Historic 9th Street Pinewood Cemetery (est. 1853)

Pinewood 2.jpg While Elmwood and Pinewood cemeteries are operated as and appear to be one, they were separated by a fence and had two distinct entrances until 1969. That was when Fred Alexander, Charlotte's first Black city council member since the 19th century, successfully led a movement to desegregate the cemeteries. Historically, Charlotte's Black citizens were buried at Pinewood Cemetery, while white citizens were buried at adjacent Elmwood Cemetery.

 

Many of Charlotte's prominent citizens from this period are buried at Pinewood, including the following:

  • Dr. John T. Williams, one of the first three Black doctors in the State and consul to Sierra Leone

  • Lt. Col. C.S.L.A. Taylor, Charlotte's first Black firefighter and veteran of the Spanish-American War

  • Thad Lincoln Tate, prominent business owner and investor in the Brooklyn neighborhood, which is now Second Ward

  • Thomas H. Lomax, Bishop of A.M.E. Zion Church

Information

Cemetery Address  

700 West 6th Street
Charlotte, NC 28202

Cemetery Map(PDF, 156KB)

 

Contact Us  
704.336.2123
Cemeteries Administration
701 Tuckaseegee Road
Charlotte, NC 28208

Pay Cemetery Fees Online
NOTE: Please do not make any payments without first contacting Cemeteries Administration

 

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The Smith Mausoleum designed by W.W. Smith, a successful Black architect whose own mausoleum characterizes his unique design and style, still stands as one of the most architecturally interesting structures in both Elmwood and Pinewood cemeteries. Smith's most prominent work, the Mecklenburg Investment Company Building, still stands Uptown at 3rd Street and Brevard Street. The Jones mausoleum, which is located a short distance from the Smith mausoleum, was also designed by W.W. Smith.

Learn more and take a virtual tour of Historic Elmwood and Pinewood Cemeteries.

Charges/ Services

Effective July 1, 2025

 Grave Space  Cost
 Adult  Grave Space  $3,000
 Infant/Child up to 3 ft.  Grave Space  $600
 Cremains  In-Ground Space
 Single Space in Niche		  $1,400
 $1,500
 Sale of Mausoleum  20' X 20' area  $36,000
 Ossuary Burial for Cremation  Includes Opening & Closing  $300
 Second Right of Interment    $850

 Perpetual Care Charge

  One-Time Fee on All Above Sales

 $300 Adult
 $90 Infant/Child
 $210 Cremains
 $180 Single Niche
 25% Mausoleum
 $30 Ossuary Burial for Cremation
  $85 Second Right of Interment 

 

 Opening and Closing  Cost
 Adult  Weekdays  $1,350
 Weekdays after 3 p.m.
 No burials after 3:30 p.m.		  $2,750
 Saturdays  $2,550
 Sundays  $3,050
 Entombment Fee Mausoleums  $1,550
 Infant/Child up to 3 ft.  Weekdays  $600
 Weekdays after 3 p.m. & Saturdays
 No burials after 3:30 p.m.		  $800
 Sundays
  $1,200
 Cremations (in-ground burial)  Weekdays   $700
 Weekdays after 3 p.m.
 No burials after 3:30 p.m.		  $850
 Saturdays  $1,250
 Sundays & Holidays  $1,800
 Disinterment  Adult  $3,500
 Infant/Child up to 3 ft.  $1,300
 Reinterment  Adult  $1,300
 Infant/Child up to 3 ft.  $400

 

 Amenities Cost
 Flower Vase Installation  $120
 Non-Permanent Burial Container/Adult  $400
 Tent, Chair or Cremation Setup  $750
 Sale and Installation of City Vase  $300
 Monument Foundation Construction  $1 per square inch
 Marker Installation  $1 per square inch
 Special Request Maintenance  $150 per hour, second year of fee
 Transfer Burial Rights  $150
 Monument/Marker Setup Fee  $75
 Monument/Marker Inspection Fee  $125

 

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