Christ Churchyard became a place of burial sometime in the middle of the eighteenth century.  Our oldest (readable) grave marker dates to the late 1700s (predating the church building that was erected in 1827), but there are many unmarked graves in the old sections.  The churchyard was once in two parts; each having its own side.  However, as the years have passed it has grown together.  The iron gate (one of the two, signifying separate entrances to the two yards) now stand alone.  It dates back to the early 1800s.  The "rock wall" has long gone away.   

The names of many prominent families of the area can be read on the stones which now stand as our "silent congregation" - they are our saints and the witnesses that have gone on before us.  Barber, Kesler, Owens, Plummer, Wilhelm, Brown, Thompson, etc...  – names of community leaders spanning almost three centuries. There are several priests, doctors, teachers, many children, housewives, farmers, soldiers, all sorts and conditions of folk; some rich in things, many rich in spirit, known and unknown.

If you are seeking information about our churchyard, please contact us at churchyard@christchurchclevelandnc.org