City Cemetery in Raleigh, North Carolina

City Cemetery is a municipal cemetery near Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina. It lies about 0.6 mi southwest of Raleigh. Wikidata records 20 notable people buried here, including Anna J. Cooper, John S. Marmaduke and Lawrence O'Bryan Branch. The nearest other listed cemetery is Oakwood Cemetery, about 0.6 mi to the northeast. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Lightner Funeral Home & Cremations in Raleigh, about 0.7 mi away. It is one of 137 cemeteries we list in Wake County, and 59 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 4 of the 137 listings in Wake County have a phone number or website on record.

This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Raleigh. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.

Among them: 7 US representatives, 3 Civil War veterans, 2 governors, 1 inventor or engineer, 1 journalist, 1 US senator, 1 War of 1812 veteran, 1 writer.

• Anna J. Cooper1858-1964
  African-American author, educator, speaker and scholar
• John S. Marmaduke1833-1887
  25th governor of Missouri (1833 to 1887)
• Lawrence O'Bryan Branch1820-1862
  American politician
• William Henry Haywood Jr.1801-1852
  American politician
• Charles Manly1795-1871
  American politician
• Absalom Tatom1742-1802
  Politician
• Richard Hines1792-1851
  American politician
• Romulus Mitchell Saunders1791-1867
  American politician
• William Henry Hill1767-1809
  American politician
• Kenneth Rayner1808-1884
  American politician
• Josiah Ogden Watson1784-1852
  American politician
• Sion Hart Rogers1825-1874
  Confederate Army officer

People whose Wikidata entry gives City 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.

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.

• Oakwood Cemetery

  Raleigh, NC
  Cemetery

  0.6 mi
• Historic Oakwood Cemetery and Mausoleum

  Raleigh, NC
  Cemetery

  0.7 mi
• Raleigh National Cemetery

  501 Rock Quarry Road, Raleigh, NC
  National cemetery

  0.7 mi
• Mount Hope Cemetery

  Raleigh, NC
  Cemetery

  1.3 mi
• Hillcrest Cemetery

  Raleigh, NC
  Cemetery

  1.7 mi
• Dix Hospital Cemetery

  Raleigh, NC
  Cemetery

  1.7 mi
• Oberlin Cemetery

  Raleigh, NC
  Cemetery

  2.0 mi
• Montlawn Memorial Park

  Raleigh, NC
  Memorial park

  2.9 mi
• Jones Family Cemetery

  Raleigh, NC
  Family cemetery

  3.0 mi
• Carolina Biblical Gardens

  Garner, NC
  Cemetery

  3.4 mi

• Lightner Funeral Home & Cremations

  Cremation provider · Raleigh · (919) 833-1676
  0.7 mi
• Steven L. Lyons Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Raleigh · (919) 831-2596
  0.9 mi
• Bryan-Lee Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Raleigh · (919) 832-8225
  0.9 mi
• National Cremation Service

  Cremation provider · Raleigh · (919) 235-3337
  1.1 mi
• Brown-Wynne Funeral Home & Crematory

  Cremation provider · Raleigh · (919) 828-4311
  1.2 mi
• Mitchell Funeral Homes and Crematory

  Cremation provider · Raleigh · (919) 832-3760
  1.2 mi

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