McGinn Family Cemetery
Jerusha Louisa Rook McGinn, who died in 1919, is buried there. Marie Elliott McClure
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Cemeteries of Mecklenburg County
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.
Paw Creek Presbyterian Church and Cemetery
The church was organized in 1809. The name was changed to Caldwell in 1865 after its first minister, Rev. Samuel C. Caldwell. It was later changed back to Paw Creek in 1882. The cemetery is behind the church and cannot be easily seen from the road.
Documentation:
(1) William J. Charles survey for the Mecklenburg Genealogy Society on 7-25-1983.
Fairview Cemetery
The church used to be located nearby. The cemetery is now the property of the Simfield AME Zion Church, 2500 Simfield Church Rd, Matthews, North Carolina 28105 (Union County). It is on the east side of Weddington Rd. just past the intersection with McKee Rd. It is visible from the road.
Hood Family Cemetery
This cemetery contained the remains of the members of the Reuben Hood family. During the 1960s, a local developer destroyed the cemetery and built homes on the property.
The land where this cemetery was is now occupied by private homes. The cemetery was across the street from the lake at the Pine Lake Country Club.
Cooks Memorial Presbyterian Church and Cemetery
The church was organized in 1891. The church is named after George L. Cook, the first minister. The church is visible from the road The cemetery is behind the church and can best be viewed from the parking lot.
Documentation
(1) William J. Charles, Mecklenburg Genealogy Society, 7-25-1983
(2) A complete abstract is in Mecklenburg County, NC, Cemeteries, Vol. 1, North Mecklenburg, compiled by Pinny and Mel Cook, 2002.
First Baptist Church and Cemetery
The cemetery is behind the church.
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.