Center Grove AME Zion Cemetery, Site #2

The church began in 1884 near Highland Park Manufacturing Company mill, which was built in 1903. The church was moved in 1900 to approximately 1 acre of land on W. Craighead Rd. Many of those buried in the cemetery have been removed. Only one headstone is currently visible. This is not a complete list of burials.  1/2 mile from the intersection of Graham St. on the east side of the street behind a business

Documentation

(1) Survey done by William J. Charles, Old Mecklenburg Genealogy Society in 2-14-1983

(2) Report by Lois Yandle in the Carolina Room

(3) Articles in The Charlotte News, 3-10-1954, 9-20-1982