A visit to the Eason 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 Eason Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Eason Cemetery:
35.5493, -78.3097
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Eason Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Eason 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 Eason Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Eason Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Eason Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Eason Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Selma Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Selma Memorial Gardens is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Selma Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Selma.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48713 <5>
- Selma Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Peedin Family Burial Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- 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
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- John D. Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- The Oakland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oakland Heights Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48275 <5>
- Walls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Walls Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls Cemetery
- Vause Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Vause Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vause Cemetery
- Sullivan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Cemetery
- Henry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Henry Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cemetery
- Vinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Vinson Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinson Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lassiter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lassiter Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lassiter Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crocker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Broadwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Broadwell Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadwell Cemetery
- Grant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Grant Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Richardson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Vinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Vinson Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinson Cemetery
- Oakey Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Oakey Grove Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakey Grove Cemetery
- Barham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Barham Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barham 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
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Rains Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Eason Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Eason Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Selma
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- West Smithfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Smithfield is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Smithfield
- Fairfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fairfield is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Redwood Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Redwood Village is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood Village
- Smithfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson's Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Pine Level
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Micro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Micro is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Beulahtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Beulahtown is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahtown
- Four Oaks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rains Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rains Crossroads is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains Crossroads
- Archer Lodge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- 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 (10 more) ...
- Princeton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kenly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Stancils Chapel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stancils Chapel is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stancils Chapel
- Clayton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Willow Springs is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Bentonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bentonville is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Allens Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Allens Crossroads is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Crossroads
- Raynor Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Raynor Town is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor Town
- Nahunta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Nahunta is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahunta
- Shotwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shotwell is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shotwell
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 Eason Cemetery. The following communities are located in Johnston County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Eason Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benson
- Clayton
- Four Oaks
- Kenly
- Princeton
- Selma
- Smithfield
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 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 Eason 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 Eason Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #984481 (Eason Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #984481 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: 46 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Selma
- Location given for Eason Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.549326 Lon: -78.3097221
- 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 '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- Eason 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. |
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