Includes cemeteries displaced by the Falls Lake Reservoir Project.
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 Light New Index
This should be one of the first files you read.
The New Index Spreadsheet for New Light 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 New Light Original Index
Index as it appeared in the original survey files. Always compare to the new index.
03 Map proximity of various cemeteries
includes: Andrews, Davis, Inscoe, Mangum, ONeal, Ray, Richardson, Simons, and Watkins
Adams/Lawrence
Thirteen graves. Location only. Core of Engineers jurisdiction/Falls Lake Project.
Bailey, I. S. and O'Neal
Twenty five graves with notes and photos of some stones. Location.
**Listed as T.S. Bailey on original index. I. S. is verified with 1900 census for New Light.
Brogden, Helen Rochelle
Sixteen graves, only one named. Location only. In Falls Flood Area. Corp of Eng. 1042.
Cluster of Cedars
Said to be fully Indian. No burials for over 100 years. Fieldstones only.
Falls Community Cemetery
Location only. https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2236865/falls-community-cemetery
Free Union Free Will Baptist Church
Moved. Renamed Lewis Augustus Wilson Cemetery. Find-A-Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2346442/lewis-augustus-wilson-cemetery
Green/Fort/Adam/Ray
African American.
Eighty three graves. Most with fieldstones or unmarked. Seven marked with notes. Falls Lake Project area, COE 240C-1
See well sourced Ancestry Tree for family names listed in image files. https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/118398105/family?cfpid=170175295722&fpid=170175460472
Harrison, Lovil Cemetery
"Old Harrison Cemetery, aka Sikes (on COE 548 report). Original location provided. 36 graves, only 2 known. Moved to Falls Community Cemetery.
Harrison/Lowery/Davis
*Called Harrison -Sykes on survey form. 91 graves, 23 of those unknown. Notes provided for 38.
Harrison/Pearce/Henley/Ray
22 Graves, with map and notes. Unmarked stones may be Allen O'Neal family.
Jones/Ray/Jackson
aka Lume and Jones/Sikes in past. 54 graves, 19 marked and 35 fieldstones. On Falls Lake Floodplain land. COE record 551 (multiple surves included)
Keith, Lonnie
23 graves, 4 are unknown. Site is within Fall Lake Floodplain. COE record #1331
Keith/Cash
Location only. 59 graves, 50 are unknown. Site within Falls Lake Floodplain zone. COE report #1315
Laffoon
aka "Woody Knoll" Cemetery. 17 graves marked with fieldstones or wooden crosses.
Lawrence/Oakly/Baley
19 graves of which 14 are unknown. Cemetery called "Winston" on COE report 1030. Site is within Falls Lake Floodplain.
Lowery, Alfred
Single grave. Site is within Fall Lake Floodplain zone. CoE report 206-2.
Lowery/Davis
Location only. Called "Davis" on COE report #225. Site is within Falls Lake Floodplain zone.
Lowery/Keith/Ray
aka Charles Ray place or Rockfish Farm. 6 graves. Site is within the Falls Lake Floodplain zone. CoE report 552.
Mangum/Byrd
55 graves in all, 42 are unknown. 15 graves with notes. Site is within the Falls Lake Floodplain zone. CoE report 1125.
New Light Baptist - North
African - American. 25 graves with notes. Find-A-Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2362172/new-light-baptist-church-cemetery
New Light Baptist -South
Reported but not surveyed. **See handwritten survey in file, "04 Misc Handwritten New LIght..." Find-A-Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2341879/new-light-baptist-church-cemetery
Norwood, Thos. L
Only 2 graves, moved *From Neuse Township* to Wilson Cem of this Township.
O'Neal, Albert Dawson
3 inscriptions, 6 markers with names noted. In addition, detailed notes on several other burials.
O'Neal/Harrison/Mangum/Smith
13 inscriptions, 2 unmarked graves, 51 fieldstones. Enslaved persons said to buried at this site.
O'Neal/Marshall/Lynam
48 graves including 13 tombstones, 4 metal markers, 30 fieldstones.
Olive Grove Baptist Church
African - American? Location Only.
3024 Olive Grove Church Rd.
Creedmoor, NC
Ray, James M.
41 graves. Relocated to Falls Community Church by Core of Engineers. CoE report 504C.
Ray, Tyrell/Lancaster, Otha
56 graves. Site within Falls Lake Floodplain zone. Coe report 1012
Ridgecrest Baptist Church
29 graves. Find-A-Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2452924/ridgecrest-baptist-church-cemetery
Rogers, Pelig S.and Mangum
15 graves. File includes letters exchanged regarding Peleg Rogers and location.
Sikes, J.A./Allen, W.J.
65 graves. Referred to as Sykes/Allen on original index. All burials of the surname are spelled Sikes.
Stony Hill Baptist Church
Not surveyed. Location only. See Find a Grave - https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2153347/stony-hill-baptist-church-cemetery.
GPS - 35.9964800, -78.6067490.
Unknown 6
4 graves including child of Labe Perry. NC98 and Neuse River vacinity. Site moved from Falls Lake Floodplain zone. CoE report 535. Moved to Falls Community Church.
Unknown 7
25 unknown graves. New Light Rd and Purnell Rd vacinity. Site within Falls Lake Floodplain. CoE report 624.
Unknown at Rocky Branch 1
5 unknown graves. NC 98 at Rocky Branch vacinity. Site within Falls Lake Floodplain zone. CoE report 537-1.
Unknown at Rocky Branch 2
1 unknown grave. NC98 and Rocky Branch vacinity. Site within Falls Lake Floodplain zone. CoE report 537-2
Williams, John P.
25 graves, most unknown. Site is within the Falls Lake Floodplain zone. CoE report 1316.
Wilson, Lewis aka Free Union Church
Originally a church cemetery that became a family cemetery after Lewis Augustus Wilson bought the land. 109 burials Find-A-Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2346442/lewis-augustus-wilson-cemetery
Woodland Baptist Church
African- American. 85 inscriptions. Just over the Wake/Granville Co. line. At some point name changed to Woodland Chapel Baptist Church. Find-A-Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2300674/woodland-chapel-baptist-church-cemetery