Cross Harbor Cemetery

Mt. Pisgah, ARkansas

Ellen Blair at the Cross Harbor church



Photos by Leroy Blair.

This Cemetery is also known as: None known.

Legal description:

SE, NW, NE, Sect.10, T8N, R8W

GPS Location:

605489 - 3911336

Arkansas Archeological Survey site #:

3WH0739

Number of Marked Graves: About 4

Number of Unmarked Graves: Unknown

The last complete survey of this cemetery was: July 9, 2001 By Leroy Blair.

Current status of cemetery: Active.

Point of contact for cemetery. Billy Smith 501-268-0330 or Billy Bonner 501-268-7272..

Leroy Blair of the White County Historical Society listed this cemetery for the first time in the summer of 2001. He had been told of

this unique place by a neighbor at Clay. This is Blair’s report: "The cemetery is located on Sibley Trail which is a small dirt road



that goes through the woods between Mt. Pisgah and Pickens Chapel. From Mt. Pisgah take Sibley Trail about 200 yards. There is a

large house on the right of the road. Directly across the road you will see a small trail leading back into the woods. It crosses

a small footbridge about six feet long. The trail leads back in the woods to a small log church. It is about 12 by 20 feet in size. It

has stained glass in the top of the door. Also over the door is an old school-type bell. Inside, I counted eight pews that would seat

about three people each. The pulpit is made from a large tree trunk carved at this location. There is also a heater inside. I talked

to Mrs. Velda Sibley, whose husband and son are buried here. She said her son built the church around 1975 and that the church is

still in use. It is a very pretty place."

Following is a list of known burials in this cemetery.

Sibley, Jennings Grady – February 6, 1924 – December 6, 1996 – on double stone with Velda Loise Sibley

– Cross Harbor Cemetery

Mt. Pisgah, AR

Sibley, Velda Loise – August 19, 1931 – blank–

Cross Harbor Cemetery Mt. Pisgah, AR

Sibley, Judge Grady "Jay" – October 3, 1961 – May 17, 1995 – on double stone with Lois Ann Sibley–

Cross Harbor Cemetery Mt.

Pisgah, AR

Sibley, Lois Ann – February 25, 1963 – blank – married Grady Sibley December 19, 1980–

Cross Harbor Cemetery Mt. Pisgah, AR

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Legend: Copyright-Aug.23, 2016-Paul V. Isbell-Webmaster:

Most of the cemetery information listed was collected by Leroy “Lee” Blair Former member of the White

County Historical Society Board of Directors. Now working at the White County Historical Society office

If you have any additions or corrections to the burial listing please contact the Historical Society. Phone 501-

278-5010 or Email me at

lblblair74@gmail.com

or wchs1962@gmail.com



I will be posting more burials later. The Searcy Daily Citizen donated all their Micro Film and Ledgers dating

back to 1953. After reviewing them, if I find a death of a person that we do not have I will to add to the

cemetery listings.

There are some graves listed as unmarked that may have had a tombstone set since the listing was made.

I may have missed some graves when I prepared the listing. Some cemeteries are very hard to get an

accurate listing due to how some graves are scattered

The following Abbreviations are used in the listings

.

FM-Funeral home marker DS-Double tombstone TS-Triple tombstone

(Obit)-means that the Historical Society has, or has access to the Obituary for this person.