Forest Hill Cemetery

Forest Hill Cemetery is a cemetery in Morganton Township, Burke County, North Carolina. Forest Hill Cemetery is situated nearby to the town Morganton, as well as near the hamlet Petersburg.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Burke County Courthouse and UNC Health Blue Ridge.

Burke County Courthouse

Courthouse

Photo: Frances Benjamin Johnston, Public domain.

The current Burke County Courthouse is located at 201 South Green Street, Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina and operates as the courthouse for Burke County. Burke County Courthouse is situated 3,800 feet southwest of Forest Hill Cemetery.

UNC Health Blue Ridge

Hospital

UNC Health Blue Ridge is a not-for-profit hospital located in Morganton, North Carolina, United States, and serving Burke County, North Carolina. The hospital anchors UNC Health Blue Ridge system of healthcare providers that includes other facilities such as Valdese, Grace Ridge Retirement Community, Phifer Wellness Center and other physician practices. UNC Health Blue Ridge is situated 2 miles southeast of Forest Hill Cemetery.

North Carolina School for the Deaf

School

Photo: Upstateherd, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The North Carolina School for the Deaf is a state-supported residential school for deaf children established in 1894, in Morganton, North Carolina, US. North Carolina School for the Deaf is situated 1½ miles southwest of Forest Hill Cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Morganton and Petersburg.

Morganton

Town

Photo: Ron Reiring, CC BY 2.0.

Morganton is a city in and the county seat of Burke County, North Carolina, United States. It is located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains along the Catawba River.

Petersburg

Hamlet

Petersburg is an unincorporated community in Burke County, North Carolina, United States. It lies at an elevation of 1168 feet at coordinates: 35° 42' 23.47" N, 81° 40' 15.35" W. It is part of the Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area. Petersburg is situated 3 miles south of Forest Hill Cemetery.

Drexel

Village

Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 4.0.

Drexel is a town in Burke County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Drexel had a population of 1,760. It is part of the Hickory–Lenoir–Morganton Metropolitan Statistical Area. Drexel is situated 4 miles east of Forest Hill Cemetery.

Forest Hill Cemetery

Type: Cemetery
Description: cemetery in Burke County, North Carolina, United States
Category: burial
Location: Morganton Township, Burke County, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

35.75132° or 35° 45′ 5″ north

Longitude

-81.67464° or 81° 40′ 29″ west

Elevation

1,201 feet (366 metres)

Open location code

867WQ82G+G4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 301998722

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=cemetery

GeoNames ID

11392976

Wikidata ID

Q117652774

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