About Blue Ridge Gardens of Memory Cemetery
Blue Ridge Gardens of Memory Cemetery is a cemetery near Brevard, Transylvania County, North Carolina. It lies about 3.6 mi southwest of Brevard. The grounds sit at about 2,139 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Oz Bach and O.K. Smathers. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1014493. The nearest other listed cemetery is Davidson River Cemetery, about 0.3 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Moody-Connolly Funeral Home in Brevard, about 3.8 mi away. It is one of 39 cemeteries we list in Transylvania County, and 43 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Brevard. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Blue Ridge Gardens of Memory Cemetery
Among them: 1 musician.
- Oz Bach1939-1998American folk musician and guitarist
- O.K. Smathers1914-1997American archer
People whose Wikidata entry gives Blue Ridge Gardens of Memory 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
35.26914, -82.68734
What Blue Ridge Gardens of Memory 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
- Davidson River CemeteryBrevard, NCCemetery0.3 mi
- Turkey Creek CemeteryBrevard, NCCemetery0.5 mi
- Oak Grove Community Church GraveyardBrevard, NCChristian cemetery2.3 mi
- Osborne CemeteryEtowah, NCCemetery2.6 mi
- Orr CemeteryBrevard, NCCemetery3.2 mi
- Brevard Davidson River Presbyterian Church Memorial GardenBrevard, NCMemorial park3.5 mi
- McCall CemeteryEtowah, NCCemetery3.5 mi
- Saint Philip's Episcopal Church CemeteryBrevard, NCEpiscopal cemetery3.6 mi
- King - Old Town CemeteryBrevard, NCMunicipal cemetery3.6 mi
- Wilson CemeteryBrevard, NCCemetery3.7 mi
Funeral homes near Blue Ridge Gardens of Memory Cemetery
- Moody-Connolly Funeral Home3.8 miFuneral home · Brevard · (828) 884-2220
- Moore-Blanchard Funerals & Cremations4.2 miFuneral home · Brevard · (828) 596-8700
- Custom Monuments Inc.13 miMonument dealer · Hendersonville · (828) 684-1513
- Wilson Funeral Directors Inc13 miFuneral home · Hendersonville · (828) 692-5657
- Jackson Funeral Services13 miFuneral home · Hendersonville · (828) 693-4261
- Forest Lawn Funeral Home15 miFuneral home · Hendersonville · (828) 692-9188
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