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

Bellevue Cemetery

1876

— Surveyed by Brown & James —

Bellevue Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 24, 2024

1. Bellevue Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Fifteen-and-one-half acres, known as Green's Battery during the Civil War, were purchased in 1876 to establish a private cemetery for people of moderate means. An act of the North Carolina General Assembly incorporated the Bellevue Cemetery Company as a capitol stock company in January 1877. Bellevue now contains thirty acres.

Erected by Historic Wilmington Foundation, Inc.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: 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 1876.

Location. 34° 14.556′ N, 77° 55.524′ W. Marker is in Wilmington, North Carolina, in New Hanover County. It can be reached from Princess Place Drive 0.1 miles west of North 21st Street, on the right when traveling west. Marker is on a brick column inside the cemetery gate. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wilmington NC 28405, 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

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American South,

specifically in the Upper 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: J. Lowell White House (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); A.C. Diehl House (about 700 feet away); Bridgers-Fulenwider House (about 800 feet away); Hale-Henderson House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Browne-Stanley House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Cherry-Halterman House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Brown-Weathersbee House (approx. ¼ mile away); Jesse James Mohn House (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilmington.

Also see . . .
1. Photos: Historic Bellevue Cemetery. Photo gallery of the cemetery. (Cammie Bellamy, Wilmington StarNews, Dec. 7, 2017) (Submitted on February 2, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

2. Register of deaths and burials--Bellevue Cemetery Company: July 1876-May 1988.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 24, 2024

2. Bellevue Cemetery Marker

Map, medical glossary and listing of those resting in the burial ground. Note: Book is a flip over in landscape format and has been scanned sideways. There is no way to rotate the document in the viewer. (William Madison Randall Library, University of North Carolina at Wilmington; via Internet Archive) (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 589 times since then and 115 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 2, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.