Fairview Cemetery (Van Buren, Arkansas)
Fairview Cemetery, also known as the Van Buren Cemetery, is a historic cemetery on the east side of Arkansas Highway 59 in Van Buren, Arkansas. The 10-acre (4.0 ha) cemetery's oldest graves date to 1816, the period of the region's settlement, and include some of Van Buren's first settlers. First established as an informal private burial ground, it was given to the city by John Drennen in 1846.
Fairview Cemetery | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
View of Confederate graves in the cemetery | |
Location in Arkansas Location in United States | |
| Location | Bounded by AR 59, McKibben Ave. & Poplar St., Van Buren, Arkansas |
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| Coordinates | 35.4412°N 94.3508°W |
| Area | 10 acres (4.0 ha) |
| Built | 1816 |
| NRHP reference No. | 05000489 |
| Added to NRHP | June 1, 2005 |
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