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Mayflower is a small town located along Interstate 40 southeast of Conway (Faulkner County) and northwest of Little Rock (Pulaski County). Located on the southwestern edge of Lake Conway, Mayflower is particularly known for its fishing. Like many of the smaller towns of Faulkner County, such as Vilonia and Greenbrier, Mayflower offers a rural lifestyle within a short drive of Conway and Little Rock, where many of its residents commute to work. It was incorporated as a town in Arkansas on March 6, 1928.

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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Mayflower is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Mayflower has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Palarm Bayou Pioneer Cemetery in Natural Steps, 4.7 miles away.

Mayflower and the nearest listed places

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Palarm Bayou Pioneer CemeteryTyler-Southerland HouseMaumelle Ordnance Works Bunker #4Immaculate Heart of Mary SchoolImmaculate Heart of Mary ChurchOak Grove Cemetery Historic Section

Closest to Mayflower

Palarm Bayou Pioneer CemeteryNatural Steps · Site4.7miTyler-Southerland HouseConway · Building7.3miMaumelle Ordnance Works Bunker #4Maumelle · Structure7.8miImmaculate Heart of Mary SchoolMaumelle · Built 19257.9miImmaculate Heart of Mary ChurchMaumelle · Built 19327.9mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Palarm Bayou Pioneer Cemetery’s page links to a real one.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

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