Gilbert Strayhorn Slave Cemetery
Eno Township, Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Location: In south central Eno Township near the township line at the NW intersection of Old NC Hwy 10 (SR-1710) and University Station Road (SR-1712), in a mobile home park. Private property; may be visited only with permission of the mobile home park owner.
Additional information: When surveyed in 1976, probably by Mrs Beatrice B Doak, the large cemetery (120' x 120') was covered with periwinkle and fallen trees, but rows of depressions running north to south were clearly visible. There were no marked stones and only a few rough fieldstones. One sizable cairn of quartz and other stones probably contains more than one grave. The graves appeared to face eastward and the rows seemed regular. There were perhaps 100 to 150 graves, possibly more. This is most likely a very old slave cemetery. Gilbert Strayhorn was one of the founders of New Hope Presbyterian Church (ca 1756). Members of the early Strayhorn family are buried in the Old New Hope Cemetery. The small James N Strayhorn Cemetery down the hill to the west was established later (ca 1836).
When surveyed on March 8, 2006 by Margaret Jones and Milton Forsyth, it was further noted the cemetery is at the top of a slight rise on which the mobile home park road is located, between two of the lots. The Bane family has preserved the cemetery within the mobile home park and her late husband placed very large rocks along the road to mark the lot on which the cemetery resides. Graves marked by fieldstones and depressions are more evident along the north side of the cemetery. The cairn of quartz and other stones mentioned in 1976 is still evident.
GPS Coordinates: 36 02 03.3 N 79 02 21.7 W
Location: In south central Eno Township near the township line at the NW intersection of Old NC Hwy 10 (SR-1710) and University Station Road (SR-1712), in a mobile home park. Private property; may be visited only with permission of the mobile home park owner.
Additional information: When surveyed in 1976, probably by Mrs Beatrice B Doak, the large cemetery (120' x 120') was covered with periwinkle and fallen trees, but rows of depressions running north to south were clearly visible. There were no marked stones and only a few rough fieldstones. One sizable cairn of quartz and other stones probably contains more than one grave. The graves appeared to face eastward and the rows seemed regular. There were perhaps 100 to 150 graves, possibly more. This is most likely a very old slave cemetery. Gilbert Strayhorn was one of the founders of New Hope Presbyterian Church (ca 1756). Members of the early Strayhorn family are buried in the Old New Hope Cemetery. The small James N Strayhorn Cemetery down the hill to the west was established later (ca 1836).
When surveyed on March 8, 2006 by Margaret Jones and Milton Forsyth, it was further noted the cemetery is at the top of a slight rise on which the mobile home park road is located, between two of the lots. The Bane family has preserved the cemetery within the mobile home park and her late husband placed very large rocks along the road to mark the lot on which the cemetery resides. Graves marked by fieldstones and depressions are more evident along the north side of the cemetery. The cairn of quartz and other stones mentioned in 1976 is still evident.
GPS Coordinates: 36 02 03.3 N 79 02 21.7 W
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- Added: 29 Nov 2009
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2333052
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