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* II . Historical <br /> A. Cemeteries <br /> 1 . OLD TERRELL ' S CEMETERY <br /> vicinity of the end of Ford Rd . CSR1949] <br /> tmr: 6 .42. .4C <br /> Long-time area residents have recollection of gravesites, <br /> unsure of exact location although cemetery appears as <br /> seperate entry on county tax rolls . <br /> 2. MINNIS-PICKARD CEMETERY <br /> about 1 mile e/o Mebane-Oaks Rd . CSR10O7] off of first <br /> dirt road n/o NC54. <br /> tmr: 6 . 17 <br /> Cemetery is on north side of field adjacent to dirt road, <br /> and surrounded by dry rock wall . About 12 graves marked <br /> with uninscribed fieldstones . Some carved stones . Ca. <br /> 1834-1875 . <br /> 3 . SYKES CEMETERY <br /> w/o Buckhorn Rd . CSR11143 n/o Bradshaw Quarry Rd . CSR1115] <br /> tmr: 6 . 10. . 13 <br /> 4 . NAME UNKNOWN (HENRY ANRDEUS) <br /> n/o NC54 off gravel road 0.25 mile w/o junction of NC54 <br /> and Greenfield Rd . CSR1207] <br /> 6 .28. . 108 <br /> Five graves in a wooded area near Tarheel Sertoma Club . <br /> Perwinkle ground cover . Four graves marked only by rough <br /> fieldstones. One carved stone; Henry Andreus, d . 1851 . <br /> 5 . NAME UNKNOWN <br /> w/o White Cross Rd . [SR1951 ] near Chatham County line <br /> tmr: 6 .42. . 15 <br /> 6 . WILLIAM CHEEK CEMETERY <br /> e/s extension of Nick ' s Rd . [5R1119] n/o Oak Grove Church <br /> Rd . CSR1117] <br /> tmr: <br /> Small , less than 650 square feet . Ca. 1880-1895 . Area has <br /> been maintained and is surrounded by a chain link fence <br /> an gate. <br /> 7 . CHESLEY ANDREWS FAMILY CEMETERY <br /> e/o Dodsons Crossroads North CSR1102] n/o Dairyland Rd . <br /> CSR1177] <br /> tmr: 6 . 13. . 1A <br /> Ca. 1897-1949 . Four well maintained graves surrounded by <br /> a wood rail fence. Less than 1000 square feet. <br /> 8. CARR FAMILY CEMETERY <br /> w/o Orange Grove Rd . CSR1006] 1 mile s/o Kimbro Rd . <br /> [SR1728] <br /> tmr: <br /> Approximately 1000 square feet . Abandoned . Ca 1818-1889 . <br /> 5Q <br />