This file indexes surnames found in smaller family cemeteries in all townships across Wake County. Thanks to Cynthia Gage for creating this useful tool for us. Note: this list does not include names in Church or Community cemeteries.

This should be one of the first files you read. The New Index Spreadsheet for St Matthews township allows for updates and corrections as well as the opportunity to add GPS Co-ordinates and links to outside sources. We have also improved how the roads are referenced by including Road Name with the SR#. -- We now have a vehicle to make additions as other cemeteries become known as is the wish of the co-ordinator of the original project, Irene Kittinger. If you know of any additions or corrections please let us know.

Index as it appeared in the original survey files. Always compare to the new index.

Surname Oliver, unknown connection to St Matthews twp.

Disappeared/Destroyed. 4 known burials.

168 burials, most stones readable. 15 pages of inscriptions. Find-A-Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2178621/bethlehem-baptist-church-cemetery

African American. Location only. Find-A-Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2531642/boylan-chapel-cemetery

9 or more graves. 2 with inscriptions.

1 grave.

33 graves. No names or identifiers.

May be African-American and white. Perhaps 200 unmarked graves except five – McCULLERS, JEFFRIES, HINTON, SMITH, BRYANT.

7 graves. 1 readable marker.

African American. Location only. Find-A-Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2237087/elevation-baptist-church-cemetery

12 graves, 9 with inscriptions. Very near but probably seperate from Milburnie Primitive Baptist site.

African American. 2 or more graves.

43 graves with inscriptions, 18 with no markers.

35 graves, 3 pages of inscriptions.

2 graves. Moved to Oakwood

35 graves. 8 with inscriptions.

6 inscriptions.

no graves with markers, but memory of six buried there.

Destroyed. Location only.

11 graves, 10 with inscriptions.Church's name changed to Wilder's Grove. Plans to relocate. Find-A-Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2703641/hillcrest-baptist-church-cemetery

No marked graves. Cemetery at "Beaver Dam," former plantation home of William Hinton.

150-200 graves. Some have fieldstones, most not marked. Across highway from "Midway" plantation built by Charles Lewis Hinton.

15 graves, most with inscriptions. Cemetery is at "The Oaks," former plantation built by David Hinton.

3 graves with initials, maybe 3 more with rocks. Cemetery is at "Clay Hill," former plantation of John H Hinton.

4 graves from memory. Markers were damaged or destroyed.

African American. 25 graves with inscription, 3 with no markers, 6 unreadable. Renamed to Now Faith Community Baptist Ch Cemetery. Find a Grave - https://peoplelegacy.com/cemetery/now_faith_community_baptist_church_cemetery-3p4y01/

1 inscription, 4 unmarked graves.

African American. 1 grave with marker, others marked with stones. (about 50 graves in all. 14 listed from memory.)

18 graves, 16 with inscriptions.

10 graves marked with stones.

12 graves, 11 with markers.

10 pages of burials with inscriptions. At some point renamed Knightdale Cemetery. Find-A-Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/1214043/knightdale-cemetery

64 graves with inscriptions. Church is now called Northside Community Church. Find-A-Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2209266/knightdale-united-methodist-church-cemetery

6 graves with inscriptions.

African American. about 375 burials. 18 pages of inscriptions. Find-A-Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2215503/malaby's-crossroad-baptist-church-cemetery

Reported but not surveyed. Located behind Emory in this twp. **(On SR 2216/Raleigh Beach Rd (E of Elevation Church) .2 mi S side. SW side to other cem.) Near EMORY. Many unmarked sunken graves except four.

74 burials. 7 pages of inscriptions. Find-A-Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2302456/knightdale-baptist-church-cemetery

4-5 graves some with rocks. No markers.

8 graves with inscriptions. This is located in the median between US1 and Hwy 401.

30 graves. 3 pages of notes and some inscriptions.

Possibly a Dunn family. location only.

3 graves. Markers old and broken. Graves were nearly disturbed by development. See article in Wake Genealogy Watch newsletter, Dec. 1017.

8 graves with inscriptions.

African American. 3 graves, 1 not readable.