A visit to the Crocker Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Crocker Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Crocker Cemetery (FG ID #47193).
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 Crocker Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Crocker Cemetery:
35.5187, -78.2531
The Crocker Cemetery is located in Johnston County<2>.
The county seat for Johnston County is located in Smithfield. Smithfield lies just to the west of the Crocker Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Crocker Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Crocker Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Crocker Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Greenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Peedin Family Burial Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Selma Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Selma Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Walls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Walls Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls Cemetery
- Hephzibah Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Holloman Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- 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
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Bizzell Grove Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hinnant Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Sanders Chapel UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Batten Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Batten Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batten Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Vause Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- John D. Thomas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Overby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Overby Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overby Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Crocker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Crocker Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pine Level
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Redwood Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Redwood Village is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood Village
- Selma
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fairfield is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Micro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Micro is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Smithfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- West Smithfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Smithfield is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Smithfield
- Princeton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rains Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Beulahtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson's Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kenly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Raynor Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Raynor Town is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor Town
- Nahunta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Four Oaks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bentonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Stancils Chapel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Archer Lodge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Crocker 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 Crocker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clayton
- Four Oaks
- Fremont
- Kenly
- Princeton
- Selma
- Smithfield
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Crocker 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 Crocker Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #47193
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #983755 (Crocker Cemeteries)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #983755 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: 50 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Selma
- Location given for Crocker Cemeteries:
- Lat: 35.5187711 Lon: -78.2533315
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Crocker 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |