Nearby Communities
Introduction
Below you will find our list of the communities that are in the vicinity of the McDowell Memorial Park.
Just a reminder ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have any burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the McDowell Memorial Park.
List of Neighboring Communities ...
Below are the communities that are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> of the McDowell Memorial Park. We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance, with the closest first.
- Marion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in McDowell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,937 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <3>
- Nebo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nebo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Nebo is located in McDowell County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nebo <3>
- West Marion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Marion
- West Marion is located in McDowell County
- Providence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in McDowell County
- Glenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Patten
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patten
- Patten is located in McDowell County
- Greenlee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Greenlee is located in McDowell County
- Linville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Sugar Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Sugar Hill is located in McDowell County
- Parkhill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkhill
- Parkhill is located in Burke County
- Vein Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vein Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vein Mountain
- Vein Mountain is located in McDowell County
- Mountain Home ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Home have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Mountain Home is located in McDowell County
- Brindletown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brindletown
- Brindletown is located in Burke County
- Glen Alpine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Alpine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alpine
- Glen Alpine is located in Burke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,487 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Alpine <3>
- Little Switzerland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Switzerland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Switzerland
- Little Switzerland is located in McDowell County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Switzerland <3>
- Ashford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Ashford is located in McDowell County
- Old Fort
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Fort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Fort
- Old Fort is located in McDowell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 924 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Fort <3>
- Lackey Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lackey Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey Town
- Lackey Town is located in McDowell County
- Thermal City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thermal City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermal City
- Thermal City is located in Rutherford County
- Moffitt Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt Hill
- Moffitt Hill is located in McDowell County
- Whitehouse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Whitehouse is located in Rutherford County
- Grassy Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grassy Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Grassy Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Otter Creek ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otter Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
- Otter Creek is located in Rutherford County
- Union Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Union Mills is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Mills <3>
- Hamrick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamrick
- Hamrick is located in Yancey County
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the McDowell Memorial Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7043, Longitude: -81.9773 In this case, the coordinates for the McDowell Memorial Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |