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Cemeteries of Mecklenburg County

Raeburn Community Cemetery

Documentation:

Comprehensive Genealogical Services, Marie Daniels, verifier

Location:

The Raeburn Homeowners Association was the owners in 2002.

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.

Steele Creek Presbyterian Church and Cemetery

This is one of the oldest churches and cemeteries in the county and has graves dating from the 1700s as well as graves of many Civil War veterans. Burial records are not complete on this site. They are provided by John Blythe. The church and cemetery are next to each other and are visible from the road.

Philadelphia Presbyterian Cemetery - 2nd site

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.