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 ...
The Gay Cemetery is located in Johnston County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Batten Cemetery
- The Batten Cemetery is located in Johnston County
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- Davis Cemetery
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Johnston County
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- Doub Cemetery
- The Doub Cemetery is located in Wake County
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- Forest Hills Cemetery
- Hinton Cemetery
- The Hinton Cemetery is located in Johnston County
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- Horne Cemetery
- The Horne Cemetery is located in Johnston County
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- Jeffrey Cemetery
- The Jeffrey Cemetery is located in Johnston County
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- Jones Cemetery
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Johnston County
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- Maplewood Cemetery
- The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Johnston County
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- McCullers Cemetery
- The McCullers Cemetery is located in Johnston County
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- Murphy Cemetery
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Johnston County
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- O'Neal Cemetery
- The O'Neal Cemetery is located in Johnston County
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- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Poole Cemetery
- The Poole Cemetery is located in Johnston County
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- Price Cemetery
- The Price Cemetery is located in Johnston County
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- Sasser Cemetery
- The Sasser Cemetery is located in Johnston County
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- Smith Cemetery
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Wake County
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- Stephenson Cemetery
- The Stephenson Cemetery is located in Johnston County
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- Wale Cemetery
- The Wale Cemetery is located in Johnston County
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- Wall Cemetery
- The Wall Cemetery is located in Johnston County
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- Wall Cemetery
- The Wall Cemetery is located in Johnston County
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- Wodd Cemetery
- The Wodd Cemetery is located in Johnston County
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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 alphabetically:
- Archer Lodge
- Archer Lodge is located in Johnston County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,322 people
- Archer Lodge has also been known as:
- Archer
- Auburn
- Auburn is located in Wake County
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- Clayton
- Eagle Rock
- Eagle Rock is located in Wake County
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- Emerald Village
- Emerald Village is located in Wake County
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- Fairfield
- Fairfield is located in Johnston County
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- Garner
- Hertford Village
- Hertford Village is located in Wake County
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- Hopedale
- Hopedale is located in Wake County
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- Knightdale
- Micro
- Micro is located in Johnston County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Middlesex
- Middlesex is located in Nash County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Murraytown
- Murraytown is located in Nash County
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- Raleigh
- Redwood Village
- Redwood Village is located in Johnston County
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- Rogers Crossroads
- Rogers Crossroads is located in Nash County
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- Selma
- Shotwell
- Shotwell is located in Wake County
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- Skycrest Village
- Skycrest Village is located in Wake County
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- Smithfield
- Stancils Chapel
- Stancils Chapel is located in Johnston County
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- Timberlake
- Timberlake is located in Wake County
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- Wendell
- West Smithfield
- West Smithfield is located in Johnston County
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- Willow Springs
- Willow Springs is located in Johnston County
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- Wilson's Mills
- Wilson's Mills is located in Johnston County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,847 people
- Zebulon
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 first visit 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 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
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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'. |
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