The original name was Old Buck Hill. The cemetery is most visible from Trinity Rd.
Documentation
(1) William J. Charles survey for the Mecklenburg Genealogy Society on 2-9-1983.
(2) Trinity United Methodist Church Cemetery Markers - September, 1990 (a copy of this publication is in the Carolina Room).
(3) A complete abstract is in Mecklenburg County, NC, Cemeteries, Vol. 1, North Mecklenburg, compiled by Pinny and Mel Cook, 2002.
This cemetery was used by the church. It was abandoned when the church relocated to its present site in Cornelius. There were only 2 markers visible in 1983-Samuel Kerr, who died in 1829, and Dovey J. Kerr, who died in 1850. In 1983, the description given by William J. Charles to its location was approximately one half mile west of I-77 on Hwy. 73, south to Brinkley Spring on McDowell Creek. The cemetery was on top of the knoll above the spring site.
Documentation
(1) William J. Charles survey for the Mecklenburg Genealogy Society on 2-4-1983
There may be some unmarked graves. Some surnames on the stones are Stinson, Connor, Curry, Watts, and Caldwell. The cemetery is at the end of a road that is in a residential area. The church is located on a busy street a few blocks away.
Documentation
(1) James W. Howard survey for the Mecklenburg Co. Genealogy Society in May, 1983.
The cemetery is next to the church and is visible from the street.
The cemetery is next to the church and is visible from the street.
The cemetery is on the side of the church and is visible from the road.
The cemetery is beside the church and can be best seen from the parking lot.
There were two tombstones found under the deck of a private home.
This cemetery became known as the Rice Cemetery because the Rice family owned land nearby. It may have also been locally called the Hartt Cemetery at one time. It is the second burial site of the Philadelphia Presbyterian Church. A book about the church's history is entitled The Presbyterian Gathering on Clear Creek by Russell Martin Kerr. The church's website gives additional information about the church and cemeteries. The burial records were provided in 7/2003 by George Timblin and the committee restoring this cemetery.