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Old Chapel Hill Cemetery resides on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in Chapel Hill, Orange County, North Carolina. Also known as University of North Carolina Cemetery, this cemetery saw its first burial on September 28, 1789. The cemetery is active at present, though the lots which are vacant now are designated to specific people.
"The Old Chapel Hill Cemetery, originally called the College Graveyard, is located on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It was originally used for interment of university students who died during their time at UNC. The rock wall around the cemetery was built in 1835.
About 1,600 burials are located in the cemetery, which is divided into six sections, A-B and I-IV. The cemetery was segregated by race, with Sections A and B serving as the African American part of the cemetery. The section designated for burials of African Americans was initially Section B. However, after the Civil War, Section A was added. Ellington Burnett, who died in 1853, is the earliest known burial in the African American section of the cemetery. Section I is the oldest white section of the cemetery. The first recorded burial there is that of student George Clarke, who died on September 26, 1798, but most burials in this section are from the 19th century.
The Old Chapel Hill Cemetery is on the National Register of Historic Places, and it is currently owned and maintained by the Town of Chapel Hill."