Mecklenburg County Home Cemetery in Charlotte, North Carolina

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Get directions 301 East WT Harris Blvd
Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

Coordinates: 35.30277, -80.74815
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The cemetery is located on south side of East W. T. Harris Blvd (halfway between NC-29 & NC-49) in the 400 block of East McCullough Rd. in the local shopping center. As you enter the shopping area on East McCullough Rd, the cemetery is on the immediate left atop the stone wall. The gravel access road is on left at top of the hill.

This cemetery was for the residents of the Mecklenburg County County Home, which was originally located nearby. Residents who could not provide for themselves became the responsibility of Mecklenburg Co. On January 3, 1939, a decision was made to place markers on the graves, using money from the Poor Fund Emergency Fund. Each marker was to be 8 inches wide, 2 inches thick, and from 20 to 22 inches high. The gravestones are all facing W. T. Harris Blvd. Because this cemetery was used before desegregation, there is a separation of graves. The earliest known burial was 1930. The cemetery is located in a wooded area that cannot be seen from the street.