Cemeteries in Durham, North Carolina

Private Cemeteries in Durham, North Carolina often have specific restrictions, such as religious affiliation or family connections. Military Cemeteries in Durham, 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 Durham, North Carolina are open to the general public without any particular restrictions.

We offer detailed information for cemeteries in Durham, 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 Durham, North Carolina .

Our database contains records of burials from 1 cemeteries.

Maplewood Cemetery was established in 1872 by the purchase of an empty field of land to the west of the city limits. William H. Willard was paid $1500 for the land. Prior to establishment of the cemetery, people had been buried in the churchyards of their particular church.

Although North Carolina is home to 175 public cemeteries, thousands of other burial grounds shelter fragments of history. Sometimes celebrated but often forgotten, their beauty and their stories wait to be discovered.