About Union Cemetery
Union Cemetery is a cemetery near Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina. It lies about 4.2 mi northeast of Rutherfordton. The grounds sit at about 873 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1008522. The nearest other listed cemetery is West Point Church Cemetery, about 0.9 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Harrelson Funeral Home and Cremation Services Inc in Forest City, about 3.4 mi away. It is one of 99 cemeteries we list in Rutherford County, and 65 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Rutherfordton. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
35.31583, -81.99251
What Union 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
- West Point Church CemeteryRutherfordton, NCChurch cemetery0.9 mi
- Mountain View Baptist Church CemeterySpindale, NCBaptist cemetery2.2 mi
- Grays Creek CemeterySpindale, NCCemetery2.6 mi
- Walker CemeteryRutherfordton, NCCemetery2.9 mi
- Shiloh Baptist CemeteryForest City, NCBaptist cemetery3.1 mi
- Huntley Family CemeterySpindale, NCFamily cemetery3.3 mi
- Little Huntley Church CemeterySpindale, NCChurch cemetery3.4 mi
- West Memorial Church CemeteryRutherfordton, NCChristian cemetery3.8 mi
- Kistlers Chapel CemeteryForest City, NCChurch cemetery3.8 mi
- Piedmont Church CemeteryRutherfordton, NCChristian cemetery4.2 mi
Funeral homes near Union Cemetery
- Harrelson Funeral Home and Cremation Services Inc3.4 miFuneral home · Forest City · (828) 609-2001
- Ulysses Miller Funeral Services3.6 miFuneral home · Rutherfordton · (828) 287-3800
- McMahan's Funeral Home3.7 miFuneral home · Rutherfordton · (828) 287-4715
- Crowe's Mortuary & Chapel4.2 miMortuary · Rutherfordton · (828) 286-2304
- Hardin Monuments5.4 miMonument dealer · Forest City · (828) 248-2125
- Thompson Mortuary & Chapel6.5 miMortuary · Forest City · (828) 245-0258
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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.