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Sunset Cemetery in Shelby, North Carolina

Overview

About Sunset Cemetery

Sunset Cemetery is a christian cemetery near Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina. It lies about 0.8 mi southeast of Shelby. The grounds sit at about 850 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 5 notable people buried here, including Clyde R. Hoey, Oliver Max Gardner and Edwin Yates Webb. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 995705. The nearest other listed cemetery is Royster Memorial Park, about 0.6 mi to the west. The nearest mortuary we know of is Enloe Mortuary in Shelby, about 0.5 mi away. It is one of 56 cemeteries we list in Cleveland County, and 42 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 56 listings in Cleveland County have a phone number or website on record.

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

Notable burials

Notable people buried at Sunset Cemetery

All in NC

Among them: 2 governors, 2 US representatives, 1 actor, 1 journalist, 1 US senator, 1 writer.

People whose Wikidata entry gives Sunset 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.

Map

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35.29731, -81.54790

Services & features

What Sunset 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.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Sunset 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.