Rutherford County, North Carolina Cemetery Records & Burial Search
Search cemetery names, burial records, grave details, and local archive context for Rutherford County, North Carolina from one focused county hub.
County archive snapshot
Rutherford County Overview
96
Cemeteries
30
Indexed Records
96
Mapped Cemetery Sites
Quick answer
How do I search Rutherford 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 Rutherford County Cemetery Records & Burial Search
Rutherford County, North Carolina contains 96 documented cemeteries including municipal grounds, church burial sites, and family plots spread across the county archive. This page connects 30 burial records with cemetery locations, grave detail, and military service context where available. Eternal Hills Memorial Park is one of the strongest current archive entry points for this county, with record coverage reaching back to 1923 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 Rutherford 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 Rutherford 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
Rutherford County map overview
County center reference: 35.3778, -81.9038
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Cemetery locations and burial records are not the same
Rutherford 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
Rutherford County Cemetery Directory
Page 1 of 5
Back to North CarolinaEternal Hills Memorial Park
VA📍 FOREST CITY, NC
New Bethel Baptist Cemetery
USGSFloyd's Creek Baptist Church
VA📍 FOREST CITY, NC
White Oak Springs Church Cemetery
USGSBroad River Church Cemetery
USGSCamp Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
USGSCooper Springs Congregation
VA📍 BOSTIC, NC
Duncan Creek Family Cemetery
VA📍 ELLENBORO, NC
First Broad Church
USGSKistler's Chapel Umc Cemetery
VA📍 RUTHERFORDTON, NC
Liberty Hill Cemetery
USGSMount Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery
USGSMountain View Baptist Church Cemetery
USGSMt Vernon Bapt Cemetery
VA📍 FOREST CITY, NC
Piedmont Church Cemetery
USGSPisgah United Methodist Church Cemetery
USGSRutherford County Memorial Cemetery
USGSRutherfordton City Cemetery
USGSSouthern Baptist Church Cemetery
VA📍 RUTHERFORDTON, NC
St Gabriel Episcopal Church Cemetery
VA📍 RUTHERFORDTON, NC
Sunset Memorial Park
USGSWelcome Home Church Cemetery
USGSWheat's Creek Church Cemetery
VA📍 RUTHERFORDTON, NC
Adaville Baptist Church Cemetery
USGSBurial record snapshot
Burial Records in Rutherford 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.
Charles Elbert Sane
🪦 Eternal Hills Memorial Park
Donald Leroy Davis
🪦 Mountain View Baptist Church Cemetery
Dennis W Towery
🪦 Floyd's Creek Baptist Church
Carl Lee Falk
🪦 Eternal Hills Memorial Park
Edmond Rene Daigle
🪦 Eternal Hills Memorial Park
Clyde Edward Huskey
🪦 Floyd's Creek Baptist Church
Clarence Wayne Kimmer
🪦 New Bethel Baptist Cemetery
Flay Ronald Lovelace
🪦 First Broad Church
David Daniel Briscoe
🪦 Southern Baptist Church Cemetery
Connor Ethan Lloyd
🪦 Rutherfordton City Cemetery
Forrest Clifford Gettys
🪦 Duncan Creek Family Cemetery
Creed Jackson
🪦 Welcome Home Church Cemetery
Charles Leslie Higgins
🪦 Eternal Hills Memorial Park
Earl Douglas Brewington
🪦 New Bethel Baptist Cemetery
Donald Earl Cayton
🪦 Sunset Memorial Park
Archie R Pilkenton
🪦 White Oak Springs Church Cemetery
Donald Ray White
🪦 Camp Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
Charles Dewey Bradley
🪦 Rutherford County Memorial Cemetery
Bill Cyrus Watson
🪦 Kistler's Chapel Umc Cemetery
Charles Buddy Reese
🪦 Wheat's Creek Church Cemetery
Cornelius Ward Clark
🪦 Pisgah United Methodist Church Cemetery
Eddie Dean Pennell
🪦 Mount Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery
Dorothy O'Neil McKesson
🪦 St Gabriel Episcopal Church Cemetery
Earnestine Anthony
🪦 Liberty Hill Cemetery
Surname index
Surname Index for Rutherford 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 Rutherford 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.
Charles Elbert Sane
🪦 Eternal Hills Memorial Park
1932-07-18 - 2022-05-28 Rank: PFC
Donald Leroy Davis
🪦 Mountain View Baptist Church Cemetery
1929-09-20 - 2022-03-15 Rank: SGT
Dennis W Towery
🪦 Floyd's Creek Baptist Church
1961-03-08 - 2022-01-21 Rank: MMC
Carl Lee Falk
🪦 Eternal Hills Memorial Park
1942-09-18 - 2021-12-01 Rank: MSGT
Edmond Rene Daigle
🪦 Eternal Hills Memorial Park
1941-06-05 - 2021-10-05 Rank: PFC
Clyde Edward Huskey
🪦 Floyd's Creek Baptist Church
1931-09-25 - 2021-10-04 Rank: CPL
Clarence Wayne Kimmer
🪦 New Bethel Baptist Cemetery
1938-11-17 - 2021-10-04 Rank: MSGT, MM3
Flay Ronald Lovelace
🪦 First Broad Church
1947-02-19 - 2021-10-03 Rank: SP4
David Daniel Briscoe
🪦 Southern Baptist Church Cemetery
1936-04-04 - 2021-09-20 Rank: SP3
Connor Ethan Lloyd
🪦 Rutherfordton City Cemetery
1992-07-30 - 2021-08-18 Rank: SPC
Forrest Clifford Gettys
🪦 Duncan Creek Family Cemetery
1923-08-30 - 2021-08-17 Rank: S SGT
Creed Jackson
🪦 Welcome Home Church Cemetery
1938-09-17 - 2021-07-27 Rank: SP4
Official lookup guides
Official Source Verification Paths for Rutherford 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 Rutherford 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 Rutherford 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 Rutherford County
Use these next-step links when you want to continue from Rutherford County into the most relevant cemetery, person-name, statewide, or official-source path.
Top cemetery page
Eternal Hills Memorial Park
4 burial records and stronger place-level archive depth.
Top cemetery page
New Bethel Baptist Cemetery
3 burial records and stronger place-level archive depth.
Person-name search
Search Rutherford County burial records
Use a full name plus Rutherford 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 Rutherford County
Rutherford 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
Rutherford 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 Rutherford 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 Rutherford County?
96 cemetery locations are currently mapped in Rutherford County, North Carolina, with 96 carrying latitude and longitude context.
Does Rutherford 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 Rutherford 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 Rutherford County burial records include military branch context?
30 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 Rutherford County.