Wilmington in New Hanover County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Pine Forest Cemetery

1860

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 24, 2024

1. Pine Forest Cemetery Marker

Inscription. In 1860 the town purchased fifteen acres and established a cemetery here for colored residents. It was conveyed to the Pine Forest Cemetery Corporation in 1870. Government officials, educators, physicians, businessmen and other prominent citizens are buried here.

Erected by Historic Wilmington Foundation, Inc.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina, Historic Wilmington Foundation series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1860.

Location. 34° 14.531′ N, 77° 55.773′ W. Marker is in Wilmington, North Carolina, in New Hanover County. It is on North 16th Street north of Rankin Street, on the left when traveling north. Marker is on the left gate post at the cemetery entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 490 N 16th St, Wilmington NC 28401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain and on the Cape Fear Coast.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper

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South,

and in the Tidewater.

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 walking distance of this marker: Jesse James Mohn House (within shouting distance of this marker); Mohn-Hartley House (within shouting distance of this marker); Glascow Hicks House (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Jaffé House (about 500 feet away); Allen and Anna Love House (about 500 feet away); Hiatt House (about 500 feet away); Stein House (about 500 feet away); Bellamy-Baggett House (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilmington.

Also see . . .
1. Pine Forest Cemetery. The cemetery's homepage. (Submitted on February 2, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

2. The Pine Forest Cemetery. Wilmington commissioners first

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 24, 2024

2. Pine Forest Cemetery Marker

procured a burial ground for the city’s black population in 1860. But Pine Forest Cemetery on North 16th Street was likely used for that purpose for years before. The 15-acre cemetery has stones dating from the 1840s and 1850s. (Wilmington StarNews, Feb. 3, 2002) (Submitted on February 2, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

3. Pine Forest Cemetery Register. Register for the Pine Forest Cemetery in Wilmington, NC with records spanning from the 1860s to the 1970s. This register was scanned on microfilm by the State Library of North Carolina in the 1980s, then digitized by the New Hanover County Public Library in 2023. (via Biblioboard) (Submitted on February 2, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

4. Pine Forest Cemetery. Find a Grave entry on the historic African-American burial ground. (Submitted on February 2, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 2, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 331 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 2, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.