Cemeteries in Laurel Hill, North Carolina

Private Cemeteries in Laurel Hill, North Carolina often have specific restrictions, such as religious affiliation or family connections. Military Cemeteries in Laurel Hill, North Carolina are primarily for veterans and individuals who have served in the armed forces, and in some cases, their family members. Public Cemeteries in Laurel Hill, North Carolina are open to the general public without any particular restrictions.

We offer detailed information for cemeteries in Laurel Hill, North Carolina , including the names of deceased individuals, their birth and death dates, data about relatives, and cemetery locations. Additionally, you can obtain historical records and conduct searches for ancestors interred in Laurel Hill, North Carolina .

Our database contains records of burials from 20 cemeteries.

In popular culture The Adrian Balboa tombstone was used as a prop in the 2006 movie Rocky Balboa and both were used in the 2015 movie Creed. In the films, Rocky visits the gravesites in the cemetery's South Laurel Hill section.

Laurel Hill became the cemetery of the elite and was a popular burial place for Civil War generals, including George Meade, the Union victor at Gettysburg. Victims from the Titanic are also buried here. West Laurel Hill opened after Laurel Hill started becoming too crowded.

When the creation of Fairmount Park impeded the expansion of Philadelphia's Laurel Hill Cemetery, three large Lower Merion farms nestled between two deep ravines were purchased to create West Laurel Hill Cemetery less than a mile away. Incorporated in 1869, the 200-acre cemetery received its first burial in 1870.

Laurel Hill East is 78 acres and Laurel Hill West is 187 acres. How many people are buried at Laurel Hill? At Laurel Hill East, there are approximately over 75,000 souls. At Laurel Hill West, there are approximately over 93,000 souls.