Sugar Creek in Charlotte in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Sugar Creek Burying Ground
Photographed by Mark Parker, November 29, 2024
1. Sugar Creek Burying Ground Marker
Erected 1909 by Daughters of the American Revolution Mecklenburg Chapter.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list.
Location. 35° 15.522′ N, 80° 48.154′ W. Marker is in Charlotte, North Carolina, in Mecklenburg County. It is in Sugar Creek. It can be reached from West Craighead Road south of Glory Street, on the right when traveling south. The marker is along the south facing fence of the cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 343 W Craighead Road, Charlotte NC 28206, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont. 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Alexander Craighead (within shouting distance of this marker); Sugaw Creek Presbyterian Church (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); "War of Sugar Creek" (approx. 0.4 miles away); Major Joseph Graham (approx. 0.4 miles away); John Gibbon (approx. 1.2 miles away); VFW Post 9488 Veterans Memorial (approx. 1½ miles away); Bishop John C. Kilgo House (approx. 2 miles away); Victoria (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Charlotte.
Photographed by Mark Parker, November 29, 2024
2. Wide view of Sugar Creek Burying Ground Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 25, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 30, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 208 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 30, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
