McDowell County, North Carolina Cemetery Records & Burial Search
Search cemetery names, burial records, grave details, and local archive context for McDowell County, North Carolina from one focused county hub.
County archive snapshot
McDowell County Overview
28
Cemeteries
15
Indexed Records
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.
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 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.
Use this county archive to move from broad McDowell 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 McDowell 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
McDowell County map overview
County center reference: 35.7065, -82.0242
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Cemetery locations and burial records are not the same
McDowell 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
McDowell County Cemetery Directory
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Back to North CarolinaMcDowell Memorial Park
USGSCherry Springs Memorial Park
VA📍 OLD FORT, NC
Concord Umc Cemetery
VA📍 MARION, NC
Cross Memorial Park
VA📍 MARION, NC
Murphy's Chapel Cemetery
VA📍 MARION, NC
Nix Creek Freewill Bapt Ch Cem
VA📍 MARION, NC
Piney Cove Cemetery
VA📍 OLD FORT, NC
Sugar Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
VA📍 MARION, NC
Victory Temple Church Cemetery
VA📍 NEBO, NC
Zion Hill Cemetery
USGSBarnes Cemetery
USGSBiddix Cemetery
USGSBrackettown Cemetery
USGSBrown Cemetery
USGSDavistown Cemetery
USGSDixon Cemetery
USGSGlades Cemetery
USGSGood Cemetery
USGSGreen Mountain Cemetery
USGSHall Cemetery
USGSHaney Cemetery
USGSHollifield Cemetery
USGSHoover Cemetery
USGSLawing Cemetery
USGSBurial record snapshot
Burial Records in McDowell 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.
Edward Howard Eller
🪦 McDowell Memorial Park
Charles Phillip Byas
🪦 McDowell Memorial Park
Donald Kay Elkins
🪦 Cherry Springs Memorial Park
Donald Earl Gardner
🪦 Nix Creek Freewill Bapt Ch Cem
Donald Dean Markum
🪦 McDowell Memorial Park
Dennis Sexton
🪦 Victory Temple Church Cemetery
Charles Marion Sisk
🪦 Sugar Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
Charles Homer Owensby
🪦 Murphy's Chapel Cemetery
Charles Zebulon Koone
🪦 Piney Cove Cemetery
Everett O'Neal Cable
🪦 Zion Hill Cemetery
Earl Wilson Durham
🪦 Concord Umc Cemetery
Daniel William Toney
🪦 Cross Memorial Park
Bryan O Holley
🪦 McDowell Memorial Park
Charles Glenn Powell
🪦 McDowell Memorial Park
Clarence B Smith
🪦 McDowell Memorial Park
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.
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 McDowell 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.
Edward Howard Eller
🪦 McDowell Memorial Park
1947-09-30 - 2022-01-13 Rank: SP5
Charles Phillip Byas
🪦 McDowell Memorial Park
1934-03-25 - 2022-01-04 Rank: SP4
Donald Kay Elkins
🪦 Cherry Springs Memorial Park
1942-10-03 - 2021-11-30 Rank: PFC
Donald Earl Gardner
🪦 Nix Creek Freewill Bapt Ch Cem
1941-11-15 - 2021-09-16 Rank: SP4
Donald Dean Markum
🪦 McDowell Memorial Park
1947-12-22 - 2021-08-25 Rank: SGT
Dennis Sexton
🪦 Victory Temple Church Cemetery
1944-11-18 - 2021-07-26 Rank: SP4
Charles Marion Sisk
🪦 Sugar Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
1941-01-30 - 2021-03-03 Rank: SFM2
Charles Homer Owensby
🪦 Murphy's Chapel Cemetery
1940-05-22 - 2021-02-21 Rank: CPL
Charles Zebulon Koone
🪦 Piney Cove Cemetery
1948-07-07 - 2021-02-20 Rank: SP5
Everett O'Neal Cable
🪦 Zion Hill Cemetery
1939-01-15 - 2021-01-07 Rank: SP5
Earl Wilson Durham
🪦 Concord Umc Cemetery
1927-05-01 - 2020-12-28 Rank: PFC
Daniel William Toney
🪦 Cross Memorial Park
1946-05-12 - 2020-03-09 Rank: SP4
Official lookup guides
Official Source Verification Paths for McDowell 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 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 details.
Continue browsing
Best Next Clicks From McDowell County
Use these next-step links when you want to continue from McDowell County into the most relevant cemetery, person-name, statewide, or official-source path.
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.
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.
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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
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 pages from public-source archive data without requiring an account or paid lookup.
How many McDowell County burial records include military branch context?
15 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 McDowell County.