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Benton County, AR
Benton County, known as the "Cornerstone of the State", is located in the extreme northwest corner of Arkansas and borders Missouri and Oklahoma. At the beginning of the settlement of Benton County the territory was a Native American hunting ground and was occupied by roving bands of the Osage and Delaware tribes who were at peace with the whites and friendly to early settlers. Most of the early settlers of Benton County came from Tennessee with many coming from Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia and Kentucky, and an occasional settler from other states. Many were descendants of settlers of the states they migrated from and were quite experienced with pioneer living and well qualified to settle a new area and establish new homes. Most of the early settlers of Benton County were farmers and hunters
Benton County was organized by an act of the General Assembly on September 30, 1836 and was named in honor of Thomas Hart Benton , a U.S. Senator from Missouri, who played a key role in persuading Congress to admit Arkansas to the Union, as the 25th state. A county election was held for the selection of three commissioners to chose the site of the county seat and in November 1837 Bentonville was chosen.
Increase in the population was gradual until the completion of the St. Louis & San Franciso Railroad in about 1880. The 1960's brought many changes to the area with the building of Beaver Dam and the advent of Wal*Mart. The years to follow show a regular influx of people as the area continued it's growth until the recession beginning in 2008.
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Springtown Community Cemetery, Benton County, Springtown, AR
Springtown Community Cemetery is a small, well kept cemetery located on the east edge of Springtown, AR in Benton County. Map It is governed by an association which meets the third Tuesday of September at the Springtown Community Building. Work days are held beginning at 9:00 a.m. on the 4th Saturday of October & March. When I visited my husband's grave Memorial Day of 2010, a member of the association was available with the cemetery platt to help people locate graves and answer questions. I have been surprised to learn there are approximately 1000 burials in this small cemetery.
Rev. Martin Ellis Capehart
b. June 13, 1934 -- d. March 31, 2010
Son of Ray Ellis & Gladys Eilene (Morgan) Capehart
Names of living removed from photo
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Springtown, AR
Springtown is located on Flint Creek about eighteen miles southwest of Bentonville and about 4 miles east of Gentry. Highway 12 runs through the south edge of the town. It's name is derived from the spring which flows from the foot of a bank in the valley. The first house in Springtown was built in about 1841 but no businesses were established until 1868. At one time Springtown was a flourishing little town with the following businesses: W. D. Wasson, Mc Gaugh Bros (General Merchandise); W. Collins & Co. (hardware, drugs, groceries); Sewell & Enterkine (drug store); J. L. Allen (hotel); Mitchell & Loy (steam grist and saw-mill; Collins & Holland, Collins & Brown (blacksmiths); R. D. Morland, A. T. Moodey (shoemakers); William J. Collins (post & telephone office; N. Sewell, James Hall, T. H. Roughton (physicians) and 3 churches (Baptist, Methodist Episcopal, Methodist Episcopal South. There was also a combined school house and lodge hall with the school room on the first floor and the hall on the second. The railroads decision to run it's line through Gentry instead of Springtown had a great impact on the future of the town.
The town is now incorporated with a mayor and city council. All the businesses are gone with the exception of possibly one small general merchandise store. There are three churches within the city limits -- Church of Christ, United Methodist and Pentecostal. The city has a lovely well maintained city park. Their school building has been moved to a historical site in Oklahoma. In its place is a community building where city council meetings are held and a fire station is located just north of it.
Source: Benton County E. Books, Hearthstone Legacy publications, www.HearthstoneLegacy.com