Cemeteries in Cleveland County, NC
Cleveland County, North Carolina has 57 cemeteries in our directory, listed under 6 nearby cities and towns. The most listings are near Shelby (26), Boiling Springs (17) and Cherryville (5). Among them are 20 church cemeteries (35%), 13 Baptist cemeteries (23%) and 3 memorial parks (5%).
All cemeteries in Cleveland County
- David Baptist Church GraveyardKings MountainBaptist cemetery
- Beaver Dam Baptist Church GraveyardShelbyBaptist cemetery
- Brooks Chapel United Methodist Church CemeteryForest CityMethodist cemetery
- New Hope Baptist Church GraveyardShelbyChristian cemetery
- Patterson Springs Baptist Church GraveyardShelbyBaptist cemetery
- Sunset CemeteryShelbyChristian cemetery
- Webb Memorial LawnsEaves Drive · ShelbyCemetery
- Zion Baptist CemeteryShelbyBaptist cemetery
- East Side CemeteryShelbyCemetery
- Elizabeth CemeteryShelbyCemetery
- Martin Elliott CemeteryShelbyCemetery
- McBrayer CemeteryBoiling SpringsCemetery
- Mount Harmony Memorial CemeteryForest CityCemetery
- Boiling Springs Baptist Church CemeteryBoiling SpringsBaptist cemetery
- Camps Creek Baptist Church GraveyardBoiling SpringsBaptist cemetery
- Ellis Chapel Baptist Church GraveyardShelbyBaptist cemetery
- Fairview African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church GraveyardShelbyMethodist cemetery
- Lattimore Baptist Church GraveyardBoiling SpringsBaptist cemetery
- New Buffalo Baptist Church GraveyardShelbyBaptist cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Baptist Church GraveyardShelbyBaptist cemetery
- Polkville Baptist Church CemeteryShelbyBaptist cemetery
- Ross Grove CemeteryShelbyBaptist cemetery
- Sandy Run Baptist Church CemeteryBoiling SpringsBaptist cemetery
- Allen Crowder CemeteryShelbyCemetery
- Capernaum CemeteryCherryvilleCemetery
- Cleveland Memorial ParkBoiling SpringsMemorial park
- Eaker CemeteryShelbyCemetery
- El Bethel CemeteryKings MountainCemetery
- Ellis CemeteryBoiling SpringsCemetery
- Ellis Chapel CemeteryShelbyChurch cemetery
- Faith CemeteryBoiling SpringsCemetery
- Goodes Grove ChurchBoiling SpringsChurch cemetery
- Green CemeteryShelbyCemetery
- Grover CemeteryKings MountainCemetery
- Hullender CemeteryCherryvilleCemetery
- Jolley CemeteryBoiling SpringsCemetery
- Lattimore CemeteryShelbyCemetery
- Lavonia CemeteryBoiling SpringsCemetery
- Lee Chapel CemeteryForest CityChurch cemetery
- McCraw CemeteryBoiling SpringsCemetery
- McCraw CemeteryBoiling SpringsCemetery
- McCraw CemeteryBoiling SpringsCemetery
- Mooney CemeteryShelbyCemetery
- Mount Moriah CemeterySalemCemetery
- Mountain Rest CemeteryKings MountainCemetery
- New Prospect CemeteryShelbyCemetery
- Rehobeth CemeteryShelbyCemetery
- Rose Hill Memorial Park CemeteryCherryvilleMemorial park
- Royster Memorial ParkShelbyMemorial park
- Ruppe CemeteryBoiling SpringsCemetery
- Salem CemeteryCherryvilleCemetery
- Sharon CemeteryBoiling SpringsCemetery
- Shiloh CemeteryKings MountainCemetery
- Sulphur Springs CemeteryShelbyCemetery
- Warlick CemeteryCherryvilleCemetery
- Webb Memorial Lawns CemeteryShelbyCemetery
- Wood CemeteryBoiling SpringsCemetery
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Frequently asked questions
How many cemeteries are in Cleveland County?
We list 57 cemeteries in Cleveland County, North Carolina. Small family burial grounds recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey are included, so the count is higher than the number of cemeteries with an office or staff.
Where are burial records for Cleveland County kept?
Death certificates are held by the North Carolina vital records office and often the county clerk or health department. Individual cemeteries keep their own interment records; church cemeteries may keep them at the parish office. County historical and genealogical societies often have transcriptions of older cemeteries.
Can I visit family cemeteries in Cleveland County?
Many family cemeteries sit on private land. Ask the landowner before visiting. North Carolina law may give descendants a right of reasonable access, but the rules and process vary by state.
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