Laurinburg in Scotland County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

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Stewartsville Cemetery

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, June 8, 2012

1. Stewartsville Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Begun 1785. Congressman James Stewart gave land. J. C. McLaurin, who founded Laurinburg, and many Scots buried here. Two miles southwest.

Erected 1967 by NC Archives and Highways Departments. (Marker Number I-57.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Charity & Public Work • Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1785.

Location. Marker has been permanently removed. It was located near 34° 45.27′ N, 79° 24.03′ W. Marker was in Laurinburg, North Carolina, in Scotland County. It was at the intersection of Business U.S. 74 and Rocky Ford Roud, on the right when traveling east on U.S. 74Business . Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 13420 N Rocky Ford Rd, Laurinburg NC 28352, United States of America.

We have been informed that this marker is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.

Regionally, this marker was in North Carolina’s Piedmont.

It was also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found 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 4 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Stewart-Hawley-Malloy House (approx. 1.2 miles away); Laurinburg-Maxton Army Air Base

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(approx. 1.9 miles away); Carolina College (approx. 2.8 miles away); Maxton Alma Railroad Bell (approx. 3.1 miles away); Maxton War Memorial (approx. 3.1 miles away); Town of Shoe Heel / Carolina Methodist College (approx. 3.2 miles away); World War II Glider Pilots (approx. 3.4 miles away); “Battle of Hayes Pond” (approx. 3½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Laurinburg.

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, June 8, 2012

2. Stewartsville Cemetery Marker

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, June 8, 2012

3. Stewartsville Cemetery Marker

Stewartsville Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, June 8, 2012

4. Stewartsville Cemetery

Former location of the Stewartsville Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, July 26, 2020

5. Former location of the Stewartsville Cemetery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 29, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 8, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,087 times since then and 55 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 8, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. 5. submitted on July 29, 2020, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.