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.
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.
This church was established in 1783. The church and cemetery are separated by Ramah Church Rd. and are visible from the road.
It started in 1940. This is not a complete list of burials. Stones from the Barnett and Smartt cemetery, once located off Nations Ford Road, now the site of Vulcan Materials Co., were not able to be moved to Sharon, since they only allow flat marker. The cemetery can be seen from Monroe Rd. as well as Sharon Amity Rd.
Documentation
(1) Burek, Deborah M., ed. Cemeteries of the U. S., Detroit: Gale Research Inc., 1994.
According to authors Howard and Ruth White, the church used to be next to the cemetery and was destroyed by fire in the early 1970s. This is not a complete list of burials. This cemetery is near new subdivisions and an elementary school. It is on private property. If anyone has an interest in this cemetery, please contact Mr. Lawrence Mayes at 704-673-7411
Documentation
(1) "Out of Sight, Out of Mind," in Mecklenburg: The Life and Times of a Proud People, by Howard and Ruth White (J. M. Productions: Brentwood, TN, 1992), pp. 310-311.
The church was founded in 1770. A history of this church is entitled The Presbyterian Gathering on Clear Creek, by Russell Martin Kerr published by Philadelphia Presbyterian Church, 2001.There are two cemeteries for this church at this location. One is to the side of the sanctuary, and one is in front of the church. Both can be seen from the road. The one across the street from the church is also known as Evergreen, not to be confused with the cemetery on Central Ave., owned by the City of Charlotte. For more information, please visit the Church's website.
A local resident grew up hearing this cemetery called a slave cemetery. She believes the last burial was in the 1950s. The deceased had been a member of the Red Branch Missionary Baptist Church.
Documentation:
Paula Griffin In 2001
Location:
This cemetery is in a grove of trees behind an abandoned white house on the north side of Hough Road.
A list of those buried in the cemetery was completed by A. P. Long for the Historical Records Survey of North Carolina in 1936. The cemetery can be viewed best from the church parking lot.
Documentation
(1) A complete abstract is in Mecklenburg County, NC, Cemeteries, Vol. 2, South Mecklenburg, compiled by Pinny and Mel Cook, 2003.
The cemetery appears on a 1923 surveyor's map of "Shuman Property." The map shows "Shuman Avenue," which has now become part of Remount Road, at its intersection with South Boulevard. The cemetery is located at the corner of Youngblood Street, which did not exist at the time the map was made. The lot size is 100 x 110, so it appears to have been a very small family cemetery.
This cemetery is believed to have been a slave cemetery.
Documentation:
Dr. Chris Hood
Location:
This cemetery is on the right side of the road, as you turn off Hwy. 51. It is past a cultivated field in a wooded area.