Wake County North Carolina Cemeteries Other NC County Cemeteries

230    MT. HOPE [Raleigh City Cemetery, Black]   -   E

Location - south of Raleigh at the intersection of Prospect Avenue and South Saunders Street, (Hwys. 70, 401, 50). The cemetery is barely visible from the highway.

Coordinates: 35d 45m 51.0s N; 78d 38m 42.0s W Click here for Google maps

Mount Hope Cemetery is owned by the city of Raleigh, and is administered by Raleigh Parks and Recreation Dept. Within this department the Cemetery Division operates and maintains Mount Hope Cemetery as well other cemeteries located on park properties. Mount Hope is a large and very beautiful cemetery, carefully maintained. It has been in existence since 1872 when the secton of Raleigh City Cemetery that was designated for African-Americans was declared full by the city fathers and Mount Hope was created. It contains 34.3 acres (Wake Co. R.E. Data). Burial plots are available.

From Saunders Street: Turn east on to Prospect Avenue to access the cemetery. There are two entrances; one on Prospect Avenue by the office and the main gate on Fayetteville Street.

The cemetery is very large and the headstones are in no particular order. The names assigned to the sections of the cemetery are informal, that is, the workers at the cemetery use these names for their own convenience in designating different sections of this big cemetery. There are no formally designated sections. Click here to view several pictures of the cemetery.

Records dating from 1937 were made available through the generosity of Mr. Wayne Schindler, City of Raleigh Parks Superintendent and Mr. Danny Morgan, Park Operations Supervisor, Cemetery Division. Records prior to 1937 were destroyed in a fire. No birth dates or death dates are recorded, names of the deceased and their burial dates are given. Plot locations are noted.
Additional burials provided from the extensive research of Shirley Olson.

NOTE: All death dates are actually burial dates, unless noted in the comments for each burial. These burial dates are as recorded in the Raleigh City Cemetery Division records. The cemetery office address is:

Mount Hope Cemetery
1120 Fayetteville St.
Raleigh, NC 27601-2527



A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

X

Y

Z

1. Eason, Dontez A.   (b. - d. 12 May 2006)
Section: 1991 Addition. Lot: 2-12-D-1.
2. Eason, Elizabeth   (b. - d. 21 May 1993)
Section: Pipeline. Lot: 154A Southside.
3. Eason, Norman   (b. - d. 13 Oct 1964)
Section: Pipeline. Lot: 154A Southside.
4. Easterling, Marion Williams   (b. - d. 5 Jan 1998)
Section: Backside. Lot: 130 Northside.
5. Easterling, Ruby   (b. - d. 16 Aug 2000)
Section: 1991 Addition. Lot: 2-34-C-4.
6. Eatmon, Oscar Jr.   (b. - d. 19 May 2005)
Section: 1991 Addition. Lot: 2-2-D-1.
7. Eaton, Estelle   (b. - d. 2 Feb 1979)
Section: Pipeline. Lot: 57A Northside.
8. Eaton, Florence   (b. - d. 6 Nov 1970)
Section: Upper Flats.
9. Eaton, John M.   (b. - d. 23 Apr 1968)
Section: Upper Flats.
10. Eaton, Lucy   (b. - d. 26 Jan 1987)
Section: Upper Flats.
11. Eaton, Sadie Ellen   (b. - d. 27 May 1964)
Section: Upper Flats.
12. Edgerton, Jackie R.   (b. - d. 1 Jul 2006)
Section: 1991 Addition. Lot: 2-16-C-4.
13. Edmunds, Naomi Watson   (b. - d. 2 Dec 2004)
Section: 1991 Addition. Lot: 2-27-B-1.
14. Edmundson, Christine   (b. - d. 9 Feb 2006)
Section: 1991 Addition. Lot: 2-2-C-4.
15. Edwards, (Baby Girl)   (b. - d. 7 Aug 1967)
Lot: Baby Space 5, 3rd row.
16. Edwards, (Baby)   (b. - d. 13 May 1946)
Lot: Baby Space 17.
17. Edwards, (Baby)   (b. - d. 18 Sep 1941)
Lot: Baby Space 36.
18. Edwards, Bernice   (b. - d. 25 Jul 1946)
Lot: Pauper Space 35.
19. Edwards, Catherine Ruth   (b. - d. 29 Jul 1972)
Section: Old Part, at Lightner Circle. Lot: Edwards Lot.
20. Edwards, Cecile H.   (b. - d. 23 Sep 2005)
Section: Old Original. Lot: Edwards Lot.
21. Edwards, Charles   (b. - d. 20 Feb 1975)
Section: 1B. Lot: 135.
22. Edwards, Eliza   (b. - d. 7 Mar 1975)
Section: Backside. Lot: 118.
23. Edwards, Emma Carter   (b. - d. 18 Sep 1997)
Section: 1991 Addition. Lot: 3-31-B-1.
24. Edwards, Gaston   (b. - d. 8 Oct 1943)
Section: Old Part. Lot: Edwards lot, old circle.
25. Edwards, Gerald Alonzo   (b. - d. 13 Jun 2005)
Section: Old Circle. Lot: Edwards lot.
26. Edwards, Haywood   (b. - d. 26 Oct 1939)
Lot: Space 1207.
27. Edwards, James   (b. - d. 27 Oct 1979)
Section: Backside. Lot: 118.
28. Edwards, Laura   (b. - d. 10 Aug 1969)
Section: Old Part, C. Lot: Edwards Lot.
29. Edwards, N. L., Dr.   (b. 1870 - d. 1919)
30. Edwards, Nellie B.   (b. - d. 26 Dec 1945)
Lot: Space 1545.
31. Edwards, Ola   (b. - d. 22 May 1946)
Lot: Pauper Space 34.
32. Edwards, Peggie   (b. - d. 8 Jun 1942)
Section: Old Part. Lot: Peggie Edwards.
33. Edwards, Rufus   (b. - d. 25 Jan 1975)
Section: 1B. Lot: 127.
34. Edwards, William B.   (b. - d. 1 Dec 1942)
Section: Old Part. Lot: Edwards Lot.
35. Ellerbee, Walter   (b. - d. 15 Feb 1960)
Section: Flats. Lot: 88 Southside.
36. Ellerbee, William   (b. - d. 10 Mar 1945)
Section: Durfey. Lot: Ellerbee Lot.
37. Elliot, James E.   (b. - d. 8 Oct 1996)
Section: 1991 Addition. Lot: 3-7-C-2.
38. Elliott, Deborah   (b. - d. 3 Jan 1997)
Section: 1991 Addition. Lot: 3-11-D-1.
39. Elliott, Valerie E.   (b. - d. 21 Jan 2006)
Section: 1991 Addition. Lot: 2-9-D-1.
40. Ellis, Clarence   (b. - d. 10 Mar 1971)
Section: Flats. Lot: 12 Southside.
41. Ellis, Eula   (b. - d. 20 Jun 1977)
Section: Flats. Lot: 12.
42. Ellis, Fannie P.   (b. - d. 6 May 1943)
Section: Backside. Lot: 938.
43. Ellis, Zack   (b. - d. 6 Feb 1961)
Section: Backside. Lot: 938.
44. Ellison, Charlotte   (b. - d. 12 Feb 1961)
Lot: Space 198 ext..
45. Ellison, Daniel   (b. - d. 17 Sep 1961)
Lot: Space 111 ext..
46. Ellison, Xavier   (b. - d. 14 Oct 1999)
Section: 1991 Addition. Lot: 2-43-C-2.
47. Elston, Patricia   (b. - d. 22 Sep 2000)
Section: 1991 Addition. Lot: 2-36-D-1.
48. England, Rose   (b. - d. 26 Nov 1974)
Section: Backside. Lot: 842.
49. Epps, William   (b. - d. 24 Jan 1943)
Lot: Space 1441.
50. Epps, William (Baby)   (b. - d. 25 Sep 1941)
Lot: Baby Space 4.
51. Evans, (Baby Girl)   (b. - d. 8 Feb 1947)
Lot: Baby Space 27.
52. Evans, Annie   (b. - d. 11 Oct 1940)
Section: Old Part, D. Lot: Edgar Evans Lot.
53. Evans, Bessie   (b. - d. 21 Nov 1965)
Section: Flats. Lot: 13 Northside.
54. Evans, Bessie E.   (b. - d. 1 Oct 1940)
Section: Backside. Lot: 865 Southside.
55. Evans, Candia   (b. - d. 28 Dec 1967)
Section: Backside. Lot: 865 Southside.
56. Evans, Clarence   (b. - d. 27 Feb 1992)
Section: 1991 Addition. Lot: 3-34-A-2.
57. Evans, Claude Jr.   (b. - d. 27 May 1969)
Section: Pipeline. Lot: 1A Northside.
58. Evans, Eliza M.   (b. - d. 17 Dec 1993)
Section: 1991 Addition. Lot: 3-30-D-1.
59. Evans, Ella J.   (b. - d. 3 Feb 1993)
Section: 1991 Addition. Lot: 1-66-B-1.
60. Evans, Eugene   (b. - d. 26 Dec 1965)
Section: Backside. Lot: 125 Southside.
61. Evans, Fannie   (b. - d. 22 Dec 1941)
Section: Durfey. Lot: Evans Lot.
62. Evans, Frances   (b. - d. 22 Oct 1993)
Section: 1991 Addition. Lot: 3-57-A-2.
63. Evans, Frank   (b. - d. 3 Dec 1976)
Section: 1B. Lot: 425.
64. Evans, George   (b. - d. 6 Sep 1980)
Section: 1B. Lot: 709.
65. Evans, Haywood   (b. - d. 19 Apr 1991)
Section: Backside. Lot: 137.
66. Evans, Hester (Baby)   (b. - d. 28 Aug 1941)
Lot: Baby Space 34.
67. Evans, Iris   (b. - d. 14 Feb 1987)
Section: Backside. Lot: 818-A.
68. Evans, James   (b. - d. 3 Dec 1975)
Section: 1B. Lot: 225.
69. Evans, Jessie   (b. - d. 21 Feb 1980)
Section: Flats. Lot: 50.
70. Evans, Joe   (b. - d. 27 Jun 1976)
Section: Backside. Lot: 818-A.
71. Evans, Joe (Baby)   (b. - d. 28 May 1981)
Section: Backside. Lot: Baby Circle.
72. Evans, John   (b. - d. 2 Jan 1964)
Section: Backside. Lot: 865 Southside.
73. Evans, John Henry   (b. - d. 21 Jun 1959)
Section: Flats. Lot: 132 Northside.
74. Evans, Kathleen   (b. - d. 4 Mar 1960)
Section: Flats. Lot: 132 Northside.
75. Evans, Lilly   (b. - d. 31 Dec 1962)
Lot: Space 241 ext..
76. Evans, Louise J.   (b. - d. 25 Nov 1972)
Section: Pipeline. Lot: 2A Northside.
77. Evans, Lovie W.   (b. - d. 19 Oct 1941)
Section: Old Part. Lot: Rev. J.J. Worlds Lot.
78. Evans, Lucy F.   (b. - d. 23 Jul 1967)
Section: Pipeline. Lot: 66A Southside.
79. Evans, Mable   (b. - d. 27 Jan 1977)
Section: 1B. Lot: 429.
80. Evans, Malacy   (b. - d. 7 Apr 2003)
Section: 1991 Addition. Lot: 2-37-C-4.
81. Evans, Mallie W.   (b. - d. 9 May 1992)
Section: 1991 Addition. Lot: 3-58-B-1.
82. Evans, Mill   (b. - d. 14 Jan 1940)
Lot: Space 1201.
83. Evans, Oscar   (b. - d. 27 Nov 1961)
Lot: Space 176.
84. Evans, Robert E.   (b. - d. 28 Feb 2001)
Section: 1991 Addition. Lot: 2-30-D-4.
85. Evans, Rogers Mae   (b. - d. 28 Nov 1997)
Section: Backside. Lot: 96.
86. Evans, Thelma   (b. - d. 24 Dec 1960)
Section: Backside. Lot: 29-A Northside.
87. Evans, Tommy Edward   (b. - d. 28 Oct 1997)
Section: 1991 Addition. Lot: 3-39-B-1.
88. Evans, Virginia Morgan   (b. - d. 27 Nov 2002)
Section: 1991 Addition. Lot: 1-5-C-2.
89. Evans, William   (b. - d. 17 Apr 1967)
Section: Old Part, A. Lot: William Evans Lot.
90. Evans, Willie J. Jr.   (b. - d. 27 Aug 1998)
Section: 1991 Addition. Lot: 3-10-C-2.
91. Everette, John A.   (b. - d. 24 Dec 1963)
Lot: Space 272 ext..