Western Carolina State Veterans Cemetery in Black Mountain, North Carolina

Western Carolina State Veterans Cemetery is a veterans cemetery near Black Mountain, Buncombe County, North Carolina. It lies about 1.9 mi east of Black Mountain. The grounds sit at about 2,303 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Robert K. Morgan and Pat Preston. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 2773426. The nearest other listed cemetery is Mountain View Memorial Park, about 0.5 mi to the northeast. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Harwood Home for Funerals & Cremation Services in Black Mountain, about 1.9 mi away. It is one of 296 cemeteries we list in Buncombe County, and 63 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.

This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Black Mountain. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.

Among them: 1 football player, 1 aviator or astronaut, 1 World War II veteran.

• Robert K. Morgan1918-2004
  United States Air Force officer
• Pat Preston1921-2002
  American football player, college athletics administrator

People whose Wikidata entry gives Western Carolina State Veterans 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.

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.

• Mountain View Memorial Park

  Black Mountain, NC
  Memorial park

  0.5 mi
• Hutchins Family Cemetery

  Black Mountain, NC
  Family cemetery

  0.5 mi
• Black Mountain City Cemetery

  Black Mountain, NC
  Municipal cemetery

  0.6 mi
• Padgett Family Cemetery

  Black Mountain, NC
  Family cemetery

  0.6 mi
• Tabernacle Church Cemetery

  Black Mountain, NC
  Church cemetery

  0.6 mi
• Nanney Family Cemetery

  Black Mountain, NC
  Family cemetery

  0.7 mi
• Mills Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery

  Black Mountain, NC
  Baptist cemetery

  0.9 mi
• Oak Grove Cemetery

  Black Mountain, NC
  Cemetery

  0.9 mi
• Homers Chapel Cemetery

  Black Mountain, NC
  Church cemetery

  1.6 mi
• Macedonia AME Zion Church Cemetery

  Swannanoa, NC
  Methodist cemetery

  1.7 mi

• Harwood Home for Funerals & Cremation Services

  Cremation provider · Black Mountain · (828) 669-2977
  1.9 mi
• Asheville Mortuary Services

  Mortuary · Swannanoa · (828) 254-0566
  2.6 mi
• Penland Family Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Swannanoa · (828) 686-5447
  2.6 mi
• Martin Monuments

  Monument dealer · Asheville · (828) 298-8282
  8.2 mi
• Groce Funeral Home & Cremation Service on Tunnel Road

  Funeral home · Asheville · (828) 299-4416
  8.6 mi
• Groce Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Asheville
  8.6 mi

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