This cemetery is owned by the City of Charlotte. It has a large memorial at the entrance to Mecklenburg County soldiers who died in World War II. The Carolina Room has the microfilm of some burial cards. This cemetery entrance is visible from the street, but no tombstones are visible.
Documentation
(1) William J. Charles survey for the Mecklenburg Genealogy Society, 8-23-1983
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
According to Nancy Spain at the United Methodist Church Archives & History in Charlotte, Kerr Methodist was locally known as Mole Hill. Rev. Kerr moved to Cornelius and worked for Zion/Mt. Zion Methodist Church. According to their archives, there was a cemetery said to have contained a man's arm, a woman and a child. No markers or remains of the church or cemetery are known. Possibly the woman was related to the Cox family of the Cooks Presbyterian congregation.
Comprehensive Genealogical Services, Elloree Erwin, verifiers
There are many unmarked graves or grave markers without inscriptions. The first known burial was 1845, and the last known burial was in 1896. It is reported to be one of the first Methodist congregations between the Catawba and the Yadkin Rivers. It was organized by Andrew Moore, a former member of Hopewell Presbyterian Church. William J. Charles survey for the Mecklenburg Genealogy Society in 1983
This cemetery was near an early Mecklenburg County poor house. Some researchers believe the dead were victims of the Charlotte small pox epidemic in 1896. ON 4/16/1954, 28 African-Americans remains were moved by the Board of School Commissioners from this cemetery to Sec. B, Row #11 in Pinewood North. One oral history recently revealed that around 1915-1919, some of this cemetery was paved over with the city's knowledge. Efforts are being made to determine if there is any link between these deceased and the slaves of Rosedale and surrounding farms.
It can be seen from the south side of Brown Mill Rd. near the intersection with Hwy. 73.
This church was established in 1882. The cemetery is visible from Sharon Amity and is on the right side of the church.
This has unmarked graves as well as temporary markers. This is not a complete list of burials.
This cemetery can be found at the dead end of Cemetery St., off Beatties Ford Rd., near Johnson C. Smith University.
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