A visit to the Blue Ridge Memorial Park ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Blue Ridge Memorial Park. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Blue Ridge Memorial Park (FG ID #1959969).
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Blue Ridge Memorial Park ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blue Ridge Memorial Park:
35.9386, -81.4861
The Blue Ridge Memorial Park is located in Caldwell County<2>.
The county seat for Caldwell County is located in Lenoir. Lenoir lies just to the west southwest of the Blue Ridge Memorial Park .
Open a Google Map centered on the Blue Ridge Memorial Park.
Name Variations for Blue Ridge Memorial Park ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Blue Ridge Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Blue Ridge Memorial Cemetery
- Wildwood Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Blue Ridge Memorial Park.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blue Ridge Memorial Park, with the nearest first.
- Clark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Bellview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Hermon Methodist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Harpertown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kings Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Bethel Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Bethel Cemetery
- Temple Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Puette Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Puette Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puette Cemetery
- Puett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Puett Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puett Cemetery
- Sunset Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Sunset Hill Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hill Cemetery
- Rufus Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Rufus Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rufus Cemetery
- Pinecrest Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Pinecrest Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Oxford Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sherrill Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Sherrill Hill Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill Hill Cemetery
- Laytown Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mulberry Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Mulberry Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Cemetery
- North Catawba Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The North Catawba Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Catawba Cemetery
- Baton Baptist Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Edmisten Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Edmisten Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmisten Cemetery
- Conways Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Houck Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Houck Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houck Cemetery
- New Vision Baptist Fellowship Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Blue Ridge Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blue Ridge Memorial Park, with the nearest first:
- Cedar Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cedar Rock is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Cedar Rock has also been known as:
- Cedar Rock village
- Emanuel ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Emanuel is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel
- Lenoir
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Draco
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kings Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Abingdon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cajah's Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cajah's Mountain is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cajah's Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,728 people
- Hudson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Patterson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gamewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cilley ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cilley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cilley
- Pinehurst
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pinehurst is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Sawmills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
- Downsville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Downsville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Baton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rufus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Granite Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Little River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Little River is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
- Collettsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Concord ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Ellendale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mulberry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Adako
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Muttenz ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Muttenz is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muttenz
- Rhodhiss
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Northlakes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Northlakes is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlakes
- Bethlehem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Ferguson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Blue Ridge Memorial Park. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Caldwell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blue Ridge Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Granite Falls
- Hudson
- Lenoir
- Lenoir lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Blue Ridge Memorial Park.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lenoir.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
- Rhodhiss
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Blue Ridge Memorial Park:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Caldwell County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Blue Ridge Memorial Park:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1959969
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #981634 (Blue Ridge Memorial Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #981634 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Caldwell
- Est. Elev: 352 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kings Creek
- Location given for Blue Ridge Memorial Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9379087 Lon: -81.4870389
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Caldwell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Blue Ridge Memorial Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |