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Submitted: 8/4/09 • Approved: 4/14/11 • Last Updated: 8/5/12 • R218817-G0-S3
Wesley Chapel Cemetery is located about three miles west of Mountain Home off highway 178 on County Road 733. Travel south from Highway 178 about 7/10 mile on CR 733. Cemetery is located about 700’ west of the road in an overgrown fenced in lot which is approximately 200’ x 200’. Cleaned by Baxter Sheriff inmates December 2010.
COORDINATES: Longitude 92.44689W Latitude 36.33439N
SOURCE:
USGS TOPO Map, Mountain Home West 1966
Wesley Chapel Extension Homemakers Club June 26, 1968
“Of Grave Importance” The Cemeteries of Baxter County , The Baxter County Historical Society 1994
CONDITION: This cemetery has a maintained barb wire fence around the perimeter. Lot is completely overgrown with numerous fallen trees. 1968 inventory numbered approximately 40 gravestones. A number of the stone are broken or missing – due to the overgrowth it is hard to evaluate until it is cleaned up.
AGE: Oldest readable stone is 1877. Most recent stone is 1940. A couple of the stones noted could be more recent “replacement” stones.
Contributed on 8/4/09 by WhiteRiverWoodturning
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Record #: 218817