About Suncrest Cemetery
Suncrest Cemetery is a cemetery near Monroe, Union County, North Carolina. It lies about 0.7 mi north of Monroe. The grounds sit at about 620 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including A. M. Secrest and Oliver Clark Hamilton. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 995696. The nearest other listed cemetery is Lakeland Memorial Park Cemetery, about 0.9 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is McEwen Funeral Home of Monroe in Monroe, about 0.3 mi away. It is one of 126 cemeteries we list in Union County, and 58 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Monroe. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Suncrest Cemetery
Among them: 1 Civil War veteran.
- A. M. Secrest1923-2010American publisher, editor, and civil rights advocate
- Oliver Clark Hamilton1839-1918Confederate Army soldier
People whose Wikidata entry gives Suncrest 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.
Map
34.97570, -80.55145
What Suncrest 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
- Lakeland Memorial Park CemeteryMonroe, NCMemorial park0.9 mi
- Lakeland Memorial ParkMonroe, NCMemorial park1.0 mi
- Hillcrest CemeteryMonroe, NCCemetery1.1 mi
- High Hill Church CemeteryMonroe, NCChurch cemetery2.5 mi
- Belmont Church CemeteryMonroe, NCChurch cemetery2.6 mi
- Bible Baptist Tabernacle CemeteryMonroe, NCBaptist cemetery3.3 mi
- Macedonia Church CemeteryMonroe, NCChurch cemetery4.1 mi
- New Hope CemeteryMonroe, NCCemetery4.5 mi
- Shiloh Baptist Church CemetaryMonroe, NCBaptist cemetery4.9 mi
- Walker Grove Church CemeteryWingate, NCChurch cemetery5.0 mi
Funeral homes near Suncrest Cemetery
- McEwen Funeral Home of Monroe0.3 miFuneral home · Monroe · (704) 289-3173
- Blakely's Funeral & Cremation Service, LLC0.8 miCremation provider · Monroe · (704) 635-7951
- Harris Funeral Home0.8 miFuneral home · Monroe · (704) 289-4243
- Davis Chapel - Stanly Funeral and Cremation Care of Monroe1.0 miCremation provider · Monroe · (704) 289-4242
- Union Funeral & Cremation Services1.0 miCremation provider · Monroe · (704) 218-2970
- Gordon Funeral Service1.0 miFuneral home · Monroe · (704) 283-8141
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