Mounds Cemetery

	Mounds Cemetery
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Location in Arkansas Location in United States
Location	Hempstead County Road 13 northwest of Columbus, Arkansas
Coordinates	33°46′48″N 93°49′22″W / 33.78000°N 93.82278°W
NRHP reference No.	13000350
Added to NRHP	June 5, 2013

LocationHempstead County Road 13 northwest of Columbus, Arkansas

Coordinates33°46′48″N 93°49′22″W / 33.78000°N 93.82278°W

NRHPreferenceNo.13000350^[1]

Added to NRHPJune 5, 2013

The Mounds Cemetery is a historic cemetery in rural Hempstead County, Arkansas. It is located off County Road 13, northwest of the small community of Columbus. It is significant as the site of two Caddoan mounds, and as the burying ground for some of Hempstead County's earliest white settlers. It is further significant as a stopping site along the Trail of Tears, the forced westward relocation of Native Americans in the 19th century.^[2]

The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.^[1]

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Mounds Cemetery
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Location in Arkansas Show map of Arkansas Location in United States Show map of the United States
Location	Hempstead County Road 13 northwest of Columbus, Arkansas
Coordinates	33°46′48″N 93°49′22″W / 33.78000°N 93.82278°W / 33.78000; -93.82278
NRHP reference No.	13000350^[1]
Added to NRHP	June 5, 2013