Oak Grove Cemetery, Conway

Name: Oak Grove Cemetery
Address: Conway, United States

#13 among attractions in Conway

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Oak Grove Cemetery is the oldest cemetery of the city of Conway, Arkansas. It was established in 1880, five years after the town was incorporated and nine after its first settlement. The cemetery is in active use, with more than 3,000 burials. Among the interred are many of the city's earliest and most prominent citizens. ()

Built: 1881 (143 years ago)Coordinates: 35°4'54"N, 92°25'43"W

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Oak Grove Cemetery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Faulkner County Museum, First United Methodist Church, Conway Confederate Monument, Michael M. Hiegel House.

1 miNW
History museum, Museum
Faulkner County Museum, Conway
26 min walk • The Faulkner County Museum is located in the former Faulkner County Jail, on Courthouse Square in the center of Conway, the county seat of Faulkner County, Arkansas.
1.2 miNW
Church
First United Methodist Church, Conway
31 min walk • First United Methodist Church is a historic Methodist church at the junction of Prince and Clifton Street in Conway, Arkansas. It is a single story brick building with Classical Revival style, set on a raised foundation.
0.9 miNW
Memorial
Conway Confederate Monument, Conway
24 min walk • The Conway Confederate Monument stands on the lawn of the Faulkner County Courthouse, east of the junction of Robinson Avenue and Center Street in Conway, Arkansas. It is a stone obelisk, 200 inches in height, with a square base 45 inches on each side.
0.5 miNW
Tudor Revival architecture
Michael M. Hiegel House, Conway
13 min walk • The Michael M. Hiegel House is a historic house at 504 Second Street in Conway, Arkansas. It is a picturesque 1 ¹⁄₂-story structure, finished in brick and stucco and covered by a gable-on-hip roof.
1.4 miNW
Gothic Revival architecture
Martin Hall, Conway
36 min walk • Martin Hall is a dormitory on the campus of Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas. It was built in 1918 to a design by noted Arkansas architect Charles L. Thompson. It is a three-story masonry structure, faced on dark red brick with stone trim elements.
1.2 miW
Neighbourhood
Harton House, Conway
32 min walk • The Harton House is a historic house at 1821 Robinson Avenue in Conway, Arkansas. It is a large, irregularly massed 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house with a hip roof and clapboard siding.
1.2 miNW
Neighbourhood, Colonial revival architecture
Robinson Historic District, Conway
32 min walk • The Robinson Historic District encompasses the oldest residential neighborhood of Conway, Arkansas. It is located just west of the city's downtown business district, and is bounded on the east by Faulkner Street, the south by Robinson Avenue, the west by Watkins Street, and the north by Ash, Caldwell, and Davis Streets.
1.1 miNW
Neighbourhood
O.L. Dunaway House, Conway
29 min walk • The O.L. Dunaway House is a historic house at 920 Center Street in Conway, Arkansas. It is a two-story brick American Foursquare, with a hip roof and brick foundation.
1.1 miNW
Neighbourhood
Greeson-Cone House, Conway
29 min walk • The Greeson-Cone House is a historic house at 928 Center Street in Conway, Arkansas. It is a 1+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure with a brick exterior.
1.4 miNW
Neighbourhood, Colonial revival architecture
S.G. Smith House, Conway
35 min walk • The S.G. Smith House is a historic house at 1937 Caldwell Street in Conway, Arkansas. It is a two-story brick structure, with a hip roof, and a porte-cochere extending to the west, supported by Tuscan columns.
1 miNW
Neighbourhood, Colonial revival architecture
Conway Commercial Historic District, Conway
26 min walk • The Conway Commercial Historic District encompasses the historic commercial heart of Conway, Arkansas.