Cleveland County, North Carolina
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 31 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1975. Most listings are in or near Shelby, Kings Mountain, Boiling Springs.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
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National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP15 of 31 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
31 listed properties
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBCleveland was formed in 1841 (1841-01-11) from Lincoln, Rutherford.
CLEVELAND created from LINCOLN and RUTHERFORD.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusCleveland County population from 1850 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1850 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10,396 | 12,348 | 16,571 | 25,078 | 34,272 | 58,055 | 64,357 | 66,048 | 83,435 | 96,287 | 99,519 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS50 cemeteries and 12 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 50 of 50 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Allen Crowder Cemetery |
| Beaver Dam Baptist Church Graveyard |
| Boiling Springs Baptist Church Cemetery |
| Camps Creek Baptist Church Graveyard |
| Capernaum Cemetery |
| Cleveland Memorial Park |
| Eaker Cemetery |
| East Side Cemetery |
| El Bethel Cemetery |
| Elizabeth Cemetery |
| Ellis Cemetery |
| Ellis Chapel Baptist Church Graveyard |
| Fairview African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church Graveyard |
| Faith Cemetery |
| Goodes Grove Church |
| Green Cemetery |
| Grover Cemetery |
| Hullender Cemetery |
| Jolley Cemetery |
| Lattimore Baptist Church Graveyard |
| Lattimore Cemetery |
| Lavonia Cemetery |
| Lee Chapel Cemetery |
| Martin Elliott Cemetery |
| McBrayer Cemetery |
| McCraw Cemetery |
| McCraw Cemetery |
| McCraw Cemetery |
| Mooney Cemetery |
| Mount Moriah Cemetery |
| Mountain Rest Cemetery |
| New Buffalo Baptist Church Graveyard |
| New Hope Baptist Church Graveyard |
| New Prospect Cemetery |
| Patterson Springs Baptist Church Graveyard |
| Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Graveyard |
| Rose Hill Memorial Park Cemetery |
| Ross Grove Cemetery |
| Royster Memorial Park |
| Ruppe Cemetery |
| Salem Cemetery |
| Sandy Run Baptist Church Cemetery |
| Sharon Cemetery |
| Shiloh Cemetery |
| Sulphur Springs Cemetery |
| Sunset Cemetery |
| Warlick Cemetery |
| Webb Memorial Lawns Cemetery |
| Wood Cemetery |
| Zion Baptist Cemetery |
Historical populated places — 12 of 12
| Name |
|---|
| Bingham Bridge |
| Byersville |
| Cleveland Mills |
| Cleveland Spring |
| Durbro |
| Elbethel |
| Erwinsville |
| Fancy |
| Good |
| Green |
| Nicholsville |
| Wilson |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
Historical markers
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