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North Carolina Cemetery Records Search | Find Graves, Burial Records & Locations

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State archive snapshot

3,537

North Carolina Cemeteries

1,663

Burial Records Indexed

100

Counties with Coverage

1,663

Veterans Buried in NC

Quick answer

How do I search North Carolina cemetery and burial records?

Start with the statewide search bar, then use county cards to narrow by place. Once the likely county is clear, move into cemetery pages for map and source context, then into burial pages for person-level research.

North Carolina research focus

Top signal: 3,537 mapped cemeteries across 100 counties.

Best next step: open a county card with strong cemetery depth or a notable cemetery page below.

Browse network

North Carolina County Clusters & Top Research Paths

Use these cluster cards when you want the fastest route into stronger county-level cemetery pages. Each group emphasizes a different search intent: broad cemetery browsing, deeper burial discovery, or long-tail local archive coverage.

Cluster lane

Most searched North Carolina cemetery counties

Highest cemetery inventory and broadest place-intent coverage for statewide browse traffic.

Ashe

124 cemeteries - 8 burial records - Notable: Brown Fowler Cemetery

124

Madison

110 cemeteries - 14 burial records - Notable: Shelton Family Cemetery

110

Robeson

154 cemeteries - 40 burial records - Notable: Hollywood Cemetery

154

Union

126 cemeteries - 24 burial records - Notable: Lakeland Memorial Park

126

Cluster lane

Emerging North Carolina archive counties

Smaller county archives that still surface useful cemetery pages and long-tail local search opportunities.

Alamance

11 cemeteries - 26 burial records - Notable: Alamance Memorial Park

11

Alexander

5 cemeteries - 9 burial records - Notable: Taylorsville City Cemetery

5

Alleghany

28 cemeteries - 6 burial records - Notable: Mountain View Cemetery

28

Anson

39 cemeteries - 25 burial records - Notable: Rocky Mount Church Cemetery

39

How to search this state

How to Find North Carolina Burial Records & Cemetery Information

North Carolina has a large cemetery footprint, and the fastest research path is to move from state overview to county directory and then into specific cemetery or burial searches. Use this sequence to reduce broad, low-context searching.

Method 01

Start with place-based search intent

  1. 1. Search a cemetery name, county name, or city hint tied to North Carolina.
  2. 2. Use county cards below when the search needs better local context.
  3. 3. Move into cemetery or burial pages only after the place looks right.

Method 02

Use county pages to avoid dead-end searching

  1. 1. Compare county cemetery totals, burial depth, and notable cemetery names.
  2. 2. Pick the strongest county page first instead of searching statewide again.
  3. 3. Return to this page only when you need a new county or cemetery lane.

State footprint

100

County archive paths currently organized for North Carolina research.

Largest archive layer

154

Cemeteries in the top county currently surfaced for this state archive.

Veteran-linked records

1,663

Person-level burial rows in this state currently carrying military branch context.

County archive index

North Carolina County Cemetery Directory

Each county card now includes cemetery totals, burial depth, a notable cemetery hint, and record-range context so the index works as real search content instead of a thin link wall.

States
A B C D E F G H I J L M N O P R S T U V W Y

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Cabarrus 6

6 cemeteries, 12 records
Includes Carolina Memorial Park

Top cemetery page: Carolina Memorial Park
Caldwell 30

30 cemeteries, 24 records
Includes Pinecrest Cemetery

Top cemetery page: Pinecrest Cemetery
Camden 66

66 cemeteries, 5 records
Includes Pugh and Mitchell Cemetery

Top cemetery page: Pugh and Mitchell Cemetery
Carteret 15

15 cemeteries, 4 records
Includes Faith Tabernacle Church Cemetery

Top cemetery page: Faith Tabernacle Church Cemetery
Caswell 4

4 cemeteries, 4 records
Includes Pelham United Methodist Church Cemetery

Top cemetery page: Pelham United Methodist Church Cemetery
Catawba 20

20 cemeteries, 27 records
Includes Catawba Memorial Park

Top cemetery page: Catawba Memorial Park
Chatham 7

7 cemeteries, 11 records
Includes Chatham Memorial Park

Top cemetery page: Chatham Memorial Park
Cherokee 40

40 cemeteries, 12 records
Includes Mt Carmel Baptist Cemetery

Top cemetery page: Mt Carmel Baptist Cemetery
Chowan 5

5 cemeteries, 5 records
Includes Beaver Hill Cemetery

Top cemetery page: Beaver Hill Cemetery
Clay 6

6 cemeteries, 1 records
Includes Moss Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery

Top cemetery page: Moss Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery
Cleveland 50

50 cemeteries, 26 records
Includes Cleveland Memorial Park

Top cemetery page: Cleveland Memorial Park
Columbus 85

85 cemeteries, 12 records
Includes Cherry Grove Cemetery

Top cemetery page: Cherry Grove Cemetery
Craven 17

17 cemeteries, 25 records
Includes Evergreen Cemetery

Top cemetery page: Evergreen Cemetery
Cumberland 19

19 cemeteries, 58 records
Includes Fort Bragg Main Post Cemetary

Top cemetery page: Fort Bragg Main Post Cemetary
Currituck 22

22 cemeteries, 3 records
Includes Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery

Top cemetery page: Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery

Most searched cemeteries

High-Depth Cemetery Pages in North Carolina

Western Carolina State Veterans Cemetery

149 burial records currently linked, making this one of the strongest individual cemetery pages in North Carolina.

USGS / Public

Oakwood Cemetery

18 burial records currently linked, making this one of the strongest individual cemetery pages in North Carolina.

USGS / Public

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

16 burial records currently linked, making this one of the strongest individual cemetery pages in North Carolina.

USGS / Public

Greenlawn Memorial Park Cemetery

16 burial records currently linked, making this one of the strongest individual cemetery pages in North Carolina.

USGS / Public

Fort Bragg Main Post Cemetary

15 burial records currently linked, making this one of the strongest individual cemetery pages in North Carolina.

USGS / Public

Lafayette Memorial Cemetery

14 burial records currently linked, making this one of the strongest individual cemetery pages in North Carolina.

USGS / Public

Sharon Memorial Park

14 burial records currently linked, making this one of the strongest individual cemetery pages in North Carolina.

USGS / Public

Alamance Memorial Park

13 burial records currently linked, making this one of the strongest individual cemetery pages in North Carolina.

USGS / Public

Era search

Search North Carolina Records by Era

Pre-1860 Civil War Era 1900-1950 WWII Veterans Post-1970

Genealogy guide

North Carolina Genealogy Research Guide

North Carolina genealogy research works best when cemetery pages, burial records, and county archive pages are used together instead of as separate searches. This state hub helps users move from a broad geographic starting point into the right county and then into the strongest cemetery page for that place.

When you are researching family history in North Carolina, start with a cemetery name, county, or city whenever possible. That reduces false matches and makes burial dates, military details, and related cemetery links much easier to validate. Statewide search is useful, but county-level narrowing is usually where the archive becomes more trustworthy.

For older family-history searches, use the county directory, the historic cemetery cards, and the era filters on this page together. Those sections support common searches like North Carolina death records online, older cemetery records, Civil War-era burials, and veterans buried in North Carolina.

Frequently asked

North Carolina Cemetery FAQs

These answers are written to help users move from broad state-level browsing into county, cemetery, and burial-record pages without losing archive context.

How do I search North Carolina cemetery and burial records?

Start with this North Carolina archive page, use the main search bar for cemetery names or surnames, and then narrow into a county page before choosing a cemetery or burial record result.

How many cemeteries are listed in North Carolina?

3,537 cemetery records are currently mapped in North Carolina across 100 counties.

What should I do after choosing a county in North Carolina?

Open the county page to compare cemetery totals, burial depth, notable cemetery pages, and location-specific search paths before you drill into a single cemetery.

Can I search North Carolina burial records by surname?

Yes. The fastest approach is to search a full surname together with a cemetery name, county, or city hint so the archive can separate similar names across different parts of North Carolina.

Are veteran burial locations included in North Carolina?

Veteran-linked burial rows are surfaced when the current archive carries military branch context, and those records can be compared with county and cemetery pages for stronger place validation.

Why do some North Carolina county pages show more detail than others?

Coverage depends on source depth. Some counties currently surface richer cemetery totals, older record ranges, and more person-level burial rows, while others are still partial archive areas.

What are the oldest cemetery record areas in North Carolina?

The best indicator is the county card year range and the notable cemetery listings on this page. Those signals help highlight counties where older cemetery coverage is more likely to appear.

Is this the best page for North Carolina genealogy and cemetery research?

This state page is the best starting hub for statewide cemetery and burial browsing, but the strongest results usually come from moving into county and cemetery detail pages as soon as location context becomes clear.

What is the oldest cemetery in North Carolina?

The oldest cemetery in North Carolina depends on source depth, but the historic cemetery section on this page highlights the earliest established sites currently surfaced in the archive.

Are North Carolina burial records free to access?

Yes. All records on Cemetery Finders are free to browse, including state, county, cemetery, and burial pages built from public archive sources.

How many veterans are buried in North Carolina?

1,663 veteran-linked burial records are currently surfaced in the North Carolina archive where military branch data is available.