Lines Cemetery

A Historic Resting Place in Faulkner County, Arkansas

Detail of funerary art on a Lines Cemetery gravestone

About
Lines Cemetery

Photo caption: Detail of funerary art on a Lines Cemetery gravestone

Lines Cemetery, located in the Round Mountain area of Faulkner County, Arkansas, dates back to the late 1800s. It contains graves from at least 1878 to 1930 and is the burial site for numerous early families who helped establish the community.

The cemetery was officially listed on the Arkansas Register of Historic Places in 2018, recognized for its significance in local settlement history and its association with early families such as the Barley, Goad, Higgs, and Line families. The land was originally donated by members of the Line family.

Burials Over Time

The majority of burials at Lines Cemetery took place in the late 1800s and early 1900s — a reflection of the area's early settlement period. Nearly 80% of the known burials occurred before 1960.

Decade Number of Burials
1870–18791
1880–188910
1890–18991
1900–19094
1910–19194
1920–19290
1930–19392
1940–19491
1950–19594
1960–19692
1970–19791
1980–19890
1990–19991
2000–20091
2010–20182
Total34

The earliest known burial is that of Nancy A. Shira in 1878. Since 1970, only a handful of burials have taken place, reflecting the cemetery’s shift from active use to historic preservation.

While no full burial database exists yet, you can explore records through trusted resources:

Burial Records