About Babb-Dixon Cemetery
Babb-Dixon Cemetery is a christian cemetery in Portsmouth, Carteret County, North Carolina. It was established in 1753. It is operated by Cape Lookout National Seashore. It carries a heritage listing (NRHP 78000267). The grounds sit at about 3 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1002775. The nearest other listed cemetery is Grace Cemetery, about 0.2 mi to the west. It is one of 18 cemeteries we list in Carteret County, and 11 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. It is the oldest recorded cemetery in Carteret County.
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35.07024, -76.06051
What Babb-Dixon 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 CemeteryPortsmouth, NC · est. 1912Christian cemetery0.2 mi
- Community CemeteryPortsmouth, NC · est. 1900Cemetery0.2 mi
- Portsmouth CemeterySwanquarter, NCCemetery0.3 mi
- Keeler-Styron CemeterySwanquarter, NCCemetery0.4 mi
- Wallace CemeterySwanquarter, NCCemetery1.4 mi
- Sam Jones & Inky D (horse)Buxton, NCCemetery4.7 mi
- Scarbarough Family CemeteryBuxton, NCFamily cemetery5.3 mi
- Fletcher & O'NealBuxton, NCCemetery5.5 mi
- British CemeteryBritish Cemetery Road, Ocracoke, NC · est. 1942Christian cemetery5.5 mi
- HMT Bedfordshire GravesitesBritish Cemetery Road, Ocracoke, NCChristian cemetery5.5 mi
Frequently asked questions
Is Babb-Dixon Cemetery a Christian cemetery?
Our records list a Christian affiliation, based on the recorded religion of the cemetery. Burial rules for people outside the congregation vary, so ask the cemetery.
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