Hello Here was the responce from Crowley's Ridge State Park about the cemetery below. Tina Easley Greene County Arkansas http://www.rootsweb.com/~argreene/greene1.html ----- Original Message ----- From: Crowley's Ridge State Park <crsp@grnco.net> To: <tina@grnco.net> Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2000 2:12 PM Subject: Shiloh/Pioneer Cemetery > Hello Tina, > We do have a cemetery on Crowley's Ridge State Park grounds. It is often > referred to as the "Pioneer Cemetery" or "Shiloh Cemetery". Based on > accounts we have, the cemetery was put into use soon after the settlement of > the area where the park sits today. We know it dates from the 1830's and > was in use at least until 1870. It covered much of the hill from the > current CCC Pavilion to the parking area and possibly beyond. The location > is logical given the fact that the first Methodist church in the county was > built where our bathhouse now stands. > > Our problem in dealing with the cemetery is that the original church > buildings ( three in all) were destroyed by fires, and with them all records > concerning the cemetery. The stones laid out in the cemetery merely > represent the layout but do not mark definitive graves. The only graves we > are sure of are Benjamin Crowley (including Annie and a daughter) and a > lined area where another family recalls their ancestor being buried. All > other graves are at this time are unknown. We do have a sign which lists > those who are said to be buried there based on a census taken by the CCC > when building the park. > > For those who had relatives after the pioneer era, Warren's Chapel Methodist > Church and Cemetery is the successor to the original church at Crowley. > Warren's Chapel is located about one mile north of the park on HWY 168. > > I hope this has been helpful, and if you have any further questions, please > E-mail, call, or come by and see us at the park. > > Rick Lane, Asst. Supt. > Crowley's Ridge State Park > P. O. Box 97 > Walcott, AR 72474 > 870-573-6751 > 870-573-6758 (Fax) > Visit our web site: www.arkansas.com