Van Zandt Cemetery, Pope County, AR *********************************************************** Submitted by: Lina Boyd Date: 26 Oct 2008 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************************** From the junction of Highwasys 27 and 164 in Scottsville, go north on Highway 164 for 1.2 miles to the junction of Gunter Mountain road. Turn right on Gunter Mountain Road and go east for 3.2 miles to the junction of Gunter Mountain Lane. Turn left on Gunter Mountain Lane and go north for 1.2 miles to gate on Loren Langford Farm. Go through gate for about 1/4 mile. Turn right and go about 500 yards acround tree line at edge of pasture. Turn left and go down lane into another pasture. Go northwest across pasture to tree line. Cemetery located in a small grove of trees above the old Slough. The old road ran right beside this cemetery and forded the slough, then on across the Bayou. The old cemetery book said there are approximately 25 graves there, but I did not see that many. All are marked with native stone, no names or dates. From the 1850 Pope County Census: Household D-322 Van Zant, Martin 66 (46) born KY farmer Van Zant, Susanah 45 SC Van Zant, Dicy 15 AR Van Zant, Lucinda 12 AR Van Zant, James 9 AR Van Zant, Susannah 8 AR Van Zant, Martin 5 AR Van Zant, David W. 2 AR Martin VanZant Pvt. Enlisted 20 June 1862, 5 ft. 10 inches, blue eyes, hair dark, complexion light, farmer age 17 Co. I 35th AR Infantry CSA Lucinda married Newton GREER on 11 Nov 1856 Book C page 71 Pope Co. AR Martin, Jr. married Mary ROSS on 25 Jan 1866 Book D page 109 Pope Co. AR J. W. married Millie PRICE on 03 Aug 1890 Book F page 480 Pope Co. AR