About Ravensford African American Cemetery
Ravensford African American Cemetery is a cemetery near Cherokee, Swain County, North Carolina. It lies about 3.3 mi south of Cherokee. The nearest other listed cemetery is Nations Cemetery, about 0.4 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Long House Funeral Home Inc in Cherokee, about 3.9 mi away. It is one of 116 cemeteries we list in Swain County, and 76 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Cherokee. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
35.51939, -83.29396
What Ravensford African American 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
- Nations CemeteryCherokee, NCCemetery0.4 mi
- Hughes CemeteryCherokee, NCCemetery0.4 mi
- Floyd CemeteryCherokee, NCCemetery0.8 mi
- Enloe CemeteryCherokee, NCCemetery0.8 mi
- Queen CemeteryCherokee, NCCemetery0.9 mi
- Enloe African CemeteryCherokee, NCCemetery0.9 mi
- Enloe Slave CemeteryCherokee, NCCemetery0.9 mi
- Chambers CemeteryCherokee, NCCemetery1.1 mi
- Conner - Oconaluftee CemeteryCherokee, NCCemetery1.4 mi
- New Beck CemeteryCherokee, NCCemetery1.8 mi
Funeral homes near Ravensford African American Cemetery
- Long House Funeral Home Inc3.9 miFuneral home · Cherokee · (828) 497-1408
- Bryson City Funeral Home and Memorial Services11 miFuneral home · Bryson City
- Appalachian Funeral Services11 miFuneral home · Sylva · (828) 586-2444
- Moody Funeral Home & Crematorium11 miCremation provider · Sylva · (828) 586-4014
- Crisp Funeral Home11 miFuneral home · Bryson City · (828) 488-3222
- Smoky Mountain Cremations and Funeral Service11 miFuneral home · Maggie Valley · (828) 565-3024
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