Cemeteries

The Chapel Hill Parks and Recreation Department maintains the grounds and the Town’s records for four local cemeteries. Two of our Chapel Hill Cemeteries are historical cemeteries with deep cultural value to the community:

• Old Chapel Hill Cemetery

  • Historical cemetery (circa 1776), listed on the National Register of Historic Places
  • The oldest gravestone in the cemetery is for a university student who died in 1798
  • Located at the corner of Country Club Road and South Road

  • View a map of the Cemetery

• Barbee-Hargraves Cemetery
  • Historical slave cemetery, one quarter acre located at the cul-de-sac on Greenwood Road.
  • View a map of the Cemetery

• Chapel Hill Memorial Cemetery
  • Located between Fordham Blvd. (US-15-501 Business) and Legion Road, west of Scarlett Dr.
  • Cemetery plots and Columbariums are available for sale
  • View a map of the Cemetery

• West Chapel Hill Cemetery (formerly known as Jay Street Cemetery)
  • Near Village Drive and Jay Street adjacent to the Village West neighborhood
  • View a map of the Cemetery
    
    
• NEW  To access the Cemetery Viewer, please click burial records or click above right. This new feature will allow you to easy locate a plot, upload photos and add a memorial. If you need assistance, please contact the phone number below.

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Property Office manages Memorial Grove.

• Memorial Grove, UNC-Chapel Hill's garden for the scattering and interment of ashes
  • Located at the corner of Country Club Road and South Road, adjacent to Old Chapel Hill Cemetery.
  • The garden is reserved for use by individuals with a university affiliation, and for immediate family members of those individuals.
  • View Memorial Grove photo's and policies and procedures here

Cemetery Plot Sales

Chapel Hill Parks and Recreation Dept. manages the town cemeteries plot and columbarium sales for Chapel Hill Memorial Cemetery only. Cemetery plots in Old Chapel Hill Cemetery are no longer sold by the Town, but may be available by private lot holders.

For Pricing, see Parks and Recreation Fee Schedule Rules & Regulations, Chapter 6 - Cemeteries Ordinance, Columbarium.

Contact us by phone 919-968-2738 for further information.

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