A visit to the Edgerton 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 Edgerton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Edgerton Cemetery:
35.5090, -78.0617
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Edgerton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Edgerton Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Goldsboro. Goldsboro lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Edgerton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Edgerton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Edgerton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Edgerton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Evergreen Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pikesville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Pikesville Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikesville Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- Hinnant Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Hinnant Family Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinnant Family Cemetery
- The Hinnant Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Needham B. Hinnant Family Cemetery
- Holloman Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Holloman Family Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloman Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holloman Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Pine Level.
- The Holloman Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- George B. Holloman Family Cemetery
- Bizzell Grove Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Greenleaf Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Greenleaf Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf Cemetery
- Woodard - Atkinson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Woodard - Atkinson Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodard - Atkinson Cemetery
- The Woodard - Atkinson Cemetery has also been known as:
- J.B. Woodard Cemetery
- Hephzibah Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Willow Dale Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Willow Dale Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Dale Cemetery
- The Willow Dale Cemetery has also been known as:
- Willowdale Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49126 <5>
- Crocker Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Thompson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Eureka Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Eureka Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Cemetery
- Jordan Godwin Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Jordan Godwin Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Godwin Cemetery
- Shoeheel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Shoeheel Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoeheel Cemetery
- Overby Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Overby Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overby Cemetery
- Batten Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Batten Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batten Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Resthaven Memorial Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Old Mill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Mill Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Edgerton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Edgerton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Nahunta
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Nahunta is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahunta
- Pikeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rains Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rains Crossroads is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains Crossroads
- Fremont
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Princeton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kenly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beulahtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Beulahtown is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahtown
- Micro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Micro is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Raynor Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Raynor Town is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor Town
- Goldsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lucama
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Saulston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saulston is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulston
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Eureka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Eureka is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Pine Level
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mar-Mac Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mar-Mac Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mar-Mac Village
- Black Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Black Creek is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
- Redwood Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Redwood Village is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood Village
- Mar-Mac
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mar-Mac is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mar-Mac
- Genoa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Genoa is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Berkeley Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Berkeley Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Village
- Scotts
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Scotts is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
- Selma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Elroy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elroy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
- Stancils Chapel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stancils Chapel is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stancils Chapel
- Fairfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fairfield is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
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 Edgerton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wayne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Edgerton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fremont
- Goldsboro
- Kenly
- Kenly lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Edgerton Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kenly.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenly
- Princeton
- Selma
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Edgerton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Wayne 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 Edgerton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #984631 (Edgerton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #984631 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: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 44 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kenly East
- Location given for Edgerton Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.5090493 Lon: -78.0616567
- 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 Wayne, 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- Edgerton 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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