Mooresville in Iredell County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Baker Cemetery
Photographed by Mark Parker, November 14, 2023
1. Baker Cemetery Marker
Baker Cemetery moved to this site 1961 from original location 3 1/2 miles southwest in Lake Norman
Erected 1961.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1961.
Location. 35° 33.053′ N, 80° 51.296′ W. Marker is in Mooresville, North Carolina, in Iredell County. It can be reached from Centre Church Road (State Road 1245) near Fairview Road, on the right when traveling east. The marker is at the Centre Presbyterian Church Cemetery. The Baker Cemetery plots are in the far south section of the larger burial grounds. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 173 Centre Church Rd, Mooresville NC 28117, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Piedmont and in Greater Charlotte. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The History of Centre Presbyterian Church / Centre Patriots (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Centre Church (approx. half a mile away); Torrence's Tavern (approx. 0.9 miles away); Site of Torrence Tavern (approx. one mile away); Stinson Hall (approx. 2½ miles away); Granville Grant (approx. 2.9 miles away); John Franklin Moore
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More about this marker. Parking for the cemetery is across the street at Centre Presbyterian Church. Note: GPS directions are not always reliable. Centre Church Road is only accessible from Fairview Road.
Regarding Baker Cemetery. Baker Cemetery was the burial grounds for many early Scots-Irish settlers of North Mecklenburg County that immigrated from Ulster in the early 18th century. Included is Rev. John Thomson, who was the first Presbyterian minister to preach at several churches in the area. A founding minister in the Concord Presbytery, delivered first sermon at Hopewell Presbyterian in Huntersville, NC, which later became a focal point for Revolutionary patriotism.
Baker Cemetery was moved due to the creation of Lake Norman by Duke Power Company in the early 1960s.
Photographed by Mark Parker, November 14, 2023
2. Baker Cemetery entrance
Marker is at ground level just past the arch in the center.
Photographed by Mark Parker, November 14, 2023
3. Gravestone of Rev. John Thomson at Baker's Cemetery
Inscription: The Rev. John Thomson 1690-1753
Pioneer Presbyterian Preacher, Teacher and Writer
Graduate of U. of Glasgow
Advocate of the Adopting Act 1729
Probably the first minister to preach in what became Concord Presbytery.
Buried in this enclosure
Pioneer Presbyterian Preacher, Teacher and Writer
Graduate of U. of Glasgow
Advocate of the Adopting Act 1729
Probably the first minister to preach in what became Concord Presbytery.
Buried in this enclosure
Photographed by Mark Parker, November 14, 2023
4. Hugh Lawson gravestone at Baker Cemetery Marker
Inscription: "Sacred to the Memory of Hugh Lawson, Gentlemen.
Born Ulster, Ireland 1700.
Came to America, George & Ann 1727.
Married Mary Moore 1729.
Colonial Judge Lunenburg Co., Va. 1746-1756.
Moved to N.C. c. 1759. Died 1772.
Ancestor of Patriots."
Born Ulster, Ireland 1700.
Came to America, George & Ann 1727.
Married Mary Moore 1729.
Colonial Judge Lunenburg Co., Va. 1746-1756.
Moved to N.C. c. 1759. Died 1772.
Ancestor of Patriots."
Credits. This page was last revised on September 19, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 19, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 561 times since then and 60 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 19, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
