About Davidson College Cemetery
Davidson College Cemetery is a cemetery near Davidson, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. The grounds sit at about 840 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 5 notable people buried here, including Daniel Harvey Hill, Walter Lee Lingle and William Joseph Martin Jr.. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 2778911. The nearest other listed cemetery is Christian Aid Society Cemetery, about 0.5 mi to the east. The nearest funeral home we know of is Mourning Funeral Home in Cornelius, about 2.8 mi away. It is one of 110 cemeteries we list in Mecklenburg County, and 34 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, Davidson. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Davidson College Cemetery
Among them: 1 Civil War veteran, 1 Mexican-American War veteran.
- Daniel Harvey Hill1821-1889Confederate States Army general
- Walter Lee Lingle1868-1956American educator (1868-1956); president of Davidson College from 1929 to 1941
- William Joseph Martin Jr.1868-1943American educator (1868-1943); president of Davidson College from 1912 to 1929
- Caleb Richmond Harding1861-1952American classical philologist
- William Richard Grey1858-1944American classical philologist
People whose Wikidata entry gives Davidson College 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
35.50474, -80.84670
What Davidson College 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
- Christian Aid Society CemeteryDavidson, NCCemetery0.5 mi
- Mimosa CemeteryCornelius, NCCemetery0.9 mi
- Bethel CemeteryCornelius, NCCemetery1.8 mi
- Mount Zion Methodist Church CemeteryCornelius, NCMethodist cemetery2.0 mi
- Torrence Chapel CemeteryCornelius, NCChurch cemetery2.1 mi
- Community Baptist Church CemeteryDavidson, NCBaptist cemetery2.1 mi
- Bethel Church CemeteryCornelius, NCChurch cemetery2.9 mi
- Hopewell Church CemeteryCornelius, NCChurch cemetery3.3 mi
- Williamson CemeteryCornelius, NCMethodist cemetery4.7 mi
- Rockwell CemeteryCornelius, NCCemetery4.7 mi
Funeral homes near Davidson College Cemetery
- Mourning Funeral Home2.8 miFuneral home · Cornelius · (800) 516-3660
- Raymer- Kepner Funeral Home & Cremation Services4.4 miFuneral home · Huntersville · (704) 892-9669
- Ingram Funeral Home & Cremation Society6.2 miFuneral home · Mooresville · (704) 663-3939
- Wayne Russell Funeral Service6.2 miFuneral home · Mooresville · (704) 910-0656
- Clyburn and Bigham Mortuary6.2 miMortuary · Mooresville · (704) 664-2575
- James Funeral Home6.3 miFuneral home · Huntersville · (704) 584-9004
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