Jonas Sparks Homestead Graves
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Jonas Sparks Homestead Graves

Red Star, Madison County, Arkansas, USA

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    Coordinates: 35.91343, -93.56197
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At Red Star, Arkansas, go north on County Road #3605 and go about 1 mile; then turn left on County Road #3500 and go 2 miles. Turn right on County Road #3525 and go about 2 miles where you will see the small Eagle Gap Cemetery on the left side of the County Road. Continue past the Eagle Gap Cemetery for about 1/2 mile where there will be a road going straight ahead - don't go straight but you need to take the left fork of the road which is not traveled much. It will go slightly down hill. Continue on for just over a 1/2 of a mile and you will come to a gate across the road, which has signs saying "no motor vehicles past this point" (this is the boundary of the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission's land). Park here and follow the road for about 1/4 of a mile. There will be pine trees on both sides of the road, but you need to look for some large cedar trees on the left. The Jonas Sparks grave and the 3 other children buried here, are underneath a large cedar tree on the left, just about 50 feet from the road. If you come to fields with an old house in it, you've gone about 1/10 of a mile too far. The graves underneath the cedar tree are located in a large pile of rocks. Jonas Sparks has a small, flat tombstone that's about 2 ft. x 1 ft. x 8 inches tall, so you have to look hard to see it. The graves are located in the SE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Section 31, Township 15 North, Range 24 West.
At Red Star, Arkansas, go north on County Road #3605 and go about 1 mile; then turn left on County Road #3500 and go 2 miles. Turn right on County Road #3525 and go about 2 miles where you will see the small Eagle Gap Cemetery on the left side of the County Road. Continue past the Eagle Gap Cemetery for about 1/2 mile where there will be a road going straight ahead - don't go straight but you need to take the left fork of the road which is not traveled much. It will go slightly down hill. Continue on for just over a 1/2 of a mile and you will come to a gate across the road, which has signs saying "no motor vehicles past this point" (this is the boundary of the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission's land). Park here and follow the road for about 1/4 of a mile. There will be pine trees on both sides of the road, but you need to look for some large cedar trees on the left. The Jonas Sparks grave and the 3 other children buried here, are underneath a large cedar tree on the left, just about 50 feet from the road. If you come to fields with an old house in it, you've gone about 1/10 of a mile too far. The graves underneath the cedar tree are located in a large pile of rocks. Jonas Sparks has a small, flat tombstone that's about 2 ft. x 1 ft. x 8 inches tall, so you have to look hard to see it. The graves are located in the SE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Section 31, Township 15 North, Range 24 West.

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  • Added: 9 Mar 2013
  • Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2487827