Belding-Gaines Cemetery

The Belding-Gaines Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Garland County, Arkansas. It is set on the north side of United States Route 270, about 5.3 miles (8.5 km) east of downtown Hot Springs. It is a small wooded lot, about 1 acre (0.40 ha) in size, with twenty marked graves from the 19th century, and reported unmarked graves. The marked graves are divided into three distinct family groups: the Bassett family group, the Belding and Gaines group, and the Simpson group. The latter group is believed to include a significant number of former slave burials. Burials at the cemetery include those of some of the area's earliest settlers, including Ludovicus Belding and William H. Gaines.[2]

Belding-Gaines Cemetery
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Nearest city	Hot Springs, Arkansas
Coordinates	34°28′6″N 92°58′45″W
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
NRHP reference No.	93000089[1]
Added to NRHP	February 25, 1993

The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[1]

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  Belding grave marker
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  Headstone from 1878
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  Ludovicus Belding grave marker
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  Headstones
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  National Register of Historic Places marker and headstone

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Garland County, Arkansas

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "NRHP nomination for Belding-Gaines Cemetery" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-10-20. Retrieved 2015-05-13.