A visit to the Josiah Eldridge Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Josiah Eldridge Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Josiah Eldridge Cemetery (FG ID #2546693).
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 Josiah Eldridge Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Josiah Eldridge Cemetery:
35.2580, -78.4079
The Josiah Eldridge Cemetery is located in Johnston County<2>.
The county seat for Johnston County is located in Smithfield. Smithfield lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Josiah Eldridge Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Josiah Eldridge Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Josiah Eldridge Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Josiah Eldridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Reedy Prong Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Barefoot Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Unity Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Barefoot Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Henry & Nancy Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lee Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Westbrook Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lee & Johnson Restorium
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Austin Tart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wooten Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Little Field Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Little Field Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Field Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cole Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rose - Barefoot Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alfred Altman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Long Branch Disciples of Christ Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lee Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- John A. Hayes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Barefoot Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Julius M. Parker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- T. Mann Barefoot Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- W.K. Beasley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion MB Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bentonville National Battlefield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Harper Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Thornton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 Josiah Eldridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Josiah Eldridge Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Blackmans Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Newton Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- McKoy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Vann Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Vann Crossroads is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vann Crossroads
- Harper
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Peacocks Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Spiveys Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bentonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Plain View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Beaman Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Allens Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Grove Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Grove Park is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Keener
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Benson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lakeside Village is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Dunn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Westhaven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Westhaven is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhaven
- Reynolds Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Kitty Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Four Oaks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Falcon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Falcon is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Rebel City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Huntley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grantham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Averasboro ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Josiah Eldridge 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 Josiah Eldridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benson
- Dunn
- Dunn lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Josiah Eldridge Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dunn.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
- Falcon
- Falcon lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Josiah Eldridge Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Falcon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Four Oaks
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 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 Josiah Eldridge 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 Josiah Eldridge Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2546693
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Josiah Eldridge 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |