About Us

Hurricane is located in the southeast corner of Claiborne parish, 7 miles north of Arcadia, on State Highway 519, amidst, rolling, red-topped hills. A covering of gravel and rocks with some weighing as much as 50 pounds may be found in some places. Sandy soil is prevalent, as well as a year-round supply of water and wells, springs, and creeks for both livestock and human consumption.

Hurricane’s earliest history dates back to 1830 to 1850 when it was used as a campsite for travelers to old Sparta on business. The presence of good drinking water and plenty of land was eventually to bring in many pioneering settlers. Particularly was this true after the Civil War.

The present Hurricane Cemetery had its beginning in 1850. Shortly after Mr. Bill Kilpatrick moved into this community, he passed away. Mr. Washburn (Wash) Byrd owned the land which the community agreed upon as a proper cemetery site and Mrs. Kilpatrick paid him one dollar for a burial plot. Trees had to be cut down before a grave could be dug. Today this grave is in a group of six marked only by rocks for head and foot stones.