William A. Clark moved with his wife, Nancy Copenhaver Clark, and their children from Alabama to Caldwell County in 1850 as part of a group of settlers, and he purchased land in this vicinity in 1854. Early community residents met in homes and outdoors for worship services, and in 1877, at the Clarks' home, 26 men and women organized Clark's Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church, South, under the leadership of the Rev. J.W. Brown. Two years later, Joseph and Jennie Magee deeded land to the group for a church building and grounds, later adding land for Clark's Chapel Cemetery. The first grave marker, for two-year-old Martha R. Smith, dates to 1882. The church building was torn down in 1950, and when the cemetery fell into poor condition, Clark and Magee descendants, including Austin Magee, Guy Kelley, and Niram "Nye" Clark, gathered information about the church and cemetery and organized annual family reunions. Through those reunions and annual donations, the families continue to maintain the burial ground, which remains in use as a link to family and friends and to area history.