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Cemeteries of Mecklenburg County

Herron-McKnight-Brown Cemetery

Comprehensive Genealogical Services, Vernon Herron, verifier The current property owner is the Charlotte Airport Authority.

Hickory Grove United Methodist Church and Cemetery

The church was founded in 1844. The cemetery is across the street from the church and is on the south side of Hickory Grove Rd. There is a wall around the cemetery. Nell K. Marshall and John S. Dobbins abstracted this cemetery on April 16, 1997.

Historic Matthews Cemetery

This cemetery has an interesting history because it has belonged to 2 denominations as well as the town of Matthews. It originally belonged to the Pleasant Hill Methodist Church, then to the town of Matthews, and now Christ Covenant (Presbyterian) Church, which is a block away from the cemetery. The church has arranged with the Heritage Funeral Home to respond to questions concerning the cemetery. The cemetery is on the right side of this deadend street.

 

Documentation

(1) Heritage Funeral Home

Hood Family Cemetery

This cemetery contained the remains of the members of the Reuben Hood family. During the 1960s, a local developer destroyed the cemetery and built homes on the property. 

The land where this cemetery was is now occupied by private homes. The cemetery was across the street from the lake at the Pine Lake Country Club.

Hopewell AME Zion Church and Cemetery

This church was first organized as a Presbyterian Church but later changed to a Methodist denomination. It held its first services in a house west of the present church and cemetery. This house, called Whiteacre, has not been associated with the name since 1890. Some family names on tombstones in the cemetery are Pharr, Howard, Powell, Berry, Beattie, Wilson, Moore, and Alexander.  The cemetery and church are off Beatties Ford Rd. and cannot be seen from the street. The church and cemetery are next to Beatties Ford Memorial Gardens and should not be confused.

 

Hopewell Baptist Church and Cemetery

This church was organized in 1879. The cemetery is located behind the church and is visible from the street.

 

Documentation

(1) William J. Charles survey for the Mecklenburg Genealogy Society on 7-19-1983. 

Hopewell Presbyterian Church and Cemetery

This is one of the oldest churches in the county and was organized in 1762. This list of cemetery records is provided by the church and is complete through 1996. The cemetery is in front and to the side of the church and is visible from the road.

 

Documentation

(1) Sommerville, Charles William. The History of Hopewell Presbyterian Church for 175 Years From the Assigned Date of Its Organization, 1762, Charlotte: Hopewell Presbyterian Church, 1939.

Hunter's Chapel United Methodist Church and Cemetery

This church and cemetery had to be moved due to the building of Lake Norman. At that time, it was known as the Hunter Chapel M. E. Zion Church. The cemetery is to the side of the cemetery and is visible from the street.

 

Documentation

(1) James W. Howard survey for the Mecklenburg Genealogy Society in May, 1983

(2) Relocation of Various Cemetery from Area Inundated by the Waters of Lake Norman, by Duke Power Co.

Huntersville AME Zion Church and Cemetery

This church was built in 1898. The earliest known burial is 1912. The cemetery is visible from the street.

 

Documentation

(1) James W. Howard survey by the Mecklenburg Genealogy Society in 5/1983.

(2) Mecklenburg County, NC, Cemeteries, Vol. 1, North Mecklenburg, compiled by Pinny and Mel Cook, 2002