Pleasant Hill Cemetery - Henderson County NC

Pleasant Hill Cemetery - Henderson County NC An old fashioned community cemetery managed by an all volunteer Board and supported by donations. Continue on until Kanuga Street becomes Kanuga Road.

The first burial in what is now known as Pleasant Hill Cemetery is believed to be Sarah Elizabeth Barton Drake who died during the civil war around 1865. The land was largely donated by the Drake family and could have been known as Drake Cemetery during its early years. There are up to six generations of Drake family members buried in the cemetery. The cemetery contains the graves of many that liv

ed in this community including the Brown, Camp, Capps, Johnson, Laughter, Prince, and Summey families. Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located on Kanuga Road about 3 1/2 miles from Hendersonville. From Main Street in Hendersonville, turn right onto Caswell Street that becomes Kanuga Street after crossing Church Street. The cemetery is located on the right side on the corner of Kanuga Road and Old Kanuga Road. According to the book "Postmarks" by Lenoir Ray, the Pleasant Hill Community was known as Delmont. It had a post office that was established on July 20, 1881. At some point the name was changed and is today called Pleasant Hill. According to Ray the name Pleasant Hill was derived from "Pleasant Hill" the estate of William Johnstone, son of Andrew Johnston who built Beaumont. William built Pleasant Hill in 1839 and sole it to Dr. Means in 1858.

Great news for the future of Pleasant Hill Cemetery. At our last Board meeting in May, the Board approved John and Fayn...
07/24/2026

Great news for the future of Pleasant Hill Cemetery. At our last Board meeting in May, the Board approved John and Faynette Drake as Chairperson and Secretary of the Association.
John and Faynette have strong family connections to the cemetery and we look forward to their leadership in managing the cemetery.
George and Kathy Drake will complete this year’s fund raising drive and will be working with John and Faynette on completing the transition by year’s end.

I am sure I speak for all of the Pleasant Hill family in sending our appreciation to George and Kathy and our support to John and Faynette, and thank yous to all of them for their willingness to step up and assume these roles.

07/15/2026

It's time to fill the bucket. Many of you with family at Pleasant Hill will be receiving donation letters about now and we hope you will help us with what you can spare. We understand times are tight and we appreciate it. Our all volunteer Board uses this money to keep the cemetery as beautiful as our anscestors intended. We also welcome interested folks to join the Board. Contact at

A critical tree situation was recently resolved at the Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Two trees which bordered the cemetery property next to Old Kanuga Road were dying and at risk of falling. They posed a dangerous threat to drivers and the power lines on Old Kanuga Road. If they had fallen on the cemetery...

The Christmas season is upon us once again. A good time for a quiet walk among the stones at Pleasant Hill. We hope you ...
12/09/2025

The Christmas season is upon us once again. A good time for a quiet walk among the stones at Pleasant Hill. We hope you will take a moment out of the holiday excitement to still your mind and reflect on the true meaning of Christmas. That being said, we invite you to share your Christmas pictures (we especially like the old ones) on this page. Let's celebrate Christmas Past and those who made it special and maybe even send a little donation in their honor.

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P. O. Box 6773
Hendersonville, NC
28793

Opening Hours

Monday 6am - 6pm
Tuesday 6am - 6pm
Wednesday 6am - 6pm
Thursday 6am - 6pm
Friday 6am - 6pm
Saturday 6am - 6pm
Sunday 6am - 6pm

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