About Sunset Cemetery
Sunset Cemetery is a cemetery near Biltmore Forest, Buncombe County, North Carolina. It lies about 0.9 mi southwest of Biltmore Forest. The grounds sit at about 2,155 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Taylor Duncan. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1015958. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Ray Funeral & Cremation Service in Asheville, about 0.7 mi away. It is one of 296 cemeteries we list in Buncombe County, and 124 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Biltmore Forest. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Sunset Cemetery
Among them: 1 baseball player.
- Taylor Duncan1953-2004American baseball player
People whose Wikidata entry gives Sunset Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
35.54470, -82.52050
What Sunset Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- West Chapel CemeteryBiltmore Forest, NCChurch cemetery0.1 mi
- Shiloh AME Zion ChurchBiltmore Forest, NCMethodist cemetery0.6 mi
- Rock Hill Baptist Church CemeteryBiltmore Forest, NCBaptist cemetery0.6 mi
- Woodlawn CemeteryBiltmore Forest, NCCemetery1.2 mi
- Gashes Creek Baptist Church CemeteryAsheville, NCBaptist cemetery2.1 mi
- St. Giles Memorial GardensBiltmore Forest, NCMemorial park2.3 mi
- Newton Academy CemeteryAsheville, NCMilitary cemetery2.6 mi
- South Asheville CemeteryAsheville, NCCemetery2.7 mi
- South Asheville Civil War CemeteryAsheville, NCCemetery2.8 mi
- Chapel Hill CemeteryRoyal Pines, NCChurch cemetery3.5 mi
Funeral homes near Sunset Cemetery
- Ray Funeral & Cremation Service0.7 miCremation provider · Asheville · (828) 252-5521
- Western Carolina Mortuary Service Llc0.7 miMortuary · Asheville · (828) 254-4880
- Avery's Memorial Chapel1.1 miFuneral chapel · Asheville · (828) 417-7337
- Asheville Mortuary Services2.0 miMortuary · Asheville · (828) 254-0566
- Martin Monuments2.2 miMonument dealer · Asheville · (828) 298-8282
- Groce Funeral Home & Cremation Service on Tunnel Road3.0 miFuneral home · Asheville · (828) 299-4416
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