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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.

 

L. S. Miller Farm Cemetery

It is near The Centrum shopping center on Hwy. 51 in Pineville.

 

Documentation

(1) Joe Griffin, Pineville resident

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

Crown Memorial Park

This cemetery was started after 1990. The list of burials is incomplete and comes from their publication, The Bugle. It overlooks I-485.

Forest Lawn Cemetery West

This cemetery is located on both sides of Freedom Dr. The photo of the gates is the cemetery entrance on the south side of the street. 

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. 

Lawing School Rd. Cemetery

There are several unmarked graves. Some are marked with a variety of objects - a stone, a cross attached to concrete, etc., but they have no names or dates. Research June White thinks there may be two different church cemeteries near each other. The earlier cemetery is slightly north of this known cemetery. For this reason, the name Lawing School Rd. Cemetery will remain. The current owner is the Mt. Pleasant AME Zion Church, 1100 Fox Run Dr., Charlotte, NC 28212. The street is very short, and the cemetery is visible from the street.

Big Spring United Methodist Church and Cemetery

The church was organized in 1866. Some family names from the Charles cemetery survey in 1983 are Walker, Woodard and Brown. The church and cemetery are visible from Old Dowd Rd.

  1. William J. Charles survey for the Mecklenburg Genealogy Society on 9-11-1983 
  2. Burial records and information was provided by Nancy Spaine and Murphy Whisnant in 2003.

 

Centre Presbyterian Church & Cemetery

This church is no longer in Mecklenburg Co. and has been included because the members first met two miles north of Davidson College in the Osbornes Meeting House and organized in 1765. The name was chosen because of its relation to other settlements. The original building was destroyed by fire in 1775 and Centre was rebuilt in its present location.