Gaston Cemetery, Montgomery Co. AR

Located nine miles west from Mt. Ida, gravel roads most of the way. Take a map. From Oden take the road over the bridge to Mt Olive Church at Hog Jaw and head over the hill (beautiful drive in autumn) directly behind the church, continue towards Black Springs, crossing the low water bridge. Just go straight. Don't turn off gravel road. Soon you will be following the creek on your right and the church will come into view on your left. The little weather board church and cemetery are both still in use and well maintained. The two outhouses, one for men, one for women, are still standing. Trees around the church are white-washed about half-way up their trunks, it is very pretty. Black, Gaston, Rowton, Warren names predominate the cemetery which has about 225 readable headstones and 76 unmarked graves. The oldest 1881. There is a plaque on James Bullock Gaston and Lucinda McConnell Gaston's graves, proclaiming them as progenitors of the Gaston Community. It is a very lovely, peaceful setting beside a creek and the dusty gravel road. Decoration Day is the first Sunday in August. The cemetery is about half way between Black Springs and Hog Jaw. Submitted by Doris Pringle.

Taken from the low water bridge on the way to Gaston. There are perch in the creek. Not far from North Fork Lake where there is good fishing. It is easy to get lost around there if you are not familiar with the back roads. Map.

North Fork Lake
Species Present: Largemouth bass, sunfish, catfish
Seasons: All year.
Access: Boat access at the lake with a concrete ramp and graveled parking area. There is also an accessible fishing pier on the northwest side of the lake that includes a access road, trail and wooded pier. The trail to the site still is being worked on.
Camping: No developed sites.
Comments: This 65 acre flood control lake offers good warm water fishing opportunities. It receives a fair amount of fishing pressure but still produces nice catches and some exceptional bass periodically. Rod and reel or pole fishing only. The catfish daily limit is 5. Shocking.