A visit to the Thornton 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 Thornton Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Thornton Cemetery (FG ID #2314379).
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 Thornton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Thornton Cemetery:
35.3013, -78.3245
The Thornton Cemetery is located in Johnston County<2>.
The county seat for Johnston County is located in Smithfield. Smithfield lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north of the Thornton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Thornton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Thornton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thornton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rose - Barefoot Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cole Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ebenezer UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alfred Altman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Phillips Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lee Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Long Branch Disciples of Christ Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Unity Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Barefoot Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Holmes Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Barefoot Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Josiah Eldridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Grantham Dunn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Henry & Nancy Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Barefoot Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Reedy Prong Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Austin Tart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lee Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Westbrook Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Little Field Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Little Field Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Field Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Festus Sutton Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 35 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Thornton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Thornton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Harper
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bentonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newton Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blackmans Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peacocks Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- McKoy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Vann Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vann Crossroads is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vann Crossroads
- Grantham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Allens Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spiveys Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Four Oaks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Raynor Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Raynor Town is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor Town
- Continue List (23 more) ...
- Plain View
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Beaman Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Keener
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Benson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Princeton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Smithfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Grove Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Grove Park is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Mar-Mac
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mar-Mac is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mar-Mac
- Pine Level
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fairfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fairfield is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- West Smithfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- West Smithfield is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Smithfield
- Lakeside Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lakeside Village is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Faison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Calypso
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Calypso is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calypso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Mount Olive
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dudley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Brogden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Brogden is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogden
- Genoa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mar-Mac Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mar-Mac Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mar-Mac Village
- Redwood Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Redwood Village is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood Village
- Selma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Westhaven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Westhaven is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhaven
- Dunn
(16 miles [25.7 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 Thornton 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 Thornton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benson
- Dunn
- Faison
- Four Oaks
- Princeton
- 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 professional and volunteer 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 Thornton 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 Thornton Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2314379
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Thornton 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. |