A visit to the Batten Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Batten Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Batten Cemetery:
35.6538, -78.2517
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Batten Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Batten Cemetery is located in Johnston County<2>.
The county seat for Johnston County is located in Smithfield. Smithfield lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Batten Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Batten Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Batten Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cattail Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Cattail Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattail Cemetery
- Eason Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Eason Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eason Cemetery
- Wheeler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- Eason Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Eason Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eason Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Shoeheel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Shoeheel Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoeheel Cemetery
- Hicks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hicks Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Stancils Chapel.
- The Hicks Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hicks Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2524837 <5>
- Eason Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Eason Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eason Cemetery
- Greswell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Greswell Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greswell Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- O'Neal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The O'Neal Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal Cemetery
- Whitley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Whitley Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitley Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Batten Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Batten Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batten Cemetery
- Rains Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Batten Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Batten Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batten Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- St. James Church of Christ Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jeffrey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Jeffrey Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffrey Cemetery
- Murphy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
- Sullivan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Cemetery
- Grant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Grant Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Cemetery
- Broadwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Broadwell Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadwell Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Batten Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Batten Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Stancils Chapel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stancils Chapel is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stancils Chapel
- Micro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Micro is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Beulahtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beulahtown is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahtown
- Wilson's Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson's Mills is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson's Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,847 people
- Redwood Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Redwood Village is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood Village
- Kenly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Archer Lodge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Archer Lodge is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer Lodge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,322 people
- Archer Lodge has also been known as:
- Archer
- Selma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fairfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fairfield is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Pine Level
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Middlesex
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Middlesex is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
- Rogers Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rogers Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Crossroads
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- West Smithfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Smithfield is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Smithfield
- Smithfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rains Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rains Crossroads is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains Crossroads
- Bailey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wendell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clayton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Zebulon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Murraytown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Murraytown is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murraytown
- Eagle Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Rock is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Rock
- Shotwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shotwell is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shotwell
- Princeton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lucama
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Scotts
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Scotts is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Sims
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Union Hope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Union Hope is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hope
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Batten Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Johnston County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Batten Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clayton
- Kenly
- Princeton
- Selma
- Selma lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Batten Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Selma.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Smithfield
- Zebulon
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Batten Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Johnston County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Batten Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #980625 (Batten Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #980625 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Johnston
- Est. Elev: 71 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Flowers
- Location given for Batten Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.653769 Lon: -78.2516645
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Johnston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Batten Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |