Historical Black Cemeteries
Fayette County, Pennsylvania, is home to historic Black churches that have long served as spiritual, cultural, and community anchors, playing vital roles not only in faith life but also in education, social support, and civil rights activism. These sacred spaces continue to reflect the resilience, leadership, and legacy of African Americans residents and veterans in the region.
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Location: 1 North Gordon Street, Uniontown, PA 15401
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 39.90212, Longitude: -79.70579
Clearview Cemetery is a historic burial ground located on Gordon Street in Uniontown, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. It sits behind the LaFayette School, with its grounds extending into both Uniontown and North Union Township. The cemetery serves as a final resting place for many local residents, including over 714 individuals, and more than 100 military veterans, reflecting the area's rich heritage and community history.
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Search Records (from ~1600 to today) of Clearview Cemetery burials at
findagrave.com, or
Clearview Cemetery
Location: 276 Springer Road McClellandtown, PA 15401
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 39.87766, Longitude: -79.87759
​Edenborn Cemetery, also known as Church Hill Black Cemetery, is a significant African American burial ground located in Edenborn, Pennsylvania. Nestled along Springer Road (Township Road T370), the cemetery has served for generations as a final resting place for local Black residents, many of whom lived through eras of segregation and systemic exclusion. This cemetery holds not only the 454 graves of everyday citizens but also veterans and community leaders whose lives contributed to the cultural and social fabric of the region. Despite its historical and cultural importance, Edenborn Cemetery, like many historically Black cemeteries, has faced periods of neglect and underrecognition. In recent years, efforts by descendants, local historians, and preservation groups have sought to restore and document the site, ensuring that the stories and legacies of those buried there are honored and remembered for future generations.​
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Edenborn Cemetery
Location: 148 Bukovitz Farm Rd, McClellandtown, PA 15458
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 39.89418, Logitutde: -79.84271
Mount Sterling Cemetery, located in German Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, is a historic African American burial ground situated along a gravel road. The gravestones are aligned on the left side of the road for approximately 200 feet, marking the final resting place of members of the local Black community. Research indicates that this cemetery is an African American cemetery, reflecting the area's rich heritage and the contributions of its Black residents. Efforts to preserve and document the history of Mount Sterling Cemetery are essential to honoring the legacy of those buried there and ensuring that their stories are remembered for future generations.
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Mount Sterling Cemetery
Location: 299 Bennington Road, Hopwood, PA 15445
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 39.87865, Logitutde: -79.68649
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Thomas Cemetery, located on Bennington Road in Hopwood, Pennsylvania, is a historic burial site with a rich African American heritage. The cemetery is the final resting place for several generations of the Thomas family, including veterans who served in World War I and World War II. Notably, the cemetery contains the grave of Henry A. Thomas, who passed away in 1957, and his wife Virginia, reflecting the family's longstanding presence in the Hopwood community. The cemetery's maintenance and preservation efforts are crucial to honoring the legacy of the Thomas family and the broader African American community in Fayette County.
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Thomas Cemetery
Do you know where your people are buried? When was the last time you attended to the graves there? How you attend to the departed is a reflection of your attention to yourself, your own body, your people and your future. In this episode, we, Dr. Raina J. León and Dr. Norma D. Thomas, talk about the Black cemeteries of Fayette County, Pennsylvania, emphasizing the Thomas Family Cemetery and the Clearview Cemetery. ​​Listen to the Generational Honor Podcast on the left to listen.
Generational Honor, Dr. Norma D. Thomas and Dr. Raina J. León, present a show where they connect, heal, uncover through intergenerational conversations and archival research. A mother-daughter team, they have been collaborating on writing, facilitation, education projects, and research for ... well all of Raina's life. This podcast explores the closeness of their relationship and how they are together practicing attunement with their ancestors through their ancestral recovery work. They are pushing to learn the forgotten and erased names ... and will teach you how to do that, too!