Nearby Communities
Introduction
Below you will find our list of the communities that are in the vicinity of the Rocky Pass 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 Rocky Pass Memorial Park. For information of that nature, we recommend you visit Find-A-Grave's entry for the Rocky Pass Memorial Park (FG ID #48621). <1>
List of Neighboring Communities ...
Below are the communities that are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of the Rocky Pass Memorial Park. We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance, with the closest first.
- Glenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Patten
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patten
- Patten is located in McDowell County
- Nebo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nebo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
- Marion
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
- West Marion
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Marion
- West Marion is located in McDowell County
- Mountain Home ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Home have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Mountain Home is located in McDowell County
- Sugar Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Sugar Hill is located in McDowell County
- Vein Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vein Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vein Mountain
- Vein Mountain is located in McDowell County
- Brindletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brindletown
- Brindletown is located in Burke County
- Providence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in McDowell County
- Parkhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkhill
- Parkhill is located in Burke County
- Thermal City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thermal City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermal City
- Thermal City is located in Rutherford County
- Glen Alpine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Alpine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
- Linville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Greenlee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Greenlee is located in McDowell County
- Union Mills
(11 miles [17.7 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 <4>
- Whitehouse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Whitehouse is located in Rutherford County
- Otter Creek ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otter Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
- Otter Creek is located in Rutherford County
- Mount Pisgah ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pisgah have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Mount Pisgah is located in Rutherford County
- Lackey Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lackey Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey Town
- Lackey Town is located in McDowell County
- Salem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Magnolia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Moffitt Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt Hill
- Moffitt Hill is located in McDowell County
- Morganton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morganton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Morganton is located in Burke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,625 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morganton <4>
- Old Fort
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Fort have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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 Rocky Pass Memorial Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6493, Longitude: -81.9254 |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |