Oak Cemetery, Fort Smith

#8 among attractions in Fort Smith

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Oak Cemetery is a historic cemetery at Greenwood and Dodson Avenues in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Established in 1853, it is the city's oldest and largest cemetery, and the burial site of many of its most prominent citizens. The cemetery covers 35 acres and is estimated to have more than 11,000 burials. Noted burials include Fort Smith founder John Rogers. ()

Coordinates: 35°22'10"N, 94°24'7"W

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Fort Smith SouthsideFort Smith United States

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Day trips

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

Nearby attractions include: Christ the King Church, South Side Baptist Church, Dodson Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, Saint Scholastica Convent.

0.4 miS
Church
Christ the King Church, Fort Smith
10 min walk • The Christ the King Church is a historic church building at Greenwood and South "S" Streets in Fort Smith, Arkansas. It is a Mission/Spanish revival style church built out of native fieldstone in 1930 to a design by Thompson, Sanders & Ginocchio.
~1700 ftNW
Church
South Side Baptist Church, Fort Smith
9 min walk • South Side Baptist Church is a historic Southern Baptist church at 2400 Dodson Avenue in Fort Smith, Arkansas. It is a large two-story brick building, built in 1948 with Moderne styling.
0.6 miW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Dodson Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, Fort Smith
16 min walk • The Goddard United Methodist Church formerly the Dodson Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, is a historic church at 1922 Dodson Avenue in Fort Smith, Arkansas.
1 miE
Gothic Revival architecture
Saint Scholastica Convent, Fort Smith
26 min walk • The Saint Scholastica Convent, now the Saint Scholastica Monastery, is a historic religious facility at 1301 South Albert Pike Avenue in Fort Smith, Arkansas.
1 miN
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Echols Memorial Christian Church, Fort Smith
27 min walk • The Echols Memorial Christian Church, now home to the Vietnamese Baptist Church, is a historic church building at 2801 Alabama Avenue in Fort Smith, Arkansas.
1.6 miNW
Concerts and shows, Theater
New Theatre, Fort Smith
40 min walk • The New Theatre is a historic theatre building at 11 North 10th Street in Fort Smith, Arkansas. The Beaux Arts building was built in 1911, and was supposedly modeled on the New Amsterdam Theatre in New York City.
1 miN
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Fort Smith
27 min walk • The First Evangelical Lutheran Church is a historic church building at 1115 North D Street in Fort Smith, Arkansas. It is a large limestone structure, built in a cruciform plan with a pair of towers flanking its main facade.
0.9 miNW
Mission Revival Style architecture
Tillman Shaw House, Fort Smith
24 min walk • The Tillman Shaw House is a historic house at 500 South 19th Street in Fort Smith, Arkansas. The house is an architecturally eclectic two-story brick structure, set on an artificially raised plot in a neighborhood of predominantly smaller houses.
1.4 miNW
Romanesque architecture
James Sparks House, Fort Smith
35 min walk • The James Sparks House is a historic house at 201 North 14th Street in Fort Smith, Arkansas. It is a 2+1⁄2-story brick structure, with a round three-story tower at one corner, around which a wraparound porch extends. It features Romanesque segmented-arch and round-arch windows, and chimneys with decorative corbelled tops.
0.4 miN
Neo-renaissance architecture, Greek Revival architecture
Horace Franklin Rogers House, Fort Smith
12 min walk • The Horace Franklin Rogers House is a historic house at 2900 Rogers Avenue in Fort Smith, Arkansas. It is an architecturally eclectic three-story house, fashioned in 1904 out of distinctive white glazed bricks fashioned in the brickyard of its builder, Horace Franklin Rogers.
~1580 ftN
Neighbourhood, Victorian architecture
Fishback Neighborhood Historic District, Fort Smith
8 min walk • The Fishback Neighborhood Historic District is a residential historic district located southeast of the central business district of Fort Smith, Arkansas.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Oak Cemetery?

Nearby attractions include Fishback Neighborhood Historic District, Fort Smith (8 min walk), South Side Baptist Church, Fort Smith (9 min walk), Christ the King Church, Fort Smith (10 min walk), Horace Franklin Rogers House, Fort Smith (12 min walk).

How to get to Oak Cemetery by public transport?

The nearest stations to Oak Cemetery:

Train

Creekmore Express (10 min walk)