Tarboro in Edgecombe County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Old Town Cemetery
1790
Erected by the Town of Tarboro and the Tarboro Rotary Club.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Military • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Rotary International series list.
Location. 35° 53.923′ N, 77° 31.878′ W. Marker is in Tarboro, North Carolina, in Edgecombe County. It is at the intersection of East St. James Street and St. David Street when traveling east on East St. James Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 315 St David St, Tarboro NC 27886, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain. 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,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Civil War Cemeteries (here, next to this marker); Joseph Blount Cheshire, Jr. (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Garrett Bldg. (about 600 feet away); The Charters of Freedom (about 800 feet away); St. Paul A.M.E. Zion Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); John C. Dancy (approx. 0.2 miles away); W.D. Pender (approx. 0.2 miles away); W.L. Saunders (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tarboro.
Photographed by Mike Stroud, July 18, 2011
3. Old Town Cemetery
Credits. This page was last revised on December 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 28, 2025, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 53 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 28, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3. submitted on August 2, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
