About Old Settlers Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery is a christian cemetery near Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. The grounds sit at about 751 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 3 notable people buried here, including Nathaniel Alexander, Greene Washington Caldwell and Ephraim Brevard. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 2778933. The nearest other listed cemetery is Pinewood Cemetery, about 0.6 mi to the north. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Cremation Society Of Charlotte in Charlotte, about 0.8 mi away. It is one of 110 cemeteries we list in Mecklenburg County, and 62 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Mecklenburg County dates to 1996. 4 of the 110 listings in Mecklenburg County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Charlotte. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Old Settlers Cemetery
Among them: 2 physicians, 2 US representatives, 1 governor.
- Nathaniel Alexander1756-1808American physician and politician
- Greene Washington Caldwell1806-1864American politician
- Ephraim Brevard1744-1781American physician and reported author of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence
People whose Wikidata entry gives Old Settlers Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
35.22952, -80.84317
What Old Settlers Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Pinewood CemeteryCharlotte, NCCemetery0.6 mi
- Elmwood CemeteryCharlotte, NCCemetery0.6 mi
- West Pinewood CemeteryCharlotte, NCCemetery0.9 mi
- North Pinewood CemeteryCharlotte, NCCemetery1.1 mi
- Hebrew Cemetery1801 Statesville Avenue, Charlotte, NCJewish cemetery1.3 mi
- Oaklawn CemeteryCharlotte, NCCemetery1.6 mi
- Cedar Grove CemeteryCharlotte, NCCemetery2.3 mi
- Sugaw Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery Number 1335 West Craighead Road, Charlotte, NCPresbyterian cemetery3.1 mi
- Moores AME Zion CemeteryCharlotte, NCCemetery3.9 mi
- Evergreen Cemetery4426 Central Avenue, Charlotte, NCCemetery4.2 mi
Funeral homes near Old Settlers Cemetery
- Cremation Society Of Charlotte0.8 miCremation provider · Charlotte · (704) 333-0101
- Ellington Funeral Services, Inc1.0 miFuneral home · Charlotte · (704) 334-6700
- Alexander Funeral Home Inc.1.0 miFuneral home · Charlotte · (704) 333-1167
- Kenneth W. Poe Funeral & Cremation Service1.3 miCremation provider · Charlotte · (704) 641-7606
- A E Grier & Sons Funeral and Cremation1.7 miCremation provider · Charlotte · (704) 377-4243
- Hankins & Whittington Funeral Home1.8 miFuneral home · Charlotte · (704) 209-4080
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Frequently asked questions
Is Old Settlers Cemetery a Christian cemetery?
Our records list a Christian affiliation, based on the recorded religion of the cemetery. Burial rules for people outside the congregation vary, so ask the cemetery.
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