A visit to the Gay 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 Gay Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gay Cemetery:
35.6760, -78.4194
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gay Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gay Cemetery is located in Johnston County<2>.
The county seat for Johnston County is located in Smithfield. Smithfield lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Gay Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Gay Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gay Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sasser Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Sasser Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sasser Cemetery
- Hinton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hinton Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton Cemetery
- Wall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Wall Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Cemetery
- McCullers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The McCullers Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullers Cemetery
- Horne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Horne Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horne Cemetery
- Wodd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wodd Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wodd Cemetery
- Wall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Wall Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Cemetery
- Wale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Wale Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wale Cemetery
- Maplewood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Doub Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Doub Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doub Cemetery
- Stephenson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Stephenson Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Forest Hills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Poole Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Poole Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poole Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Batten Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Batten Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batten Cemetery
- O'Neal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The O'Neal Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal Cemetery
- Murphy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
- Jeffrey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Jeffrey Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffrey 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 Gay Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gay Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Clayton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Archer Lodge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Shotwell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shotwell is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shotwell
- Wilson's Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Wendell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Eagle Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Eagle Rock is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Rock
- Emerald Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Emerald Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Village
- Auburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Auburn is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Knightdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Springs is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- West Smithfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- West Smithfield is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Smithfield
- Stancils Chapel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Stancils Chapel is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stancils Chapel
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Zebulon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Garner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Smithfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fairfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Selma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Redwood Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Redwood Village is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood Village
- Hopedale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hopedale is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
- Rogers Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rogers Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Crossroads
- Skycrest Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Skycrest Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skycrest Village
- Timberlake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Timberlake is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Hertford Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hertford Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hertford Village
- Micro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Micro is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Middlesex
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Middlesex is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
- Murraytown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Murraytown is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murraytown
- Raleigh
(14 miles [22.5 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 Gay 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 Gay Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clayton
- Raleigh
- 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 Gay 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 Gay Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #985612 (Gay Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #985612 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: 58 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Clayton
- Location given for Gay Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.6759884 Lon: -78.4194456
- 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- Gay 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. |