Beechwood Cemetery in Durham, North Carolina

Beechwood Cemetery is a cemetery near Durham, Durham County, North Carolina. It lies about 2.5 mi north of Durham. The grounds sit at about 335 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 9 notable people buried here, including Marjorie Lee Browne, Caroline Bond Day and James E. Shepard. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 980915. The nearest other listed cemetery is Durham Muslim Cemetery, about 0.7 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Fisher Memorial Funeral Parlor in Durham, about 0.2 mi away. It is one of 24 cemeteries we list in Durham County, and 46 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.

This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Durham. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.

Among them: 2 scientists, 1 baseball player, 1 writer.

• Marjorie Lee Browne1914-1979
  American mathematician, educator
• Caroline Bond Day1889-1948
  American physical anthropologist, author and educator
• James E. Shepard1875-1947
  Academic, President of North Carolina Central University
• Josephine Clement1918-1998
  American politician
• LeRoy T. Walker1918-2012
  American track and field coach, sports executive
• Pops Turner1901-1970
  American baseball player, coach, umpire
• Lyda Moore Merrick1890-1987
  Journal founder, editor
• Andrew Jackson Allison1892-1979
  American university teacher
• William A. Clement1912-2001
  Executive of North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company and a business and civic leader in Durham, North Carolina, United States of America

People whose Wikidata entry gives Beechwood 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.

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.

• Durham Muslim Cemetery

  Durham, NC
  Muslim cemetery

  0.7 mi
• Glenview Memorial Park

  Durham, NC
  Memorial park

  1.2 mi
• Maplewood Cemetery

  Durham, NC
  Cemetery

  2.6 mi
• Duke University Chapel Crypt

  Durham, NC
  Church cemetery

  3.3 mi
• Woodlawn Memorial Park

  Durham, NC
  Memorial park

  3.4 mi
• Geer Cemetery

  800 Colonial Street, Durham, NC
  Cemetery

  3.9 mi
• Cedar Hill Cemetary

  Durham, NC
  Cemetery

  4.2 mi
• Markham Memorial Gardens

  Chapel Hill, NC
  Memorial park

  4.5 mi
• Mount Moriah Baptist Church Cemetery

  Chapel Hill, NC
  Baptist cemetery

  5.5 mi
• McFarling (McFarland) Family Cemetery

  Chapel Hill, NC
  Family cemetery

  5.7 mi

• Fisher Memorial Funeral Parlor

  Funeral home · Durham · (919) 682-3276
  0.2 mi
• Holloway Memorial Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Durham · (919) 598-8496
  1.2 mi
• Burthey Funeral Service

  Funeral home · Durham · (919) 682-0327
  1.5 mi
• American Cremation & Funeral Service

  Funeral home · Durham · (919) 596-6300
  2.1 mi
• Durham Marble Works

  Monument dealer · Durham · (919) 489-2134
  2.3 mi
• Hanes Funeral Service

  Funeral home · Durham · (919) 598-9968
  2.4 mi

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