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488    GORGAS MILL [R08.1]

Location - Oakland Township. South end of E Gorgas Rd. (SR1956), just north of Deep River, near old Gorgas Mill site.

Coordinates: 35d 37m 26.0s N; 79d 08m 42.0s W Click here for Online Maps

In 1999 Curtis Pope reported ten graves with fieldstone markers.

Owner: Robert J. Willis and Rebecca L. Norman.
Legal Description: Parcel 78298. Deed 890/721, Charles W. and Mary W. Smith to Robert J. Willis and Rebecca L. Norman, 7 Sep 2001. Lot 7C2 on plat 2001-308. Cemetery is not shown on plat or mentioned in the deed.

Topo Quadrant: Colon. Code: R.
Family owned: Yes.
Abandoned: Yes.
Number of graves: 20.
Cemetery size: 120x40'
Type: Other, unknown.
Restricted access: Yes. Private property.
Condition: Overgrown, not easily identifiable.
Enclosed: No.
Markers: Yes.
Markers with inscriptions: No.
Number of readable markers: 0.
Markers damaged: Yes. Unclear. Cemetery is on property line and adjoining property has been clear cut--possibly encroaching on cemetery.
Hazards to cemetery: Neglect.
Listed: Yes. Gravestones of Chatham County.
Historical: Location suggests that this cemetery may have been associated with the Nathaniel Clegg mill site, or with later occupants of the site.

Miscellaneous information: Curtis Pope, Corps of Engineers reported the site. On 4 Mar 2018, Ted Shear, who owns nearby property, showed Jim and Bev Wiggins to the site, which had not been inventoried. 20-24 gravesites were counted, most marked by fieldstone markers.

Last canvassed by: Will M. Heiser. Date: 20 Aug 1999. Ted Shear, Jim and Bev Wiggins; Date: 4 Mar 2018.

1. Unknown, Unknown   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
Fieldstone marking grave.
2. Unknown, Unknown   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
Fieldstone marking grave.
3. Unknown, Unknown   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
Fieldstone marking grave.
4. Unknown, Unknown   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
Fieldstone marking grave.
5. Unknown, Unknown   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
Fieldstone marking grave.
6. Unknown, Unknown   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
Fieldstone marking grave.
7. Unknown, Unknown   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
Fieldstone marking grave.
8. Unknown, Unknown   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
Fieldstone marking grave.
9. Unknown, Unknown   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
Fieldstone marking grave.
10. Unknown, Unknown   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
Fieldstone marking grave.
11. Unknown, Unknown   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
Fieldstone marking grave.
12. Unknown, Unknown   (b. Unknown - d. Unknown)
Fieldstone marking grave.