The church was organized in 1881. The article by Martina Simmons also gives a brief history of the church and its early ministers. The cemetery is located across the street from the church.
Documentation
(1) "Wilson Grove Baptist Church North Carolina" by Martina Simmons, Olde Mecklenburg Genealogy Society Quartery, Vol. 16, #4, 1998.
According to the church secretary, it dates back to the 1930s or possibly before, but Nancy Spaine from the United Methodist Archives in Charlotte said a Methodist church previously owned the cemetery and sold it to Thrift Baptist Church. There appear to be some unmarked graves. According to the minister of the church in 2007, the cemetery was also known as Kendall Mills in the 1950s. The cemetery is visible from the street.
Documentation
(1) Thrift Baptist Church staff and Nancy Spaine, UMC Archives
This is not a complete list of burial records. The cemetery is next to the church.
The cemetery is located to the rear and right side of the church.
This company has been in operation since 1940. The cemetery is visible from the road.
Documentation
(1) Burek, Deborah M., ed., Cemeteries of the U. S., Detroit: Gale Research Inc., 1994.
This is not a complete list of burials. The cemetery is behind and to the side of the church.
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
Prospect's cemetery was destroyed by vandals, and the Boy Scouts of Hickory Grove United Methodist Church cleaned up the lot. Nancy Spaine, of the United Methodist Archives & History reports that if any information remains about this cemetery, it should be with the Hickory Grove UMC. Nancy Spaine, United Methodist Archives & History