Faison Cemetery
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Location | East Main St. (NC 403), Faison, North Carolina |
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Coordinates | 35°6′56″N 78°7′57″W / 35.11556°N 78.13250°WCoordinates: 35°6′56″N 78°7′57″W / 35.11556°N 78.13250°W |
Area | 2.3 acres (0.93 ha) |
Built | 1788 |
MPS | Duplin County MPS |
NRHP reference # | 06000291 |
Added to NRHP | April 19, 2006 |
Faison Cemetery is a historic cemetery located at Faison, Duplin County, North Carolina. The cemetery includes approximately 320 marked graves with the oldest dating to 1788. The cemetery began as the Faison family burial ground and officially became the community cemetery for the white population in 1892.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.