Old Clearwater Cemetery

Judsonia, Arkansas

Photo courtesy of Paul Miller

This Cemetery is also known as: Little Family Cemetery.

Legal description: NE, SE, NW, Sect.8, T8N, R6N

GPS Location: 620934 - 3911209

Arkansas Archeological Survey site #: 3WH0750

Number of Marked Graves: 2

Number of Unmarked Graves: Unknown

The last complete survey of this cemetery was: October 10, 2000 By Leroy Blair.

Current status of cemetery: This cemetery is no longer in use.

Point of contact for cemetery. No known contact person.



This is an old abandoned cemetery on Highway 157, north of Judsonia in Section 8, Township 8 North, Range 6 West. Surveyed in

1968 by Providence Extension Homemaker’s Club and visited October 10, 2000, by Leroy Blair of the White County Historical

Society. Following is Blair’s report:

"I visited this cemetery with Mr. Roy Land, who owns the property where the cemetery is located. We went to it by going across a

pasture field in back of his home at 1609 Highway 13 north of Judsonia. It was a half-mile or more from the house back into the

woods. It is overgrown and hard to reach. There is a very large double stone, possibly marble, with Elijah Little and Lucinda Little

on it. It appears to have been shot with a shotgun. Mr. Lang told me about the Littles settling in this area and how they came from

down South with their slaves. There appears to be some unmarked graves but due to the overgrown area it is hard to tell for sure.

They may be graves of the slaves."

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.

Little, Elijah – No dates on stone – Old Clearwater Cemetery, Judsonia, AR

Little, Lucinda – No dates on stone – Old Clearwater Cemetery, Judsonia, 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 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.