About Watkins Cemetery
Watkins Cemetery is a cemetery near Bryson City, Swain County, North Carolina. It lies about 2.0 mi west of Bryson City. The grounds sit at about 2,080 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1016472. The nearest other listed cemetery is Holly Springs Cemetery, about 0.5 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Bryson City Funeral Home and Memorial Services in Bryson City, about 1.7 mi away. It is one of 116 cemeteries we list in Swain County, and 107 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Bryson City. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
35.42259, -83.41488
What Watkins 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
- Holly Springs CemeteryBryson City, NCChristian cemetery0.5 mi
- Kirkland CemeteryBryson City, NCCemetery0.8 mi
- Swain Memorial CemeteryBryson City, NCCemetery1.8 mi
- Bryson City CemeteryHillside Drive, Bryson City, NCMunicipal cemetery1.9 mi
- Morrow CemeteryBryson City, NCCemetery2.0 mi
- Thomas Chapel CemeteryBryson City, NCChurch cemetery2.0 mi
- Cooper CemeteryBryson City, NCCemetery2.1 mi
- Sutton CemeteryBryson City, NCCemetery2.1 mi
- Arlington CemeteryBryson City, NCCemetery2.2 mi
- Jenkins CemeteryBryson City, NCCemetery2.2 mi
Funeral homes near Watkins Cemetery
- Bryson City Funeral Home and Memorial Services1.7 miFuneral home · Bryson City
- Crisp Funeral Home2.3 miFuneral home · Bryson City · (828) 488-3222
- Long House Funeral Home Inc8.9 miFuneral home · Cherokee · (828) 497-1408
- Moody Funeral Home & Crematorium11 miCremation provider · Sylva · (828) 586-4014
- Appalachian Funeral Services12 miFuneral home · Sylva · (828) 586-2444
- Macon Funeral Home16 miFuneral home · Franklin · (828) 524-5540
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- What Happens When a Cemetery Is Full?Closed and inactive cemeteries, who maintains them, and what it means for families with existing plots.
- What Does a Headstone Cost?Flat markers, upright headstones and monuments, materials, engraving, installation fees and the cemetery's foundation charge.