Gaston County, North Carolina Cemetery Records & Burial Search
Search cemetery names, burial records, grave details, and local archive context for Gaston County, North Carolina from one focused county hub.
County archive snapshot
Gaston County Overview
39
Cemeteries
36
Indexed Records
39
Mapped Cemetery Sites
Quick answer
How do I search Gaston County cemetery and burial records?
Use this page as the county-level filter between the statewide archive and individual cemetery lookups. Start with the cemetery directory, compare the source mix and burial depth, then run a focused search for the exact cemetery or person name you need.
Research focus
Use this county page for
Search by person name
Start with a full name when the county is already likely.
Compare cemetery pages
Review cemetery cards before opening a specific profile.
Use map context
Use mapped locations to understand the local cemetery spread.
Verify official details
Confirm sensitive burial, veteran, or grave-location details with official sources.
County overview
About Gaston County Cemetery Records & Burial Search
Gaston County, North Carolina contains 39 documented cemeteries including municipal grounds, church burial sites, and family plots spread across the county archive. This page connects 36 burial records with cemetery locations, grave detail, and military service context where available. Oakwood Cemetery is one of the strongest current archive entry points for this county, with record coverage reaching back to 1922 in the current dataset. Use the cemetery directory below to browse all locations, or move into the burial record section when you already know the surname or full name you need.
Use this county archive to move from broad Gaston County cemetery research into specific cemetery locations, burial-record matches, source labels, and official verification paths.
Cemetery Pages Surfaced
Active cemetery profile pages currently surfaced in the Gaston County index.
Veteran-Linked Burial Records
Burial records in this county currently carrying military branch or service-related context.
Source Rows Grouped
Cemetery source rows currently grouped into public archive labels. Source-row counts may be higher than cemetery-page counts when multiple public-source rows point to the same county archive.
County map
Gaston County map overview
County center reference: 35.2689, -81.1213
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Cemetery locations and burial records are not the same
Gaston County may have strong cemetery-location coverage even when person-level burial records are limited. Use this directory to find the likely cemetery first, then verify sensitive burial, veteran, or grave-location details with official cemetery, county, VA/NCA, or primary-source records.
County cemetery index
Gaston County Cemetery Directory
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Back to North CarolinaOakwood Cemetery
USGSGaston Memorial Cemetery
USGSEdgewood Cemetery
USGSHickory Grove Cemetery
USGSBess Chapel U/M Church Cemetery
VA📍 CHERRYVILLE, NC
Bessemer City Memorial Cemetery
VA📍 BESSEMER CITY, NC
Center Church Cemetery
USGSGreenwood Cemetery
USGSNorth Brook Church Cemetery
VA📍 CHERRYVILLE, NC
Olney Presbyterian Church Cemetery
VA📍 GASTONIA, NC
Puett Umc Cemetery
VA📍 DALLAS, NC
Aviary Gardens
USGSBelmont Abbey Cemetery
USGSBerea Church Cemetery
USGSCastanea Church Cemetery
USGSCherryville City Memorial Cemetery
USGSChrists Lutheran Church Cemetery
USGSCraig Family Cemetery
USGSEbenezer Church Cemetery
USGSFirestone Cemetery
USGSFirestone Memorial Cemetery
USGSGethsemane Church Cemetery
USGSHillcrest Cemetery
USGSHollywood Cemetery
USGSBurial record snapshot
Burial Records in Gaston County, North Carolina
These person-level records can help when you already have a likely name, cemetery, date range, or military-service clue. Use them as starting points, then verify sensitive details with the cemetery, county office, veteran resource, or primary source.
Carl A Furr
🪦 Oakwood Cemetery
Edward Wills
🪦 Oakwood Cemetery
Charles Winford Sahms
🪦 Olney Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Charles Donald McGinnis
🪦 Gaston Memorial Cemetery
Charles E Burdette
🪦 Oakwood Cemetery
Charles Ray Sides
🪦 Oakwood Cemetery
Dennis Lewis Santos
🪦 Oakwood Cemetery
Earl Gene Orendorff
🪦 Gaston Memorial Cemetery
Charlie Jasper Phelps
🪦 Edgewood Cemetery
Edmond V Williams
🪦 Gaston Memorial Cemetery
David Everett Austin
🪦 Oakwood Cemetery
Carolyn Elaine Eaker Brown
🪦 North Brook Church Cemetery
Eugene Bryan Marley
🪦 Oakwood Cemetery
Dotsie Leary Dunlow
🪦 Edgewood Cemetery
Daniel Hobart Smith
🪦 Puett Umc Cemetery
Carlton G Blakley
🪦 Oakwood Cemetery
Alan James Hancock
🪦 Center Church Cemetery
Ernest Bryant Hunt
🪦 Oakwood Cemetery
Eldon James Nance
🪦 Oakwood Cemetery
Charles Williamson
🪦 Oakwood Cemetery
Chad Ryan Seger
🪦 Oakwood Cemetery
Carl Edward Gillelan
🪦 Gaston Memorial Cemetery
Bryte Hampton Goodnight
🪦 Bessemer City Memorial Cemetery
Edward Paul Johnson
🪦 Oakwood Cemetery
Surname index
Surname Index for Gaston County
These surname links surface recurring family names already present in the county burial archive. They are useful when the cemetery is still unknown but the last name is likely tied to this county.
Surnames are generated from currently indexed burial records and may not represent every family name connected to this county.
Veteran burial records
Veteran-Linked Burial Records in Gaston County, North Carolina
This block shows burial records that currently include military branch or service-context fields in the archive. Use these entries as research leads and verify official veteran burial details with the appropriate VA/NCA, cemetery, or primary record source.
Carl A Furr
🪦 Oakwood Cemetery
1933-05-08 - 2022-12-03 Rank: LT
Edward Wills
🪦 Oakwood Cemetery
1947-12-03 - 2022-08-03 Rank: SP4
Charles Winford Sahms
🪦 Olney Presbyterian Church Cemetery
1949-09-10 - 2022-04-13 Rank: CPL
Charles Donald McGinnis
🪦 Gaston Memorial Cemetery
1931-03-07 - 2022-02-14 Rank: SP3
Charles E Burdette
🪦 Oakwood Cemetery
1936-06-01 - 2021-09-03 Rank: PVT, CPL
Charles Ray Sides
🪦 Oakwood Cemetery
1947-03-19 - 2021-08-31 Rank: SP5
Dennis Lewis Santos
🪦 Oakwood Cemetery
1942-09-10 - 2021-08-24 Rank: CPT
Earl Gene Orendorff
🪦 Gaston Memorial Cemetery
1936-11-23 - 2021-07-01 Rank: MSGT
Charlie Jasper Phelps
🪦 Edgewood Cemetery
1930-05-10 - 2021-05-13
Edmond V Williams
🪦 Gaston Memorial Cemetery
1922-07-26 - 2021-04-23 Rank: SSGT
David Everett Austin
🪦 Oakwood Cemetery
1940-12-07 - 2021-04-13 Rank: A1C
Carolyn Elaine Eaker Brown
🪦 North Brook Church Cemetery
1946-10-24 - 2021-04-11 Rank: CPL
Official lookup guides
Official Source Verification Paths for Gaston County
Use these verification paths when a cemetery name, map location, or veteran-linked burial record needs confirmation from a stronger official or institutional source.
Official cemetery source
Use the USGS guide for Gaston County
Open the official USGS lookup guide with this county context to validate cemetery place names and mapped locations before drilling deeper.
Official burial source
Use the VA burial guide for Gaston County
Use the official VA locator guide when this county archive surfaces veteran-linked burial rows and service-related details.
Continue browsing
Best Next Clicks From Gaston County
Use these next-step links when you want to continue from Gaston County into the most relevant cemetery, person-name, statewide, or official-source path.
Top cemetery page
Oakwood Cemetery
18 burial records and stronger place-level archive depth.
Top cemetery page
Gaston Memorial Cemetery
7 burial records and stronger place-level archive depth.
Person-name search
Search Gaston County burial records
Use a full name plus Gaston County to separate likely matches before expanding into statewide results.
Broaden scope
Return to North Carolina archive
Move up one level when you need nearby counties, more cemetery options, or broader genealogy search context.
How to research this county
How to Find Cemetery Information in Gaston County
Gaston County works best as a narrowing layer. Instead of trying to search all records at once, move from county overview into cemetery names and then into individual burial records when the archive shows person-level matches.
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Review cemetery density before searching names
- Start with the top cemetery list on this page to see which locations have the clearest burial-record coverage.
- Compare source labels such as USGS or VA before deciding where to search deeper.
- Use the county map and cemetery cards together to avoid broad, low-context searching.
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Run focused person searches after choosing the likely cemetery
- Search a full first and last name once you have a likely cemetery or county context.
- Use military branch hints and date ranges to separate close name matches.
- Return to the North Carolina archive if you need to compare this county with neighboring areas.
Frequently asked
Gaston County Archive FAQs
This county FAQ section is designed to answer common archive questions before users widen their search into nearby counties or move down into specific cemetery pages.
How do I search cemetery records in Gaston County?
Start with the cemetery directory on this page, compare the cemetery count, record depth, and veterans tags, then move into the individual cemetery page once you find the strongest match.
How many cemeteries are mapped in Gaston County?
39 cemetery locations are currently mapped in Gaston County, North Carolina, with 39 carrying latitude and longitude context.
Does Gaston County include burial records as well as cemetery names?
Yes. This county archive combines cemetery counts with burial record coverage where source datasets include person-level information.
Are Gaston County burial records free to access?
Yes. Cemetery Finders presents county, cemetery, and burial-detail pages from public-source archive data without requiring an account or paid lookup.
How many Gaston County burial records include military branch context?
36 burial records in this county currently include military branch or service-context fields where the source archive provides them. This should be treated as veteran-linked archive context, not a complete official count of all veterans buried in Gaston County.