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A visit to the Jordan Godwin Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Jordan Godwin Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Jordan Godwin Cemetery

Lat:   35.6551°   (35° 39' 18")

Lon:   -78.1497°   (-78° 8' 58")

The Jordan Godwin Cemetery is located in Johnston County<1>.

The county seat for Johnston County is located in Smithfield. Smithfield lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the southwest of the Jordan Godwin Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Jordan Godwin Cemetery.<3>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Jordan Godwin Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Hicks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Shoeheel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shoeheel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shoeheel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shoeheel Cemetery is located in Johnston County
  • Woodard - Atkinson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • St. James Church of Christ Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Batten Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Batten Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Batten Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Batten Cemetery is located in Johnston County
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Johnston County
  • Brown Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in Johnston County
  • Cattail Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cattail Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cattail Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cattail Cemetery is located in Johnston County
  • Eason Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Eason Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eason Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eason Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Eason Cemetery is located in Johnston County
  • Batten Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Batten Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Batten Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Batten Cemetery is located in Johnston County
  • Brown Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in Johnston County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Middlesex Memorial Gardens
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middlesex Memorial Gardens
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middlesex Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Middlesex Memorial Gardens is located in Nash County
    • Eason Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Greswell Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greswell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greswell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greswell Cemetery is located in Johnston County
    • Wheeler Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wheeler Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wheeler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Johnston County
    • Price Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Price Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Price Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Price Cemetery is located in Johnston County
    • Whitley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Whitley Cemetery is located in Johnston County
    • Grant Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grant Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grant Cemetery is located in Johnston County
    • Broadwell Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Broadwell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Broadwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Broadwell Cemetery is located in Johnston County
    • Hinnant Family Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 33 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Jordan Godwin Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Jordan Godwin Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Beulahtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Kenly
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenly have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenly
    • Kenly is located in Johnston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,624 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenly <6>
  • Micro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Micro have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micro
    • Micro is located in Johnston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
  • Scotts
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotts have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
    • Scotts is located in Wilson County
  • Lucama
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucama have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucama
    • Lucama is located in Wilson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucama <6>
  • Sims
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Bailey
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bailey have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
    • Bailey is located in Nash County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bailey <6>
  • Rains Crossroads
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Middlesex
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlesex have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
    • Middlesex is located in Nash County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
  • Rogers Crossroads
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Redwood Village
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood Village
    • Redwood Village is located in Johnston County
  • Selma
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (21 more) ...
    • Pine Level
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Nahunta
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Pleasant
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Nash County
    • Wilson's Mills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Fremont
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Black Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
      • Black Creek is located in Wilson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people
    • High Crossroads
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Crossroads
      • High Crossroads is located in Nash County
    • Archer Lodge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Fairfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
      • Fairfield is located in Johnston County
    • Union Hope
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Princeton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
      • Princeton is located in Johnston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,425 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <6>
    • Murraytown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murraytown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murraytown
      • Murraytown is located in Nash County
    • West Smithfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Smithfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Smithfield
      • West Smithfield is located in Johnston County
    • Smithfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Rocky Cross
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Cross
      • Rocky Cross is located in Nash County
    • Pikeville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Wilson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Spring Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
      • Spring Lake is located in Wilson County
    • Floods Chapel
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floods Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floods Chapel
      • Floods Chapel is located in Nash County
    • Zebulon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Samaria
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Samaria have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
      • Samaria is located in Nash County

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 Jordan Godwin 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 Jordan Godwin Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Fremont
  • Kenly
    • Kenly lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Jordan Godwin Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kenly.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenly
  • Princeton
  • Selma
    • Selma lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the Southwest (SW) of the Jordan Godwin Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Selma.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
  • Smithfield
  • Wilson
    • Wilson lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Jordan Godwin Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wilson.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
  • Zebulon

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 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 Jordan Godwin Cemetery:

The official website for Johnston County: www.co.johnston.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Jordan Godwin Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6551, Longitude: -78.1497    
<3>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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