Near Grover in Cleveland County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Old Shiloh Presbyterian Church Cemetery

1780-1916

Photographed by Mark Parker, October 7, 2025

1. Old Shiloh Presbyterian Church Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Established in 1780, Cleveland County's most historic cemetery contains remains of earliest settlers from nearby communities and their descendants, in addition to Revolutionary War and Civil War heroes and a State Senator.

Family names represented by markers:
Christmas • Crow • Dillingham • Dover • Ettress • Etters • Gilfillan • Gordon • Hambright • Hardin • Harry • Holmes • Howser • McCarter • Morrow • Patterson • Price • Randall • Reynolds • Sellers • Williams

Many of the stones were obtained from the nearby Kings Mountain quarry and carved by stonecutters Wm. & James Crawford and James Caveny. Some graves are marked by stones only.

Among the eminent at rest in this place are:
Revolutionary War participants Col. Frederick Hambright, Commander at Battle of Kings Mountain; William Patterson killed Oct. 7, 1780; and Patterson brothers Arthur, Jr. & Thomas; Indian Wars, Maj. Fred. Hambright, Jr.; War of 1812 participant John Hambright; Civil War Veterans, Charles H. Christmas (killed Charleston, SC 1862) and Joseph Ettress; Lincoln County State Senator (1835) John B. Harry.

Erected 2000 by Descendants of

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Colonel Frederick Hambright.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers • War of 1812 • War, US Civil • War, US Revolutionary • Wars, US Indian. A significant historical year for this entry is 1780.

Location. 35° 10.121′ N, 81° 25.991′ W. Marker is near Grover, North Carolina, in Cleveland County. It is on Elm Road 0.3 miles east of Belton Drive, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 212 Elm Rd, Kings Mountain NC 28086, 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 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

Old Shiloh Presbyterian Church Cemetery Marker looking east on Elm Road image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, October 7, 2025

2. Old Shiloh Presbyterian Church Cemetery Marker looking east on Elm Road

3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Old Shiloh Presbyterian Church Cemetery (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Colonel Frederick Hambright (about 500 feet away); Patrick Ferguson (approx. one mile away); Cornwallis (approx. one mile away); North Carolina / South Carolina (approx. one mile away); Kings Mountain Battleground (approx. 1.4 miles away); Welcome to the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area (approx. 1.8 miles away); Frederick Hambright (approx. 2.3 miles away in South Carolina). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Grover.

More about this marker. Note: Elm St listed on Google Maps does not exist. It is a gravel path that will take you to the cemetery. The cemetery is gated to prevent vehicle traffic. A phone number is posted for persons interested to visit the cemetery.

Gravel road from Elm Road to the cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, October 7, 2025

3. Gravel road from Elm Road to the cemetery

Google Maps lists this as Elm Street, however there is no signage listed. No vehicle traffic is allowed without permission

Old Shiloh Presbyterian Church Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, October 7, 2025

4. Old Shiloh Presbyterian Church Cemetery

Gravesite of Col. Frederick Hambright, one of the heroes at the Battle of Kings Mountain image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, October 7, 2025

5. Gravesite of Col. Frederick Hambright, one of the heroes at the Battle of Kings Mountain

Gravestone of NC state senator John B. Harry image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, October 7, 2025

6. Gravestone of NC state senator John B. Harry

Credits. This page was last revised on October 14, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 7, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 89 times since then and 52 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on October 7, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.