Martin Cemetery, Little Rock

#18 among attractions in Little Rock

Cemetery, Victorian architecture

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The Martin Cemetery is a historic cemetery on the northern frontage road of Interstate 30 in the Mabelvale section of southwestern Little Rock, Arkansas. The cemetery is 6.5 acres in size, and had more than 1300 burials as of 2017. The cemetery's oldest burials date to 1833, and consist of members of the Martin family, early settlers and surveyors of the area. The oldest portion of the cemetery, a 2-acre rectangular area located in its southeast, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017, for its association with the region's early history. ()

Coordinates: 34°39'54"N, 92°23'54"W

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65th Street WestLittle Rock United States

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Martin Cemetery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Willow Springs Water Park, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Boyle Park, The Little Rock.

5.1 miSE
Park, Water park, Amusement park
Willow Springs Water Park, Little Rock
131 min walk • Willow Springs was a water park located in Little Rock, Arkansas. It closed for swimming in July 2013. The park subsequently re-opened for fishing but not swimming. It closed permanently in August 2015.
5.4 miNE
Science museum, Museum, Universities and schools
University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock
137 min walk • The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a public research university in Little Rock, Arkansas. Established as Little Rock Junior College by the Little Rock School District in 1927, the institution became a private four-year university under the name Little Rock University in 1957.
4.6 miNE
Park
Boyle Park, Little Rock
118 min walk • Boyle Park is an approximately 250 acre urban park located in west-central Little Rock. The land for Boyle Park was donated to the City of Little Rock in 1929 by Dr. John F. Boyle.
1.5 miN
Memorial
The Little Rock, Little Rock
39 min walk • The "Little Rock" is the eponym of Little Rock, Arkansas. It is a now-reduced stone outcrop, projecting into the Arkansas River from its south bank, in the city's waterfront area, adjacent to the Junction Bridge, whose foundations include a portion of the rock. A portion of the rock outcrop has had a bronze plaque mounted on it.
4.2 miNW
Nature, Lake
Lake Nixon, Little Rock
107 min walk • Lake Nixon is a private recreation area on Cooper Orbit Road on the southwestern outskirts of Little Rock, Arkansas. The lake is 34 acres in size, with a narrow shape oriented roughly northwest to southeast.
6.5 miNE
Botanical garden
Wildwood Park for the Arts, Little Rock
167 min walk • Wildwood Park for the Arts is a developing botanical garden and center for the arts located in western Little Rock, Arkansas's Chenal Valley.
1 miSE
Neighbourhood
Mabelvale, Little Rock
25 min walk • Mabelvale was a small, unincorporated train station town in southwestern Pulaski County, Arkansas, until being annexed into Little Rock following a special election that was held on May 3, 1973.
1.5 miN
Monuments and statues
Confederate Last Stand Monument, Little Rock
39 min walk • The Confederate Last Stand Monument is a Confederate memorial in Little Rock, Arkansas, in the United States. The monument was dedicated October 15, 1929, and rededicated on September 14, 2013, after being relocated slightly to its current location due to roadbuilding.
4.1 miN
Neighbourhood
John Barrow, Little Rock
106 min walk • The John Barrow Addition of Little Rock, Arkansas is a neighborhood in the western portion of the city. It is bordered on the north by Kanis Road, on the west by I-430, on the east by Boyle Park, and on the south by Asher Avenue.
5.1 miN
Neighbourhood
Woodlands Edge, Little Rock
129 min walk • Woodlands Edge is a residential neighborhood in Little Rock, Arkansas, developed by Rocket Properties, LLC. The project began with a 54-acre tract purchase in July 2001 and grew to nearly 800 acres.
5.2 miNE
Neighbourhood
Broadmoor, Little Rock
134 min walk • Broadmoor is a neighborhood of 553 homes in central Little Rock, Arkansas, located in the University District. It was developed west of Hayes Street on the western edge of the city beginning in 1953.