Mason Cemetery

Hickory Flat, Arkansas

This cemetery is located in Independence County near the White County line

There are no pictures available of this cemetery

This Cemetery is also known as: None known.

Legal description: NE, SW, NW, Sect. 32 T11N, R7W

GPS Location: 610805-3933903

Arkansas Archeological Survey site #: 3IN1383

Number of Marked Graves: About 25

Number of Unmarked Graves: Unknown

The last complete survey of this cemetery was: January 8, 2003 By Leroy Blair.

Current status of cemetery: Active.

Point of contact for cemetery. No known contact person.

This cemetery was listed by Leroy Blair of the White County Historical Society, who visited it January 8, 2003. It is located in

Independence County north of Hickory Flat, just across the county line. Part of the cemetery is clean and well maintained,

however Blair reported seeing stones in an area that is so badly overgrown with briers and vines, "it is almost impossible to see

what is there." He was able to read a single name "Mahulda" and a burial date of 1851on one of the stones in the overgrown area

(see photo at left). He reported at least 10 graves that were covered with slabs of rock and several other graves that are marked

by field rocks with no information on them ("It is overgrown so bad I cannot tell how many there are").

Blair provided the following directions to Mason Cemetery: "Take Hickory Flat Road north to Thomas Road and turn right; go to

Armstrong Road then turn left (north). Armstrong Road will lead into Independence County. The road to the Cemetery I believe, is

the first road that turns left after you cross the county line. The cemetery is located in back of a pump station. (There are so many

small roads in that part of Independence County it is hard to give directions – would be best to ask some one who lives there how

to get to the cemetery.)"



If you have corrections or additions to this list or other information on this Cemetery Contact the White County Historical Society,

P.O. Box 537, Searcy, AR 72145. Or phone 501- 278- 5010

Following is a list of known burials in this cemetery.

Birham, Adrian – January 22, 1945 – September 1, 1968 - Mason Cemetery

Birham, Cecil H. – February 18, 1911 – May 8, 1978 - DS with Euna Birham - Mason Cemetery

Birham, Euna – March 1, 1916 – blank – DS with Cecil H.Birham - Mason Cemetery

Birham, Harold – 1936 – 1965 - DS with Jerald W. Birham - Mason Cemetery

Birham, Jerald W. – 1933 – 1933 – DS with Harold Birham - Mason Cemetery

Burkhousen, Lela Martin – September 28, 1918 – March 29, 1979 - Mason Cemetery

Mahulda – Died 1851 – age 32 years – Stone found in the overgrown section & contained additional letters that were illegible

Mason, Charley I. – July 5, 1842 – October 16, 1911 - Mason Cemetery

Mason, John B. – November 10, 1879 – August 25, 1962 - Husband of Lizzie Mason - Mason Cemetery

Mason, Lizzie – December 3, 1878 – January 23, 1934 – Wife of J.B.Mason - Mason Cemetery

Mason, Mary Jane – February 6, 1846 – July 24, 1923 - Mason Cemetery

Mason, Rosa B. – December 19, 1882 – April 12, 1966 - Mason Cemetery

Mason, W.T. “Bud” – September 16, 1905 – September 12, 1932 - Mason Cemetery

Osborn, David E. – July 27, 1859 – December 20, 1940 - Mason Cemetery

Osborn, Nancy – September 16, 1877 – November 30, 1964 – (FM) reads Nancy H. Solida on this grave - Mason Cemetery

Payton, Addis M. – 1902 – 1984 – DS with Clarence L.Payton - Mason Cemetery

Payton, Clarence L. – 1907 – 1995 - DS with Addis M. Payton - Mason Cemetery

Sample, Beatrice – February 13, 1872 – April 6, 1948 - Mason Cemetery



Sample, Brad – 1913 – 1991 – Pvt. U.S. Army - WWII - Mason Cemetery

Sample, Edith M. – August 10, 1920 – October 2, 1972 - Mason Cemetery

Sample, F. – May 5, 1846 – October 9, 1931 - Mason Cemetery

Sample, Joe – October 8, 1869 – August 19, 1951 - Mason Cemetery

Sample, R.C. – October 1849 – March 11, 1926 - Mason Cemetery

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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 on

the square in Searcy. WCHS P. O. Box 537 Searcy, Ark. 72145.

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

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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.