Includes the towns of Wake Forest and Rolesville.
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 Wake Forest New Index
This should be one of the first files you read.
The New Index Spreadsheet for Wake Forest 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 Wake Forest Original Index
Index as it appeared in the original survey files. Always compare to the new index.
Corinth United Church of Christ Cemetery
Two sheets listing fifty inscriptions. Twenty-three additional marked graves, seven unmarked. African-American At some point the name of the cemetery changed as shown on Find-A-Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2372509/corinth-christian-church-cemetery
GPS: 35.975075 -78.440536
Crenshaw-Harris-Jones
Twenty-six inscriptions plus one marked grave. Find-A-Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2375101/crenshaw-hall-cemetery
Enslaved, Unknown #2 Cemetery
Noted as seventy-five unmarked enslaved graves near Newman Watkins cemetery.
Forestville Baptist Church
Six sheets of alphabetized inscriptions. Find-A-Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2218051/forestville-baptist-church-cemetery
Freeman
Sixteen inscriptions. Find-A-Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2744034/freeman-cemetery
Friendship Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
One hundred and two inscriptions plus two marked and 40 unmarked graves. African- American. Find-A-Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2252688/friendship-chapel-cemetery
Jackson, S J
Twenty one inscriptions. Find-A-Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2404662/barham-family-cemetery
Jones, June
Five inscriptions. Find-A-Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2717094/jones-family-cemetery
Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery
Fifty-two inscriptions plus twenty-one markers and eight unmarked graces. Find-A-Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2311937/macedonia-baptist-cemetery
Massey
Nineteen inscriptions. Find-A-Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2414551/massey-family-cemetery
New Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
African American. Seven pages of inscriptions. Three hundred fifty-four graves noted which includes seventy-five marked graves. Find-A-Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2301729/new-bethel-baptist-church-cemetery
Perry Fuller
Six graves w/ 3 inscriptions. (added 2023 - aka Stell, but not other any of the other listed Stell cems. See original images.)
Pine Forest Memorial Gardens
Four hundred seventy two tombstones plus nine unmarked. Thirteen pages of inscriptions. Find-A_Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/164802/pine-forest-memorial-gardens
Richland Creek Cemetery
Seventy-three unmarked graves noted as being scheduled for move.
Rogers, Michael
Fifteen burials. aka ROGERS-WHITAKER-HAYWOOD FAMILY CEMETERY. (Added 2023 - Michael Rogers was the first Sheriff of Wake County.)
Rolesville Cemetery
Seven pages of alphabetized inscriptions. Also Known as Rolesville Baptist Cemetery. Find-A-Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/48630/rolesville-baptist-church-cemetery
Southeastern Baptist Seminary Cemetery
Twenty-two inscriptions. Find-A-Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2288329/southeastern-baptist-theological-seminary-cemetery
Sutherland Cemetery
One inscription plus at least sixteen more marked and unmarked. aka Mangum Family Cemetery at Wake Forest Country Club. Ransom Sutherland was a Rev War Officer (see Cem Census notes)
Unknown 2
17 graves. Names and dates unknown.Within the Virginia Water Dr traffic circle in Cedar Lake Subdv. (Off E. Young St, south of Rolesville.) Reported in 2023. Not in original Survey.
Wake Crossroads Baptist Church Cemetery
Six pages of alphabetized inscriptions. Find-A-Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/1989278/wake-crossroads-baptist-church-cemetery
Wake Forest Cemetery
Twenty-five pages of alphabetized inscriptions. Find-A-Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/1969435/wake-forest-cemetery
Wake Union Church Cemetery
Ninety-one inscriptions plus 4 marked and one unmarked. Find-A-Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2312690/wake-union-baptist-church-cemetery
Young-Cooper Cemetery
African American. Seventeen inscriptions plus six unmarked graves.