This was the first cemetery in the original town. There is a second cemetery on the main road just north of here on HWY 9B.
This cemetery holds the remains of Dr. Nimrod P. Menifee and son Dr. Lewis Menifee. The town of Menifee originates in the 1820s and is named after this family.
Nimrod P. Menifee (spelled “Menefee” in some records) helped to find and settle Conway County, donating the land that was used for the seat of government in Lewisburg in 1831. He was also involved in some of the bitter disputes and duels that were the outgrowth of the early political tensions in the Arkansas Territory. He developed significant land holdings and was instrumental in forming several early settlements in central Arkansas including Lewisburg (later Morrilton), Point Remove, Oppelo, and the town that bears his name, Menifee—all in Conway County.
The river can be seen from the cach! Visit the Train Depot in Morrilton to see the original plans of the street in this area.
In the images attached, you can see this cemetery at the bottom and the new one at the top edge of the old town.
info about Lewisburg (Conway County)
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