Mt. Harmony Baptist Church and Cemetery
The cemetery is next to the church and is visible from the street.
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Cemeteries of Mecklenburg County
Old Indian Burial Ground
An article in The Daily Charlotte Observer says that a four year old African-American child's body had been dug up, and several bodies had been buried there recently. Location is "100 yards north of the bridge over Sugar Creek" near Villa Heights.
Documentation
McClintock Presbyterian Church and Cemetery
The church building was formerly a Rosenwald School. The church was founded in 1865. This is not a complete list of burial records. Mary Beth Gatza abstracted this list of burials, which may be incomplete. The cemetery is to the side of the church and is visible from the street.
Mt. Olive Presbyterian Church and Cemetery
There may be unmarked graves in the cemetery. The cemetery is located on the side of the church and is visible from the road.
Old Philadelphia Cemetery
See also Rock Springs Cemetery in this database.
McCoy Slave Cemetery
Some people buried here are descendants of Lizzie McCoy, who helped raise Albert McCoy's children. Other families that lived in the area after the Civil War are also buried here. This cemetery is in a wooded area and is on private property. It cannot be seen from the road and is not easy to locate. The cemetery is located to the left of the dirt driveway off McCoy Rd.
Documentation
(1) William J. Charles survey for the Mecklenburg Genealogy Society in 2/9/1983
Mt. Pleasant AME Zion Church
There was originally a church nearby. There appear to be several unmarked graves. This cemetery is 0.2 miles from the intersection with Lawing School Rd. and Mt. Holly-Huntersville Rd. The cemetery is on the right side side of the road.
Documentation
(1) William J. Charles survey for the Mecklenburg Genealogy Society on 8-2-1983
Parks/McGinn Cemetery
Known burials are Mr. Parks and Amzi McGinn. Marie Elliott McClure. There are no visible signs of this cemetery.
McGinn Family Cemetery
Jerusha Louisa Rook McGinn, who died in 1919, is buried there. Marie Elliott McClure
Mt. Zion United Methodist Church and Cemetery
This church was organized on 6-23-1827 west of the present site. This cemetery is known for having a large number of Confederate soldiers buried on the property. According to the church historian, one of their members was a veteran. He began holding Confederate soldier reunions and allowed any veteran to be buried there. The cemetery is next to the church. The original cemetery was off Hwy. 73 near Brinkley Springs. The church moved this cemetery several years ago and has a special area designated in their cemetery next to the church for the memory of those from their earlier cemetery.