A few years after the Civil War a group of settlers moved into the Fruitland-Edneyville area of Henderson County around an area that was known as Ritter Path (or Green Mountain). By the turn of the century, under the leadership of Emmanual King, Frank Allen, …
Stanford Chapel was organized in the early 1900’s under the leadership of Rev. Hemphill, Rev. C. C. Martin, and Elder Mays. The church was located on Salisbury Rd. in the Edneyville-Fruitland area of Henderson County. The trustees at the time were: Merrimon Allen, Foster Casberry, Frank and …
Two slave cemeteries, with graves marked by elongated fieldstones, have been located around Clear Creek. Slaves were sometimes buried at churches like St. John in the Wilderness and Ebenezer Baptist Church. https://www.blueridgenow.com/article/NC/20050506/News/606051140/HT
Black families in Edneyville have farmed in the area since before the Civil War. http://hendersonheritage.com/black-history-in-edneyville/
After the church moved from Edwards Mountain to Salisbury Road in Edneyville, there was dispute over who owned the old cemetery at the original location. The church eventually won title, but not before the old grave markers were removed. https://hendersonheritage.com/stanford-chapel-ame-zion-church-and-cemetery/