About Merritt Memorial Cemetery
Merritt Memorial Cemetery is a christian cemetery near Clinton, Sampson County, North Carolina. It lies about 12 mi northwest of Clinton. The grounds sit at about 148 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1004191. The nearest other listed cemetery is Snipes Cemetery, about 1.0 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Rose Hill Funeral Home in Rose Hill, about 11 mi away. It is one of 102 cemeteries we list in Sampson County, and 24 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Clinton. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
34.84961, -78.21333
What Merritt Memorial 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
- Snipes CemeteryClinton, NCCemetery1.0 mi
- Merritt CemeteryClinton, NCCemetery1.1 mi
- Watson CemeteryRose Hill, NCCemetery1.5 mi
- Merritt CemeteryRose Hill, NCCemetery1.6 mi
- Carter CemeteryRose Hill, NCCemetery2.0 mi
- Mount Zion AME Zion Church CemeteryClinton, NCMethodist cemetery2.1 mi
- Benton CemeteryClinton, NCCemetery2.2 mi
- Spearman CemeteryClinton, NCCemetery2.8 mi
- Red Hill Universalist Church CemeteryClinton, NCChurch cemetery3.1 mi
- Hall CemeteryRose Hill, NCCemetery3.1 mi
Funeral homes near Merritt Memorial Cemetery
- Rose Hill Funeral Home11 miFuneral home · Rose Hill · (910) 289-3232
- Summerville-Boykin Mortuary11 miMortuary · Garland · (910) 529-1341
- Carter Funeral Home Inc11 miFuneral home · Garland · (910) 529-4001
- Worley Funeral Home11 miFuneral home · Clinton · (910) 592-8175
- Crumpler-Honeycutt Funeral Home12 miFuneral home · Clinton · (910) 592-2066
- Royal-hall Funeral Home12 miFuneral home · Clinton · (910) 592-4127
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Frequently asked questions
Is Merritt Memorial Cemetery a Christian cemetery?
Our records list a Christian affiliation, based on the recorded religion of the cemetery. Burial rules for people outside the congregation vary, so ask the cemetery.
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