Peaks Presbyterian Church Cemetery

CEMETERY NO. 121

Location & Access

Quadrant
7D
Tax Map ID
91 A 1
Access

Off Kelso Mill Rd across from Peaks Presbyterian Church

Condition
Well Maintained
Terrain
Level
Other Names

Hopkins Burial Ground, Thomas Burial Ground, Old Peaks Presbyterian Church Cemetery

Cemetery Survey

Marked Graves
16
Fieldstones
0
Burial Era
1851 – 1970
Total Suspected
17
Aerial Survey Map
No map recorded

Survey Notes

Survey Date
11/28/2020
Damage Noted

Some sinking monuments, large obelisk has fallen, all markers need a cleaning to clearly visualize and read

Notes

Interesting old plot surrounded by intact thick stacked rock wall. Likely originally a Hopkins family plot, it grew to include Patterson and Thomas burials through marriage. It appears that all were members of the Peaks Presbyterian Church, however it is unclear if this plot began as a church plot or was familial before eventually being encompassed by the church. Later burials refer to the plot as the church cemetery. Today the plot is separately stated on the GIS map within the larger Peaks Presbyterian Community Church Cemetery which appears to no longer be associated. Prior surveys included this with the larger community cemetery, we have separated them because of it predating the construction of the church in 1881 to 1882. More research is needed here.