How can I place an Arkansas cemetery on the National Register of Historic Places?
Cemeteries are not normally eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places as they serve primarily as a means of an individual’s recognition of family history and as expressions of collective religious and/or ethnic identities. Because cemeteries may embody values beyond personal or family-specific emotions, the National Register criteria allow for listing of cemeteries under certain conditions. A cemetery is eligible if at least 51 percent of the markers are 50 years old or older and it derives its primary significance from one of the following criteria: • Contains graves of persons of transcendent importance (of great eminence in their field of endeavor or had a great impact upon the history of their community, state, or nation) • Or from its relative age in a particular geographic or cultural context (example: oldest cemetery associated with a town or community’s original settlement period) Arnold Cemetery • Or from distinctive design features • Or from associati
