A visit to the Piney Grove 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 Piney Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Piney Grove Cemetery:
35.5888, -78.4867
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Piney Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Johnston County<2>.
The county seat for Johnston County is located in Smithfield. Smithfield lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southeast of the Piney Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Piney Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Piney Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Piney Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Poole Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Poole Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poole Cemetery
- Forest Hills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stephenson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Stephenson Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson Cemetery
- St. Amanda Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Amanda Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Amanda Baptist Church Cemetery
- The St. Amanda Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Amanda Missionary Baptist (MB) Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2465370 <5>
- Maplewood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
- Coats Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Coats Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats Cemetery
- Stevenson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Stevenson Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson Cemetery
- Nimrod - Stephenson Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- David L. Flowers Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The David L. Flowers Family Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David L. Flowers Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the David L. Flowers Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Willow Springs.
- The David L. Flowers Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Flowers Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2281306 <5>
- Langdon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Langdon Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon Cemetery
- Oakey Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Oakey Grove Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakey Grove Cemetery
- Knollwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Knollwood Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Wodd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wodd Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wodd Cemetery
- Horne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Horne Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horne Cemetery
- McCullers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The McCullers Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullers Cemetery
- Good Samaritan Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Penny Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Penny Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penny Cemetery
- Leech Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Leech Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leech Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The King Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Parrish Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Parrish Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish Cemetery
- Ennis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Ennis Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennis Cemetery
- McGee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The McGee Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Cemetery
- Coats Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Coats Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats Cemetery
- St. Marys Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Barham Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barham Cemetery
- Lassiter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Lassiter Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lassiter 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 Piney Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Piney Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Willow Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Springs is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Clayton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wilson's Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- 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
- West Smithfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Smithfield is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Smithfield
- Auburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Emerald Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Emerald Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Village
- Smithfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Archer Lodge
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Four Oaks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fairfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Shotwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Shotwell is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shotwell
- Mount Pleasant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Selma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Garner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hopedale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hopedale is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
- Redwood Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Redwood Village is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood Village
- McCullers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- McCullers is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullers
- Allens Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Allens Crossroads is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Crossroads
- Macks Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Macks Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macks Village
- Barclaysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Barclaysville is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclaysville
- Benson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Knightdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pine Level
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Eagle Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Eagle Rock is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Rock
- Hertford Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hertford Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hertford Village
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 Piney Grove Cemetery. The following communities are located in Johnston County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Piney Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benson
- Clayton
- Four Oaks
- Selma
- Selma lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Piney Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Selma.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Smithfield
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 either 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 Piney Grove 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 Piney Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1988731 (Piney Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1988731 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: 77 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Powhatan
- Location given for Piney Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.5887684 Lon: -78.486671
- 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Piney Grove 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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