Includes portions of Raleigh.
Township Instructions
Within a township, review
- Notes - This describes the digitization results and special considerations for a township.
- Original Index - This is the 1978 index of the cemeteries.
- New Index - This is a current index. We will add new cemetery information as it is discovered. These new indexes include Enhanced directions Road names added to the SR numbers GPS data - to the original site or as close as the information and changes in real estate would allow Links to online memorial databases including Find a Grave, Cemetery Census and others.
- Individual Listings and Files - Look for families of interest.
Please note: OCR was attempted, but due to the predominate use of handwriting and old manual typewriters, documents may not be fully searchable. OCR exists for some larger and more clearly typed files.
01 Surname Finder File
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.
02 New Index for Leesville Township
This should be one of the first files you read.
The New Index Spreadsheet for Leesville 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.
02 Original Index and road numbers for Leesville Township
Index as it appeared in the original survey files. Always compare to the new index.
Adams, W.C and others
25 Graves. Moved from Cedar Forks to the location. See also Richards/Adams this township. Find-A_Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2319289/adams-family-cemetery
Baptist Grove Church
African American. 300+ graves. 8 pages of inscriptions. Find-A-Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2280621/baptist-grove-church-cemetery
Chestnut Grove Baptist Church
African-American. 100 graves. 2 pages of inscriptions. Find-A-Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2235307/chestnut-grove-baptist-church-cemetery
Edwards, J.T.
7 graves. 3 with inscriptions. Disturbed or destroyed between 1980 and 1998.
Hickory Grove United Church of Christ
African-American. Location only. see Find a Grave - https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2524035/hickory-grove-united-church-of-christ-cemetery
GPS Coordinates: 35.9244300, -78.7392500
Jordan, John Samuel
Approximate location given in a Notice of Intention to Disinter/Reinter.
Leesville Baptist Church
About 16 graves with inscriptions. Find-A-Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2318373/leesville-baptist-church-cemetery
New Bethel Baptist Church
Location only. Renamed New Grace Baptist Church. Find-A-Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2509372/new-grace-baptist-church-cemetery
Restlawn Memorial Gardens
Location only. (More recently called Brier Creek Memorial Gardens.)
See Find a Grave - https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/48555/brier-creek-memorial-gardens
GPS Coordinates: 35.9077988, -78.7733002
Richards/Adams
17 inscriptions and about 10 unmarked depressions. Find-A-Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2319289/adams-family-cemetery
Soapstone Methodist Church
2 pages of inscriptions. Renamed Christ Covenant Church. Find-A-Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2228231/christ-covenant-church-cemetery