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Taylor Black Cemetery
TAYLOR BLACK CEMETERY
FOUNDED: 1893 - first recorded burial
ADDITONAL NAMES: None
AFFILIATION(S): None
HISTORY:
Taylor Black Cemetery located in Bull Head Township, Snow Hill, Greene County, NC was established in 1893 with the first recorded burial being Lucinda Edwards Taylor. The cemetery sits back in the middle of a field in the NC countryside. The land was originally owned by the Taylor family, who appropriated the land for the slaves in the area to be buried. The land was eventually purchased by a black man, Lewis Swinson, but those records have been lost, due to a fire at the Greene County Courthouse in the late 1800's. The cemetery currently sits on the Griffin farm. In 2020 the Gardner family raised funds to clean the 2-acre cemetery and it has been upkept since. In 2022 the Taylor Black Cemetery group was formed with the main purpose to secure funding for the long-term preservation of this unique cemetery.
BCN Contact Information:
Taylor Black Cemetery
taylorblackcemetery@gmail.com