About Sams Cemetery
Sams Cemetery is a cemetery near Erwin, Unicoi County, Tennessee. It lies about 9.4 mi northeast of Erwin. The grounds sit at about 2,297 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1641677. The nearest other listed cemetery is Sams #1 Cemetery, about 0.4 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is Robert Ledford Funeral Home in Erwin, about 8.7 mi away. It is one of 119 cemeteries we list in Unicoi County, and 318 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Erwin. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
36.03288, -82.51041
What Sams 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
- Sams #1 CemeteryErwin, TNCemetery0.4 mi
- Edwards #2 CemeteryErwin, TNCemetery0.8 mi
- Williams #2 CemeteryErwin, TNCemetery0.8 mi
- Tilson CemeteryErwin, TNCemetery0.9 mi
- Kan Foster CemeteryErwin, TNCemetery0.9 mi
- Willis #2 CemeteryErwin, TNCemetery1.0 mi
- Edwards CemeteryErwin, TNCemetery1.0 mi
- Foster CemeteryErwin, TNCemetery1.1 mi
- Higgins #2 CemeteryErwin, TNCemetery1.1 mi
- Foster #2 CemeteryErwin, TNCemetery1.1 mi
Funeral homes near Sams Cemetery
- Robert Ledford Funeral Home8.7 miFuneral home · Erwin · (423) 743-1380
- Valley Funeral Home & Chapel10 miFuneral home · Erwin · (423) 743-9187
- Yancey Funeral Services13 miFuneral home · Burnsville · (828) 678-9962
- Blue Ridge Funeral & Cremation Service15 miCremation provider · Mars Hill · (828) 680-9963
- Blue Ridge Funeral Home15 miFuneral home · Mars Hill
- Holcombe Brothers Funeral Home15 miFuneral home · Burnsville · (828) 682-2310
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