HISTORIC CEMETERIES OF ETOWAH
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Brochure image coming soon:  A map showing the Historic Cemeteries of Henderson County
located in Etowah, Pleasant Grove, Big Willow

Etowah Valley has five documented historic cemeteries accessible to the public. Located on Etowah School Road and across the French Broad River:
  • ​Oak Forest Cemetery
  • Old Beulah Baptist Cemetery
  • Beulah Baptist Cemetery
  • Pleasant Grove Baptist Cemetery
  • ​Justus Family Cemetery

Family cemeteries - permission of private property owner:
Detailed information on Henderson County Cemeteries is published in the "Henderson County, North Carolina Cemeteries," pub. 1995
Henderson County Genealogical & Historical Society, Inc.

The book is available for purchase on CD in searchable PDF format.

Oak Forest Cemetery

located on Etowah School Road

Oldest Burial - findagrave.com
Anna Crawford
29 Sept 1874 - 26 Jun 1876
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Old Beulah Baptist Cemetery

Pioneer Families of Aiken, Orr, Shipman, Henry

located at Pleasant Grove Rd and Mt. Pleasant View

Oldest Burial - findagrave.com
Emily Hightower Cantrell
unknown - 1826

A history of Old Beulah Baptist Church, originally adjacent to this cemetery.
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​Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery

located on
Big Willow Rd, next to Cummings Cove

Oldest Burial - findagrave.com
William Blythe
​1784 - 1818


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Pleasant Grove Baptist Cemetery

located on
Pleasant Grove Church Road

Oldest Burial - findagrave.com
Lambert Clayton Orr
16 June 1802 - 20 Nov 1882
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Justus Family Cemetery

located adjacent to Pleasant Grove Baptist Cemetery,
on Pleasant Grove Church Road

Oldest Burial - findagrave.com
Jesse Richardson Justus
28 Apr 1821 - 8 May 1876

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