About Timpson Cemetery
Timpson Cemetery is a cemetery near Murphy, Cherokee County, North Carolina. It lies about 3.1 mi east of Murphy. The grounds sit at about 1,627 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1016159. The nearest other listed cemetery is Hiwassee Cemetery, about 0.6 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Townson-Rose Funeral Home in Murphy, about 3.2 mi away. It is one of 52 cemeteries we list in Cherokee County, and 43 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
35.10174, -84.08574
What Timpson 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
- Hiwassee CemeteryMurphy, NCCemetery0.6 mi
- Grape Creek Baptist Church Cemetery5485 Joe Brown Highway, Murphy, NCChristian cemetery1.0 mi
- James CemeteryMurphy, NCCemetery1.7 mi
- James CemeteryMurphy, NCCemetery1.7 mi
- Beech Creek CemeteryMurphy, NCCemetery2.9 mi
- A.M.E. Church Cemetery200 Church of Christ Road, Murphy, NCMethodist cemetery2.9 mi
- Baptist Church of Murphy Cemetery57 McClelland Street, Murphy, NCBaptist cemetery3.0 mi
- Martin CemeteryMurphy, NCCemetery3.1 mi
- Harshaw Cemetery150 South Church Street, Murphy, NCMethodist cemetery3.1 mi
- Payne CemeteryMurphy, NCCemetery3.3 mi
Funeral homes near Timpson Cemetery
- Townson-Rose Funeral Home3.2 miFuneral home · Murphy · (828) 837-2109
- Ivie Funeral Home3.2 miFuneral home · Murphy · (828) 837-2116
- Cochran | McDaniel Funeral Homes & Crematories - Murphy Chapel7.2 miCremation provider · Murphy · (828) 837-9599
- Townson-Rose Funeral Home15 miFuneral home · Andrews · (828) 321-4409
- Townson-Rose Funeral Home16 miFuneral home · Hayesville · (828) 389-8800
- Ivie Funeral Home16 miFuneral home · Hayesville · (828) 389-8113
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