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Cemeteries of Mecklenburg County

Rocky Spring Meeting House Burial Ground / Rock Springs/ Philadelphia Presbyterian Church - 1st site

This is one of the oldest cemeteries in the area and is the earliest burial ground for the Philadelphia Presbyterian Church in Mint Hill. It is also known as the Ashcraft Cemetery, but it does not have Ashcraft names on the tombstones. It got its name from the old school that once was nearby. The surnames in this cemetery are Harris, Alexander, Moore, Maxwell, Wilson, Robb, Morris, Cuery and Rodger.

Rural Hill Cemetery

The rock wall that was built around it is a memorial to Major John Davidson. The Davidson home, once occupied by Major Davidson, is located on the opposite side of Neck Rd. See also Davidson Family Cemetery. The cemetery is behind a large brick wall and is easily visible from the road.

Salem Baptist Church

Angela Dawn Johnson abstracted many burial records and gave them to PLCMC in 3/2000. This cemetery is visible from Rozzelles Ferry Rd.

 

Documentation:

Angela Dawn Johnson abstract 3/2000.

Salome / Siloam Cemetery

It is visible from Salome Church Rd. and Mallard Creek Rd. It has a fence around it and is locked.

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.

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.

Settlers Cemetery

This cemetery is often mistakenly thought to belong to First Presbyterian Church, which is across the street. The cemetery has very early settlers of Charlotte and is just a short distance from the Square, the historic and current center of Charlotte's business district. According to the plaque, which was erected on 3-29-1939, and is shown in the 2nd photo, the cemetery was used between 1774-1878. It has recently undergone major renovation. However, many of the old stones have been broken or removed. According to Violet G. Alexander, it is one of the oldest cemeteries in North Carolina.

Sharon Memorial Park

It started in 1940. This is not a complete list of burials. Stones from the Barnett and Smartt cemetery, once located off Nations Ford Road, now the site of Vulcan Materials Co., were not able to be moved to Sharon, since they only allow flat marker. The cemetery can be seen from Monroe Rd. as well as Sharon Amity Rd.

 

Documentation

(1) Burek, Deborah M., ed. Cemeteries of the U. S., Detroit: Gale Research Inc., 1994.

Sharon Presbyterian Church and Cemetery

A list of those buried in the cemetery was completed by A. P. Long for the Historical Records Survey of North Carolina in 1936. The cemetery can be viewed best from the church parking lot.

 

Documentation

(1)  A complete abstract is in Mecklenburg County, NC, Cemeteries, Vol. 2, South Mecklenburg, compiled by Pinny and Mel Cook, 2003.