Engraving & Add-ons across North Carolina

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Engraving & Add-ons in North Carolina

Dates, inscriptions, portraits, medallions and QR codes — mobile and in-shop, laser and sandblast. Available throughout North Carolina via our South network with a single point of contact.

(405) 351-1274

Engraving & Add-ons across North Carolina, coordinated from first call to final photo

Add new dates, names and details to an existing monument, or personalize a new one. Our engraving team works both on-site at the cemetery and in-shop, using laser and sandblast etching for inscriptions, portraits, medallions and even QR codes. Send close-up photos so the team can assess the existing lettering and agree a suitable approach.

Across North Carolina, engraving & add-ons is delivered through our South network, so you get one clear point of contact and a crew coordinated to your cemetery — with nearby hubs in Florida, Oklahoma, South Carolina supporting scheduling across the region.

We work with monuments purchased from any retailer — not just our own family of brands — and every visit in North Carolina is documented with photos so distant families can see the work was done correctly and respectfully.

What’s included

Engraving & Add-ons in North Carolina covers

Added dates, names and inscriptions

Portraits, medallions and emblems

QR codes linking to memorial pages

Mobile on-site and in-shop, laser & sandblast

How it works in North Carolina

A simple, documented process

Share inscription or artwork

Send the text, dates or portrait you'd like added.

We etch on-site or in-shop

Laser or sandblast etching matched to existing lettering.

Review & confirm

You approve the finished engraving with photos.

North Carolina cemetery facts

Inscriptions and medallions on veterans’ graves in North Carolina

VA's National Cemetery Administration lists 5 cemeteries in North Carolina: 1 open for new burials, 0 open for cremated remains only and 4 with no new gravesites (closed). VA also lists 4 grant-funded state or tribal veterans cemeteries in North Carolina.

A government medallion may be provided for eligible Veterans who served on or after April 6, 1917 and whose grave is marked with a privately purchased headstone or marker.
Source: U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs
VA does not pay to affix that medallion to a privately purchased headstone in a non-national cemetery; it delivers the medallion to the applicant.
Source: 38 CFR 38.630
A government headstone or marker should not be altered. VA may replace it to change or add inscription details when the next of kin ask within six months of the original being provided.
Source: 38 CFR 38.630

Featured North Carolina cemetery

Inscriptions record service and sacrifice. Here is what VA publishes for Wilmington National Cemetery.

Wilmington National Cemetery

Monuments and memorials

Wilmington National Cemetery has no monuments or memorials.

History

Wilmington National Cemetery is located in New Hanover County near downtown Wilmington, NC, on the Cape Fear River.
During the Civil War, Wilmington harbor was one of the most significant importation depots for the South, and as such mines and underwater explosives protected it.

Address, phone and hours

2011 Market Street Wilmington, NC 28403

Phone: 704-636-2661

Visitation: Open daily from sunrise to sunset.

Office: This cemetery is administered by the New Bern National Cemetery. Closed federal holidays except Memorial Day and Veterans Day.

Quoted from the official page for Wilmington National Cemetery (cem.va.gov), checked October 23, 2026. Rules, hours and burial status can change, so confirm with the cemetery before scheduling work.

VA national cemeteries in North Carolina

New Bern National Cemetery · New BernClosed
Raleigh National Cemetery · RaleighClosed
Salisbury National Cemetery · SalisburyClosed
Salisbury National Cemetery Annex · SalisburyOpen
Wilmington National Cemetery · WilmingtonClosed

State and tribal veterans cemeteries

Coastal Carolina State Veterans Cemetery · JacksonvilleOpen
Eastern Carolina State Veterans Cemetery · GoldsboroOpen
Sandhills State Veterans Cemetery · Spring LakeOpen
Western Carolina State Veterans Cemetery · Black MountainOpen

Sources: VA national cemetery list, VA grant-funded cemetery list, VA headstones, markers and medallions and 38 CFR 38.630. Checked October 23, 2026. Burial-space status can change, so confirm with the cemetery before scheduling work.

What families say

Trusted by families and funeral homes across the country

“They handled everything with our mother’s monument — delivery, cemetery coordination, installation and photos afterward. We live in another state, so knowing it was set correctly and respectfully meant the world to us.”

Linda M.

Family, out-of-state

“The deep cleaning and leveling completely transformed the family plot. The before-and-after photos were incredible, and now the stone looks like it did when it was first installed. We’re very grateful for the care they showed.”

Emily R.

Family

“We added dates and a portrait to an existing monument through their engraving team. Everything matched perfectly and was done right at the cemetery. Communication was clear from start to finish.”

James P.

Family