About Benfield Cemetery
Benfield Cemetery is a cemetery in Newland, Avery County, North Carolina. The grounds sit at about 3,796 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 980986. The nearest other listed cemetery is Taylor Cemetery, about 0.4 mi to the east. The nearest funeral home we know of is Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home in Newland, about 6.0 mi away. It is one of 91 cemeteries we list in Avery County, and 107 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
Map
36.01345, -81.98983
What Benfield 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
- Taylor CemeteryNewland, NCCemetery0.4 mi
- Franklin CemeteryNewland, NCCemetery1.3 mi
- Ingram CemeterySpruce Pine, NCCemetery1.6 mi
- Walnut Grove Memorial CemeterySpruce Pine, NCPresbyterian cemetery1.9 mi
- Phillips CemeterySpruce Pine, NCCemetery2.3 mi
- Stamey Town Missionary Baptist Church CemeteryNewland, NCBaptist cemetery2.5 mi
- Houston CemeteryBakersville, NCCemetery3.0 mi
- Johnson CemeteryNewland, NCCemetery3.0 mi
- Daniels CemeteryNewland, NCCemetery3.1 mi
- Wise CemeteryNewland, NCCemetery3.2 mi
Funeral homes near Benfield Cemetery
- Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home6.0 miFuneral home · Newland · (828) 733-2121
- Webb Funeral Home8.2 miFuneral home · Spruce Pine · (828) 765-4277
- Henline-hughes Funeral Home9.3 miFuneral home · Bakersville · (828) 688-4813
- Rhododendron Chapel13 miFuneral home · Roan Mountain
- Tetrick Funeral Home13 miFuneral home · Roan Mountain · (423) 772-3928
- Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home18 miFuneral home · Burnsville · (828) 682-2310
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Benfield Cemetery located?
Benfield Cemetery is at 130 Andrew Lane, Newland, NC 28657 in Avery County. GPS coordinates: 36.01345, -81.98983.
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