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:
35.7321, -78.7456
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 Wake County<2>.
The county seat for Wake County is located in Raleigh. Raleigh lies just to the east northeast 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 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Stephenson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Stephenson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Ephesus Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hill Crest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hill Crest Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Crest Cemetery
- Jeridan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Jeridan Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeridan Cemetery
- Sorrell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Sorrell Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorrell Cemetery
- Womack Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Womack Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Morgan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Montlawn Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Stephens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rand Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Rand Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rand Cemetery
- Carolina Biblical Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Carolina Biblical Gardens is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Biblical Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Carolina Biblical Gardens is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Raleigh.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47051 <5>
- Raleigh National Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchiner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Mitchiner Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchiner Cemetery
- Hilliard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Hilliard Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliard Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 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:
- McCullers
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- McCullers is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullers
- Hertford Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hertford Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hertford Village
- Fairmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmont is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
- Hazelwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hazelwood is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Method
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Method is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Method
- Dutchess Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dutchess Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchess Village
- Cary
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Trail
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Indian Trail is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Trail
- Hopedale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hopedale is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
- Raleigh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Meredith Townes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Meredith Townes is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith Townes
- Apex
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Holly Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Macks Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Macks Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macks Village
- Garner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Glenwood Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glenwood Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Village
- Woodbury Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Woodbury Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury Village
- Morrisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fuquay - Varina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pickwick Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pickwick Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick Village
- Wilbon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wilbon is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbon
- Timberlake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Timberlake is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Skycrest Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Skycrest Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skycrest Village
- Brentwood Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brentwood Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood Village
- New Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Auburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Auburn is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Emerald Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Emerald Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Village
- Nelson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nelson is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Millbrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Millbrook is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
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 Wake County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Stephenson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Apex
- Cary
- Cary lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Stephenson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cary.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
- Raleigh
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 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 Wake 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 #995470 (Stephenson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #995470 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: Wake
- Est. Elev: 133 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lake Wheeler
- Location given for Stephenson Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7320974 Lon: -78.7455614
- 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 Wake, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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. |