About Rutherford County Memorial Cemetery
Rutherford County Memorial Cemetery is a cemetery near Forest City, Rutherford County, North Carolina. It lies about 6.2 mi north of Forest City. The grounds sit at about 925 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 983612. The nearest other listed cemetery is Floyds Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, about 0.6 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Harrelson Funeral Home in Forest City, about 3.2 mi away. It is one of 99 cemeteries we list in Rutherford County, and 86 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Forest City. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
35.24636, -81.84372
What Rutherford County 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
- Floyds Creek Baptist Church CemeteryForest City, NCBaptist cemetery0.6 mi
- Jerusalem Baptist Church CemeteryForest City, NCChristian cemetery0.7 mi
- Providence CemeteryForest City, NCCemetery1.4 mi
- Harris First Baptist Church CemeteryForest City, NCBaptist cemetery1.7 mi
- New Bethel Baptist CemeteryForest City, NCBaptist cemetery1.7 mi
- Briscoe Family CemeteryForest City, NCFamily cemetery1.8 mi
- Goodes Creek CemeteryForest City, NCCemetery1.9 mi
- Calvary CemeteryForest City, NCCemetery1.9 mi
- Zion Hill CemeteryForest City, NCCemetery2.5 mi
- Riverside Baptist Church GraveyardForest City, NCBaptist cemetery2.6 mi
Funeral homes near Rutherford County Memorial Cemetery
- Harrelson Funeral Home3.2 miFuneral home · Forest City · (828) 660-1400
- Eggers Funeral Home of Cliffside4.3 miFuneral home · Cliffside · (828) 657-6322
- Pruitt Funeral Home5.2 miFuneral home · Forest City · (828) 248-2242
- Hardin Monuments5.6 miMonument dealer · Forest City · (828) 248-2125
- Thompson Mortuary & Chapel6.0 miMortuary · Forest City · (828) 245-0258
- Padgett & King Mortuary6.1 miMortuary · Forest City · (828) 245-4951
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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.