Old Burying Ground is a historic cemetery located at Beaufort, Carteret County, North Carolina.

It was established in 1724.

There are approximately 200 stones from the pre-American Civil War era, approximately 45 from the war period, about 150 from 1865 to 1900, and a few 20th-century markers.

Notable burials include Otway Burns, a naval hero in the War of 1812, and Colonel William Thompson, commander of the Carteret County Regiment during the American Revolution.

[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.