Asbury Memorial Church Cemetery in Raynham, North Carolina

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Get directions Raynham, North Carolina, USA

Coordinates: 34.57521, -79.19281
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The 1861 Asbury Methodist Church (currently known as Asbury Memorial Church) is located in the south-central section of Robeson County in Raynham, a small town approximately twelve miles south of Lumberton, the county seat, and five miles north of Rowland. The church sits facing northwest in the middle of an approximate 1.5-acre lot on the southeast side of U.S. Highway 301 North. A one-acre cemetery, located on the north side of U. S. Highway 301, opposite Asbury Methodist Church, contains approximately 200 marked graves. The cemetery is partially enclosed by a chain link fence and entered through a ca. 1930 cast iron gate flanked by brick piers. There are no graves outside the fenced area. The stones are arranged in rows with most of the headstones facing west. A number of different marker styles are represented in the cemetery. The earlier markers tend to be upright slabs with segmental or gothic arches. Several of the stones marking the graves of children are topped by lambs or doves. There are also a number of obelisks and several horizontal slabs. Many of the newer markers consist of substantial marble or granite stones. The earliest burials that predate the church occurred when the property was a community burial ground. The cemetery continues to be used by former church members and their descendents.