A visit to the Stephenson 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 Stephenson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Stephenson Cemetery:
35.6332, -78.4753
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Stephenson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Stephenson Cemetery is located in Johnston County<2>.
The county seat for Johnston County is located in Smithfield. Smithfield lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southeast of the Stephenson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Stephenson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Stephenson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Stephenson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Poole Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Poole Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poole Cemetery
- Forest Hills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
- Horne Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Horne Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horne Cemetery
- McCullers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The McCullers Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullers Cemetery
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Cemetery
- Wodd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Wodd Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wodd Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Sasser Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Sasser Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sasser Cemetery
- Gay Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Gay Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Cemetery
- Good Samaritan Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hinton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hinton Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Wall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wall Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- St. Amanda Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Knollwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Knollwood Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood Cemetery
- Vinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Vinson Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinson Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Wall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Wall Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall 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 Stephenson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Stephenson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Clayton
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Willow Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Springs is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Auburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- 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
- Archer Lodge
(7 miles [11.3 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shotwell is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shotwell
- Emerald Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Emerald Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Village
- West Smithfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Smithfield is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Smithfield
- Garner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hopedale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hopedale is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
- Smithfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Eagle Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Eagle Rock is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Rock
- Knightdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Selma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wendell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hertford Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hertford Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hertford Village
- McCullers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- McCullers is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullers
- Four Oaks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Redwood Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Redwood Village is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood Village
- 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
- Raleigh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- 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
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 Stephenson 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 Stephenson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clayton
- Four Oaks
- Raleigh
- Selma
- Selma lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Stephenson 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 first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Stephenson 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 Stephenson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #995469 (Stephenson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #995469 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: 88 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Clayton
- Location given for Stephenson Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.6332114 Lon: -78.475281
- 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Stephenson 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. |