About Forest Hill Cemetery
Forest Hill Cemetery is a cemetery near Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina. It lies about 0.7 mi southwest of Morganton. The grounds sit at about 1,201 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 6 notable people buried here, including Sam Ervin, Tod Robinson Caldwell and Joseph Wilson Ervin. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 2779065. The nearest other listed cemetery is Grace Episcopal Church Cemetery, about 0.9 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is McCain Funeral Home and Cremations in Morganton, about 0.6 mi away. It is one of 38 cemeteries we list in Burke County, and 40 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Morganton. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Forest Hill Cemetery
Among them: 2 US representatives, 1 football player, 1 basketball player, 1 governor, 1 US senator, 1 World War I veteran.
- Sam Ervin1896-1985United States Senator and jurist
- Tod Robinson Caldwell1818-1874American politician
- Joseph Wilson Ervin1901-1945American politician
- A. B. Stoney1892-1973American football and basketball coach
- Johnny Mackorell1912-1980American football coach
- Mabel Katherine Howell1873-1957Missionary
People whose Wikidata entry gives Forest Hill 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
35.75167, -81.67522
What Forest Hill 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
- Grace Episcopal Church CemeteryMorganton, NCEpiscopal cemetery0.9 mi
- Olive Hill CemeteryMorganton, NCCemetery1.4 mi
- Catawba Valley Baptist Church CemeteryMorganton, NCBaptist cemetery2.2 mi
- Bethel CemeteryMorganton, NCCemetery2.5 mi
- Burke Memorial Park CemeteryDrexel, NCMemorial park2.5 mi
- Quaker Meadows CemeteryMorganton, NCQuaker cemetery2.6 mi
- Erwin CemeteryMorganton, NCCemetery3.5 mi
- Bost CemeteryMorganton, NCCemetery4.1 mi
- Hopewell Baptist Church CemeterySalem, NCBaptist cemetery4.7 mi
- Biblke Baptist Church CemeteryGlen Alpine, NCBaptist cemetery5.3 mi
Funeral homes near Forest Hill Cemetery
- McCain Funeral Home and Cremations0.6 miFuneral home · Morganton · (828) 608-0873
- Sossoman Funeral Home and Crematory Center1.1 miCremation provider · Morganton · (828) 437-3211
- Kirksey Funeral Home1.2 miFuneral home · Morganton · (828) 437-2111
- Valdese Family Funeral Care & Cremation Service6.8 miCremation provider · Valdese · (828) 874-2117
- Heritage Funeral Service & Crematory7.5 miCremation provider · Valdese · (828) 874-0411
- Ebony Funeral Service14 miFuneral home · Lenoir · (828) 758-1859
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