St. Paul Presbyterian Church and Cemetery
The cemetery is on the side of the church and can be seen from the road.
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Cemeteries
Prospect
Prospect's cemetery was destroyed by vandals, and the Boy Scouts of Hickory Grove United Methodist Church cleaned up the lot. Nancy Spaine, of the United Methodist Archives & History reports that if any information remains about this cemetery, it should be with the Hickory Grove UMC. Nancy Spaine, United Methodist Archives & History
Salome / Siloam Cemetery
It is visible from Salome Church Rd. and Mallard Creek Rd. It has a fence around it and is locked.
St. Phillip Baptist Church
Some family names are Torrence, Saddler, Berry, White, Morrison, Harris and Brown. This is not a complete list of burials. The cemetery is located on the side of the church and is visible from the street.
Documentation
(1) James W. Howard survey for Mecklenburg Genealogy Society in May, 1983.
Prosperity Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church and Cemetery / Prosperity Presbyterian Church (Presbyterian Church of America)
This church was organized in 1788 as an A. R. P. church. Its first minister was Rev. John Boyse. The present site was obtained on 1-7-1795. It is now affiliated with the Presbyterian Church of America. The cemetery is behind the church and cannot be seen from the road.
Documentation
William J. Charles survey for the Mecklenburg Genealogy Society on 8-2-1983.
Sardis Presbyterian Church and Cemetery
The church was established in 1790.
The cemetery for this church is in two places. One is directly behind the church and can best be seen from the parking lot. The other is directly across the street and can be easily seen from Sardis Rd. There is another unmarked cemetery behind the visible cemetery on the east side of Sardis Rd. that may be a slave cemetery.
Documentation
(1) Family Grave Record Book of Sardis Presbyterian Church Established 1790, by John Douglas Clark, Jr. (for an Eagle Scout Service project), 1980.
Stafford Cemetery
There appeared to be many unmarked graves and some unreadable stones. It is on private property.
Documentation
(1) Jane Johnson abstracted this cemetery in 7/2003.
Providence Presbyterian Church
This church was established in 1767. The cemetery used to be across the street from the church on Providence Rd. Recently, Providence Rd. has been rerouted behind this historic church. The street between the church and cemetery was renamed. The cemetery is located across the street from the church.
Documentation
(1) Providence Presbyterian Church Cemetery Committee provided the cemetery abstracts in this database.
Sardis Slave Cemetery
This cemetery is believed to be a slave cemetery. Dr. Chris Hood This cemetery is behind the Boy Scout hut, basketball court and the marked cemetery, as shown in the photo.
Steele Creek AME Zion Church and Cemetery
The AME Church has recently built a new church on Shopton Rd., which is behind the cemetery and their former sanctuary. Their former sanctuary is at 6414 S. Tryon and is shown in the photo. The cemetery is to the right and back of the sanctuary. The cemetery and church are next to each other. The cemetery can be seen from S. Tryon.