HCCP
Harnett County Cemetery Preservation

About Us

Harnett County Cemetery Preservation Group

This group is open to all who have ties to Harnett County, North Carolina or who are interested in helping to preserve local cemeteries. In February 2023 a couple of volunteer members decided to come together as a group to encourage more community members to volunteer as a group effort.

We are a passionate group of volunteers whose goal is to restore, preserve, document and protect local abandoned cemeteries. While encouraging an interest in our shared history & genealogy for future generations.

What does it mean to "restore" a cemetery?

  • Raking years of leaf debris
  • Trimming tree branches
  • Pulling roots and vines
  • Cutting leaning or fallen trees
  • Leveling the base of leaning or fallen headstones
  • Raising fallen stones
  • Raising sunken head and foot stones
  • Delicately cleaning stones (D/2 Biological Solution)
  • Maintaining weed control
  • Document GPS coordinates for each grave (findagrave.com)
  • Research the lives of those interred

Who We Are & What We Do

My Daily Record

Published: 7/29/2023