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Find Any Grave in McDowell County NC | Cemetery Records & Burial Lookup
Search cemetery names, burial records, grave details, and local archive context for McDowell County, North Carolina from one focused county hub.
28
McDowell County Cemeteries
15
Burial Records Indexed
28
Mapped Cemetery Sites
Quick answer
How do I search McDowell 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.
County overview
About McDowell County Cemetery Records & Burial Search
McDowell County, North Carolina contains 28 documented cemeteries including municipal grounds, church burial sites, and family plots spread across the county archive. This page connects 15 burial records with cemetery locations, grave detail, and military service context where available. McDowell Memorial Park is one of the strongest current archive entry points for this county, with record coverage reaching back to 1916 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.
This county archive page is built to support searches like McDowell County cemetery records, McDowell County burial records, grave lookup in North Carolina, and local genealogy research with stronger place context before users move into individual cemetery pages.
Archive depth
28
ActiveActive cemetery pages currently surfaced in McDowell County.
Research signals
15
MilitaryBurial records in this county with military branch context.
Source mix
36
IndexedCemetery rows currently grouped into public archive source labels.
County map
McDowell County map overview
County center reference: 35.7065, -82.0242
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McDowell County Cemetery Directory
Page 1 of 2
Back to North CarolinaMcDowell Memorial Park
6 records in archive - Public
Records: 1916 - 2022
Public cemetery with documented veteran burials and USGS source coverage.
Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.
Cherry Springs Memorial Park
1 records in archive
Records: 1942 - 2021
County cemetery archive with documented veteran burials and VA source coverage.
OLD FORT, NC
Concord Umc Cemetery
1 records in archive
Records: 1927 - 2020
County cemetery archive with documented veteran burials and VA source coverage.
MARION, NC
Cross Memorial Park
1 records in archive
Records: 1946 - 2020
County cemetery archive with documented veteran burials and VA source coverage.
MARION, NC
Murphy's Chapel Cemetery
1 records in archive
Records: 1940 - 2021
County cemetery archive with documented veteran burials and VA source coverage.
MARION, NC
Nix Creek Freewill Bapt Ch Cem
1 records in archive
Records: 1941 - 2021
County cemetery archive with documented veteran burials and VA source coverage.
MARION, NC
Piney Cove Cemetery
1 records in archive
Records: 1948 - 2021
County cemetery archive with documented veteran burials and VA source coverage.
OLD FORT, NC
Sugar Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
1 records in archive
Records: 1941 - 2021
County cemetery archive with documented veteran burials and VA source coverage.
MARION, NC
Victory Temple Church Cemetery
1 records in archive
Records: 1944 - 2021
County cemetery archive with documented veteran burials and VA source coverage.
NEBO, NC
Zion Hill Cemetery
1 records in archive - Public
Records: 1939 - 2021
Public cemetery with documented veteran burials and USGS source coverage.
Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.
Barnes Cemetery
0 records in archive - Public
Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.
Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.
Biddix Cemetery
0 records in archive - Public
Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.
Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.
Brackettown Cemetery
0 records in archive - Public
Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.
Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.
Brown Cemetery
0 records in archive - Public
Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.
Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.
Davistown Cemetery
0 records in archive - Public
Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.
Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.
Dixon Cemetery
0 records in archive - Public
Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.
Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.
Glades Cemetery
0 records in archive - Public
Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.
Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.
Good Cemetery
0 records in archive - Public
Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.
Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.
Green Mountain Cemetery
0 records in archive - Public
Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.
Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.
Hall Cemetery
0 records in archive - Public
Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.
Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.
Haney Cemetery
0 records in archive - Public
Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.
Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.
Hollifield Cemetery
0 records in archive - Public
Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.
Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.
Hoover Cemetery
0 records in archive - Public
Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.
Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.
Lawing Cemetery
0 records in archive - Public
Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.
Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.
Burial record snapshot
Burial Records in McDowell County, North Carolina
These person-level records are one of the strongest long-tail search assets on the county page. Use full names, dates, cemetery context, and military branch details to separate likely matches before opening the record page.
Edward Howard Eller
McDowell Memorial Park
1947-09-30 - 2022-01-13
US ARMY, SP5
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Charles Phillip Byas
McDowell Memorial Park
1934-03-25 - 2022-01-04
US ARMY, SP4
View burial record
Donald Kay Elkins
Cherry Springs Memorial Park
1942-10-03 - 2021-11-30
US ARMY, PFC
View burial record
Donald Earl Gardner
Nix Creek Freewill Bapt Ch Cem
1941-11-15 - 2021-09-16
US ARMY, SP4
View burial record
Donald Dean Markum
McDowell Memorial Park
1947-12-22 - 2021-08-25
US ARMY, SGT
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Dennis Sexton
Victory Temple Church Cemetery
1944-11-18 - 2021-07-26
US ARMY, SP4
View burial record
Charles Marion Sisk
Sugar Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
1941-01-30 - 2021-03-03
US NAVY, SFM2
View burial record
Charles Homer Owensby
Murphy's Chapel Cemetery
1940-05-22 - 2021-02-21
US MARINE CORPS, CPL
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Charles Zebulon Koone
Piney Cove Cemetery
1948-07-07 - 2021-02-20
US ARMY, SP5
View burial record
Everett O'Neal Cable
Zion Hill Cemetery
1939-01-15 - 2021-01-07
US ARMY, SP5
View burial record
Earl Wilson Durham
Concord Umc Cemetery
1927-05-01 - 2020-12-28
US ARMY, PFC
View burial record
Daniel William Toney
Cross Memorial Park
1946-05-12 - 2020-03-09
US ARMY, SP4
View burial record
Bryan O Holley
McDowell Memorial Park
1948-09-23 - 2019-03-27
US ARMY
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Charles Glenn Powell
McDowell Memorial Park
1926-06-17 - 2017-08-07
US ARMY, PFC
View burial record
Clarence B Smith
McDowell Memorial Park
1916-08-27 - 2007-02-22
US NAVY, S1
View burial record
Surname index
Surname Index for McDowell 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.
Veteran burial records
Veterans Buried in McDowell County, North Carolina
This veteran-focused block pulls burial records with military branch context, helping capture county-level searches around veteran graves, service history, and military cemetery research.
Edward Howard Eller
McDowell Memorial Park
1947-09-30 - 2022-01-13 - SP5
Charles Phillip Byas
McDowell Memorial Park
1934-03-25 - 2022-01-04 - SP4
Donald Kay Elkins
Cherry Springs Memorial Park
1942-10-03 - 2021-11-30 - PFC
Donald Earl Gardner
Nix Creek Freewill Bapt Ch Cem
1941-11-15 - 2021-09-16 - SP4
Donald Dean Markum
McDowell Memorial Park
1947-12-22 - 2021-08-25 - SGT
Dennis Sexton
Victory Temple Church Cemetery
1944-11-18 - 2021-07-26 - SP4
Charles Marion Sisk
Sugar Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
1941-01-30 - 2021-03-03 - SFM2
Charles Homer Owensby
Murphy's Chapel Cemetery
1940-05-22 - 2021-02-21 - CPL
Charles Zebulon Koone
Piney Cove Cemetery
1948-07-07 - 2021-02-20 - SP5
Everett O'Neal Cable
Zion Hill Cemetery
1939-01-15 - 2021-01-07 - SP5
Earl Wilson Durham
Concord Umc Cemetery
1927-05-01 - 2020-12-28 - PFC
Daniel William Toney
Cross Memorial Park
1946-05-12 - 2020-03-09 - SP4
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Best Next Clicks From McDowell County
These CTR-focused paths are meant to keep visitors moving from county-level discovery into the strongest cemetery and burial pages without restarting the search.
Top cemetery page
McDowell Memorial Park
6 burial records and stronger place-level archive depth.
Top cemetery page
Cherry Springs Memorial Park
1 burial records and stronger place-level archive depth.
Person-name search
Search McDowell County burial records
Use a full name plus McDowell 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.
Official lookup guides
Official Source Verification Paths for McDowell County
Use these guide pages before leaving the archive when you need an official cemetery-place lookup or a veteran-burial verification step. Each guide keeps the county context in view so the off-site search starts cleaner.
Official cemetery source
Use the USGS guide for McDowell 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 McDowell County
Use the official VA locator guide when this county archive surfaces veteran-linked burial rows and service-related research intent.
How to research this county
How to Find Cemetery Information in McDowell County
McDowell 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.
Method 01
Review cemetery density before searching names
- 1. Start with the top cemetery list on this page to see which locations carry the strongest burial depth.
- 2. Compare source labels like USGS or other archive categories before deciding where to search deeper.
- 3. Use the county map and cemetery cards together to avoid broad, low-context searching.
Method 02
Run focused person searches after choosing the likely cemetery
- 1. Search a full first and last name once you have a likely cemetery or county context.
- 2. Use military branch hints and date ranges to separate close name matches.
- 3. Return to the North Carolina archive if you need to compare this county with neighboring areas.
Frequently asked
McDowell 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 McDowell 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 McDowell County?
28 cemetery locations are currently mapped in McDowell County, North Carolina, with 28 carrying latitude and longitude context.
Does McDowell 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 McDowell County burial records free to access?
Yes. Cemetery Finders presents county, cemetery, and burial detail from public-source archive data without requiring an account or paid lookup.
How many veterans are buried in McDowell County?
15 burial records in this county currently carry military branch context, including branch-level references where the source archive provides them.