Georgia Flat Cemetery
Originally Known as MOUNT
ENTERPRISE CHURCH & CEMETERY
Established October 2, 1868
Benton County Baptist Association
Springtown, Arkansas
Established October 2, 1868
Benton County Baptist Association
Springtown, Arkansas
The cemetery is located in Section 21, Township 20 North, Range 33 West, at the corner of Georgia Flat Road and Kane Road. Directions: Go 2 miles west on AR Hwy. 72 from Gravette, AR., then go 2 miles south (turn left) on Georgia Flat Rd.
This is an updated listing of all known burials in Georgia Flat Cemetery. Many do not have markers indicating where they are buried. The source of the information is provided for names without stones or markers. Please email nmferoe@aol.com with corrections or additions.
Copied
and compiled by Nancy
Feroe -
© 2001-2006
Georgia Flat
Cemetery Association
LAST | FIRST | BORN | DIED | NOTES | |
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ALLEN | BEN P. | Jul 26, 1854 | Oct 15, 1914 | "Father" | |
ALLEN | L. LEEAROY | Dec 9, 1893 | Dec 31, 1900 | ||
ALLEN | MARY C. | Apr 15, 1854 | Oct 8, 1925 | "Mother" | |
BARNETT | JOHN | 1861 | 1943 | "Father" - ssw Louisa | |
BARNETT | LOUISA | 1867 | 1941 | "Mother" - ssw John | |
BARNETT | MAMIE | 1882 or 1883 | Fieldstone with writing-Information from Marlene Jenson | ||
BARNETT | VERNIE RAY | 1903 | 1953 | ||
BARNETT | CLYDE RAY | May 6, 1948 | Only Date-Stillborn Infant | ||
BARTRUG | JAMES E. | Jun 27, 1889 | Mar 25, 1971 | Broken stone with pieces missing | |
BROOKS | MARTHA M. | Feb 24, 1833 | Jun 20, 1875 | Wife of I.A. Brooks | |
BUFFER | VIOLET | Dec 9, 1949 | Only Date | ||
BUFFER | REECE | Jun 10, 1935 | Sep 29, 2004 | ssw Alta Marie | |
BUFFER | ALTA MARIE | Feb 26, 1939 | Oct 11, 1993 | ssw Reece | |
BUFFER | CHARLES LEE | 1954 | 1977 | "Scooby Doo" | |
BUFFER | CHARLES H. | Feb 28, 1922 | Mar 5, 2002 | Cremated - No Visible Stone - Buried behind his son's stone, Charles Lee Buffer | |
BURCHETT | VICKIE | Oct 2, 1953 | Feb 12, 2002 | ||
ETHERTON | JOHN | Ae 75 years 5 days - Etherton on fieldstone | |||
ETHERTON | LYDIS ELLEN | Ae 72 years 10 days - No Visible Stone | |||
ETHERTON | S. F. | Nov 23, 1850 | Dec 27, 1926 | No Visible Stone | |
FEROE | VALARI LANAE | Jun 14, 1983 | Sep 21, 2001 | "Val Gal" | |
FEROE | LAYTON PAUL | Feb 7, 1936 | Dec 13, 1997 | Uncle of Valari Feroe | |
FISCHER | G. J. | 1861 | 1922 | Broken stone with pieces missing | |
FISHER | TIMOTHY ROY | July 30, 1985 | June 17, 2006 | Son of Gordon & Debbie Fisher | |
HAGER | GEORGE | 1919 | 1920 | ||
HARRINGTON | C. OSCAR | 1885 | 1953 | ssw Cora | |
HARRINGTON | CORA J. | 1888 | 1918 | ssw Oscar - her footstone has dates 1887-1918 | |
HOLCOLM | MARTHA ELLEN (TREECE) | Apr 11, 1857 | May 10, 1897 | ||
HOLCOLM | JACOB | 1903 | Benton County Baptist Association Annual Session Report-September 1903 | ||
HORN | JAKE | Infant son of Cordelia and Frank Horn (IFF) | |||
LATIMER | JAMES RICHARD | Oct 7, 1947 | Jun 21, 1986 | Bucking Horse on stone | |
LASLEY | H. A. | Apr 27, 1894 | Dec 10, 1918 | Died in the influenza epidemic of 1918-ssw H.W & Viola | |
LASLEY | H. W. | May 27, 1917 | Dec 8, 1918 | ssw H.A. & Viola | |
LASLEY | VIOLA (DURFEY) | Aug 11, 1891 | Dec 8, 1918 | ssw H.W. & H.A. | |
McCLELLAN | IRIS ALINE (TRIPLETT) | Nov 8, 1919 | June 21, 2006 | Wife of Harold Evans McClellan buried in Lost Creek cemetery - Sheridan, AR | |
MORSE | MARGARET | Feb 22, 1899 | Ae 82 - wife of Larken | ||
NICKELL | A. G. | Aug 26, 1844 | July 26, 1921 | Wife of WM. NICKELL | |
OXFORD | JACK FREYLAND | Jan 4, 1952 | Dec 31, 2003 | Born in Avoca - Son of Melvin Oxford and Eula Mae (Cannady) Oxford | |
OXFORD | ? | ND | ND | Rosa Cline's Archives | |
REECE | A. J. | feb 15, 1845 | July 17, 1871 | Carved Fieldstone | |
REECE | JAMES | Carved Fieldstone | |||
REECE | SARAH | Nov 2, 1813 | June 28, 1912 | Wife of Jack Reece (A.J. Reece) | |
REECE | JAMES JR. | Sep 25, 1926 | July 11, 2006 | He was a retired pastor and great grandson of James Reece (Sr) also buried at Georgia Flat | |
ROBINSON | KENNETH WILL | Feb 7, 1938 | Mar 5, 1994 | Private - U.S. Army | |
ROTRAMEL | CHILD | Information from Delbert Buffer | |||
ROTRAMEL | CHILD | Information from Delbert Buffer | |||
SKERJANC | CARL EDWARD | 1958 | 1994 | Catfish on stone | |
TREECE | MARTHA | Mother of MARTHA ELLEN HOLCOLM (IFF) - No Visible Stone | |||
UNKNOWN | GIRL | Large rock by oak tree at the corner by the road. Information from Debbie Buffer Austin. | |||
WEAVER | JOHN | Nov 21, 1829 | Mar 13, 1914 | ssw Mary | |
WEAVER | MARY C. | Oct 24, 1885 | Dec 27, 1916 | ssw John | |
WEAVER | WM. S. | Broken stone with pieces missing | |||
Additional burials in Georgia Flat Cemetery from various records: | |||||
COWART | JAMES MADISON | Sep 15, 1832 | Feb 13, 1905 | No Visible Stone | |
James Madison Cowart is the son of Robert Cowart and Amelia McBrayer. He was born in North Carolina and died in Gravette, Arkansas. He is the husband of Helen Caroline (Barnett) Cowart. | |||||
COWART | HELEN CAROLINE | Aug 20, 1830 | Apr 10, 1902 | No Visible Stone | |
Helen Caroline Cowart is the daughter of Jeremiah Barnett and Patience Seay. She was born in South Carolina and died in Gravette, Arkansas. She is the wife of James Madison Cowart. | |||||
COWART | WM. FRANCIS | Jan 21, 1867 | Nov 7, 1933 | No Visible Stone | |
William Francis Cowart is the son of James Madison and Helen Caroline (Barnett) Cowart. He was born in Pickens Co., Georgia and died in Gravette, Arkansas. He is the husband of Olive Emma (Crowe) Cowart. | |||||
COWART | OLIVE EMMA (CROW) | Feb 21, 1873 | Jan 14, 1941 | No Visible Stone | |
Olive Emma (Crowe) Cowart is the daughter of William Crowe and Mariah Harrison and the wife of William Francis Cowart. She was born in Columbus, Indiana and died in Gravette, Arkansas. | |||||
HAGER | MYRTLE (COWART) | 1903 | ca 1931 | No Visible Stone | |
Myrtle (Cowart) Hager is the daughter of William Francis "Bud" Cowart and Olive Emma (Crowe) Cowart. She was born and died in Arkansas. Information is from the Gravette Centennial History Book 1893-1993. | |||||
COWART | HUGH | No Visible Stone | |||
Hugh Cowart is the son of William Francis and Olive Emma(Crowe) Cowart. His birth and death dates are unknown. | |||||
COMART | J. C. | Aug 24, 1865 | Feb 23, 1889 | This is J.C. Cowart-The stone reads COMART | |
J.C. Cowart is the son of William Francis and Olive Emma (Crowe) Cowart. | |||||
COWART | CHARLES | 1901 | Mar 16, 1902 | ae 8 months | |
Charles is the son of William Francis and Olive Emma (Crowe) Cowart. | |||||
COWART | INFANT DAUGHTER | 1913 | N.D. | ||
The Infant is the daughter of William Francis and Olive Emma (Crowe) Cowart. | |||||
TREECE | MARTHA | ND | ND | Mother of Martha Holcolm | |
ZORN | JACK | ND | ND | Infant son of Zorn's |
SOURCES:
- Georgia Flat Cemetery tombstone readings by Nancy Feroe in 2001. Updated September 2006
- THE CEMETERIES of BENTON COUNTY, ARKANSAS - Volume 2, Page 65, © 1974 - Northwest Arkansas Genealogical Society
- Arkansas Cemeteries by Margaret & Terrel Shields, © May 1998, Online listing at http://sites.rootsweb.com/~arcemete/benton/georgiaflat.htm
- Additional burials from Rosa Cline - January 15, 2004 - posted on Arkansas Cemeteries
- The Benton County Pioneer - Volume 33 Number 3 - Autumn 1998, pg. 52: " Tis The Place I call Home Sweet Home" by Jo Brown. The story of the Holcolm Family in Benton County. References to the burials of Jake Horn and Martha Treece in Georgia Flat Cemetery.
- Gravette Centennial 1893-1993, Gravette Chamber of Commerce