A visit to the Broadwell 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 Broadwell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Broadwell Cemetery:
35.6018, -78.2853
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Broadwell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Broadwell Cemetery is located in Johnston County<2>.
The county seat for Johnston County is located in Smithfield. Smithfield lies just to the south southwest of the Broadwell Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Broadwell Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Broadwell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Broadwell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Eason Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Eason Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eason Cemetery
- Rains Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Henry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Henry Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cemetery
- Sullivan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Cemetery
- Vause Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Vause Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vause Cemetery
- Batten Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Batten Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batten Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Eason Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Eason Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eason Cemetery
- Vinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Vinson Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinson Cemetery
- Eason Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Eason Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eason Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
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- Whitley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Whitley Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitley Cemetery
- O'Neal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The O'Neal Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal Cemetery
- Batten Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Batten Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batten Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Vinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Vinson Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinson Cemetery
- Richardson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Lassiter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Lassiter Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lassiter Cemetery
- Peedin Family Burial Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Peedin Family Burial Ground is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peedin Family Burial Ground
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Peedin Family Burial Ground is located outside and to the west of Selma.
- The Peedin Family Burial Ground has also been known as:
- Peedin Family Cemetery
- Wiley Peedin Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2526792 <5>
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Shoeheel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Shoeheel Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoeheel Cemetery
- Batten Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Batten Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batten Cemetery
- Cattail Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Cattail Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattail Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Broadwell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Broadwell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wilson's Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- 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
- Selma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Redwood Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Redwood Village is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood Village
- Fairfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fairfield is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Micro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Micro is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- West Smithfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Smithfield is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Smithfield
- Pine Level
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Beulahtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Beulahtown is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahtown
- Stancils Chapel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stancils Chapel is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stancils Chapel
- Smithfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kenly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Archer Lodge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Rains Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rains Crossroads is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains Crossroads
- Clayton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Princeton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shotwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shotwell is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shotwell
- Four Oaks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wendell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Middlesex
(13 miles [20.9 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rogers Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Crossroads
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 Broadwell 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 Broadwell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clayton
- Four Oaks
- Kenly
- Princeton
- 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 professional and volunteer 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 Broadwell 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 Broadwell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #981958 (Broadwell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #981958 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: 61 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Selma
- Location given for Broadwell Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.6018251 Lon: -78.2852767
- 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Broadwell 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. |