About Kirkland Cemetery
Kirkland Cemetery is a cemetery near Murphy, Cherokee County, North Carolina. It lies about 6.4 mi east of Murphy. The grounds sit at about 1,762 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1012638. The nearest other listed cemetery is Decker Cemetery, about 0.4 mi to the southeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Townson-Rose Funeral Home in Murphy, about 6.4 mi away. It is one of 52 cemeteries we list in Cherokee County, and 47 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Murphy. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
35.07146, -84.14574
What Kirkland 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
- Decker CemeteryMurphy, NCCemetery0.4 mi
- Payne CemeteryMurphy, NCCemetery1.3 mi
- Clonts CemeteryMurphy, NCCemetery1.6 mi
- Persimmon Creek CemeteryMurphy, NCCemetery1.8 mi
- Walker Plantation CemeteryMurphy, NCCemetery1.9 mi
- Taylor CemeteryMurphy, NCCemetery2.0 mi
- Beech Creek CemeteryMurphy, NCCemetery2.0 mi
- Hickey CemeteryMurphy, NCCemetery2.4 mi
- James CemeteryMurphy, NCCemetery2.7 mi
- Hiwassee CemeteryMurphy, NCCemetery3.4 mi
Funeral homes near Kirkland Cemetery
- Townson-Rose Funeral Home6.4 miFuneral home · Murphy · (828) 837-2109
- Ivie Funeral Home6.4 miFuneral home · Murphy · (828) 837-2116
- Cochran | McDaniel Funeral Homes & Crematories - Murphy Chapel10 miCremation provider · Murphy · (828) 837-9599
- Akins-Cobb Funerals & Cremations14 miFuneral home · Copperhill · (423) 496-5554
- Cochran | McDaniel Funeral Homes & Crematories - McCaysville Chapel15 miCremation provider · McCaysville · (706) 492-3321
- Mountain View Funeral Home17 miFuneral home · Blairsville · (706) 745-3456
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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.