Both of these small family plots are near the larger Bethel Cemetery. They belonged to Henry Albert Hays and his wife Mary A. Stancell Hays, William Everett Stancell (Mary's brother) and Anna Stancell (Mary's mother). Anna Stancell died at the David Hare farm and the family refused to go farther west. Here on this land the remains of Anna Stancell were laid to rest on Aug. 1, 1854. She is either buried on the north half where the Hays cemetery is located or on the south half where the Stancell cemetery is located. The two family cemeteries are a short distance apart. In later years other families were also allowed to be buried there. As the land passed down through the family the cemetery was closed sometime between 1897 and 1903 and later generations used the Bethel Cemetery.


Stancell Cemetery

DIRECTIONS. From intersection of Highway 1 and 14 at the stop sign in Harrisburg take Highway 1 south 2.1 miles. Turn east at Bethel Church sign. Turn south on Old Military Lane and go over an old iron bridge. Continue on Old Military Lane .8 mile south of Vinson Road intersection. Cemetery is about .25 mile east of the road on a hill behind the Steve Eastin Home @ 5478 Old Military Lane, Harrisburg, AR.

Hays Cemetery

DIRECTIONS. From intersection of Highway 1 and 14 at the stop sign in Harrisburg take Highway 1 south for 2.1 miles. Turn east at Bethel Church sign. Turn south on Old Military Lane and go over an old iron bridge. Continue on Old Military Lane and cemetery is .15 mile south of Vinson Road intersection. The unmarked cemetery is on the east side of the road at the top of the hill in a small grove of trees.