrorie, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oil Trough and Newark.
Oil Trough
Village
Oil Trough is a town in Independence County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 260 at the 2010 census. The post office opened here in 1832 under the name Pleasant Island, with a switch to the Oil Trough name in 1849. Oil Trough is situated 2½ miles south of Akron Cemetery.
Newark
Village
Photo: Photolitherland, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Newark is a city in Independence County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 1,180 at the 2020 census. Newark is situated 2½ miles north of Akron Cemetery.
Magness
Village
Magness is a town in Independence County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 202 at the 2010 census. Magness is situated 3 miles northwest of Akron Cemetery.
Akron Cemetery
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: United States historic place
- Category: burial
- Location: Independence, Arkansas, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.66476° or 35° 39′ 53″ northLongitude
-91.44961° or 91° 26′ 59″ westElevation
240 feet (73 metres)Open location code
867CMH72+W5OpenStreetMap ID
way 1325567929OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemetery
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