Old Chapel Hill Cemetery

Old Chapel Hill Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Chapel Hill, United States. It was established in 1798. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Wikidata records 29 notable interments here, including Harold Hotelling, Dean Smith, Paul Green.

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Notable interments

29 notable figures are documented here in Wikidata, each with a Wikipedia article and recorded burial place. The 25 most widely covered are listed below. Browse all 29, or take the JSON record.

Of Old Chapel Hill Cemetery's 29 documented notable interments, recorded occupations include university teacher (21%), writer (14%), botanist (10%), journalist (10%), psychologist (10%).

• Harold Hotelling (1895–1973), university teacher, political economist, statistician
• Dean Smith (1931–2015), basketball coach, basketball player, engineer
• Paul Green (1894–1981), librettist, playwright, writer
• Frank Porter Graham (1886–1972), secondary school teacher, historian, professor
• Georgia Carroll (1919–2011), model, film actor, singer
• John Nathaniel Couch (1896–1986), scientific collector, botanist, mycologist
• Alma Holland Beers (1892–1974), scientific illustrator, botanist, botanical collector
• Charles Kuralt (1934–1997), correspondent, journalist, news presenter
• Cornelia Phillips Spencer (1825–1908), journalist, historian, poet
• Francis Preston Venable (1856–1934), chemist
• Henry Roland Totten (1892–1974), scientific collector, botanist, botanical collector
• Alonzo C. Shuford (1858–1933), politician
• Howard W. Odum (1884–1954), sociologist, university teacher, psychologist
• Howard W. Odum (1884–1954), sociologist, university teacher, psychologist
• Albert Coates (1896–1989), university teacher, lawyer
• James H. Street (1903–1954), novelist, journalist, writer
• Louis Graves (1883–1965), American football player, newspaper editor
• Harriet Morehead Berry (1877–1940), suffragist, writer
• Q730358 (1832–1911), politician
• Howell Peacock (1889–1962), basketball coach, physician
• Q6198449 (1913–1959), baseball player
• William Meade Prince (1893–1951), painter, illustrator
• James Bell Bullitt (1874–1964), American football player, university teacher, physician
• John Dashiell (1888–1975), psychologist, writer
• Henry Horace Williams (1858–1940), university teacher

Common questions

Where is Old Chapel Hill Cemetery?

Old Chapel Hill Cemetery is in Chapel Hill, United States, at coordinates 35.9110, -79.0441.

When was Old Chapel Hill Cemetery established?

Old Chapel Hill Cemetery was established in 1798, according to Wikidata.

Who is buried at Old Chapel Hill Cemetery?

Wikidata documents 29 notable interments at Old Chapel Hill Cemetery, including Harold Hotelling, Dean Smith, Paul Green, Frank Porter Graham, Georgia Carroll.

Records and sources

• Wikidata: Q7083637 (CC0, the source for the facts on this page)
• Wikipedia article
• Burial records on Find a Grave (external, not affiliated)

Related terms

National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)Notable intermentInterment

Resting Places. "Old Chapel Hill Cemetery, Chapel Hill, United States." restingplaces.site. Wikidata source record: Q7083637. https://restingplaces.site/cemeteries/old-chapel-hill-cemetery/

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