Belding-Gaines Cemetery
National Register of Historic Places

Belding-Gaines Cemetery

Hot Springs, Garland County, Arkansas
Listed
February 25, 1993
Type
Site
Period
Listed
Ref No.
93000089

About this property

The Belding-Gaines Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Garland County, Arkansas, also referred to as Bassett-Belding-Gaines Cemetery. Set on the north side of United States Route 270, the cemetery is about 5.3 miles (8.5 km) east of downtown Hot Springs. The small, wooded lot, about 1 acre (0.40 ha) in size, contains twenty marked graves from the 19th century, and reported unmarked graves. The marked graves are divided into four distinct family groups: the Bassett family group, the Belding and Gaines group, and the Simpson group. The Simpson group is believed to include a significant number of burials of enslaved people of African descent. Burials at the cemetery include those of some of the area's earliest settlers of European descent, including Ludovicus Belding and William H. Gaines. The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. National Register of Historic Places listings in Garland County, Arkansas

Location

Hot Springs, Garland County, Arkansas
34.46833, -92.97938

Categories

COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTEXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Belding-Gaines Cemetery listed on the National Register?

Belding-Gaines Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 25, 1993.

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Belding-Gaines Cemetery is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

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