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A visit to the Turner Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Turner Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Turner Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Turner Cemetery

Lat:   35.6293°   (35° 37' 45")

Lon:   -78.6064°   (-78° 36' 23")

The Turner Cemetery is located in Wake County<2>.

The county seat for Wake County is located in Raleigh. Raleigh lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north of the Turner Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Turner Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Turner Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Penny Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Penny Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Penny Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Penny Cemetery is located in Wake County
  • Rand Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rand Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rand Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rand Cemetery is located in Wake County
  • Rand Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rand Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rand Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rand Cemetery is located in Wake County
  • St. Amanda Baptist Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Amanda Baptist Church Cemetery
    • The St. Amanda Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Johnston County
    • 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>
  • Williams Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Williams Cemetery is located in Wake County
  • Leech Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leech Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leech Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Leech Cemetery is located in Johnston County
  • Good Samaritan Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Wake County
  • Mitchiner Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mitchiner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mitchiner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mitchiner Cemetery is located in Wake County
  • Morgan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morgan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morgan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Morgan Cemetery is located in Wake County
  • Stephens Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stephens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stephens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stephens Cemetery is located in Wake County
  • Walton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Walton Cemetery is located in Johnston County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • King Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the King Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The King Cemetery is located in Johnston County
    • Coats Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coats Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coats Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Coats Cemetery is located in Johnston County
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Wake County
    • Womack Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Womack Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Womack Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Womack Cemetery is located in Wake County
    • Willow Spring Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Smith Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Johnston County
    • Parrish Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parrish Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parrish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Parrish Cemetery is located in Johnston County
    • Stevenson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stevenson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stevenson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stevenson Cemetery is located in Johnston County
    • Nimrod - Stephenson Memorial Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nimrod - Stephenson Memorial Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nimrod - Stephenson Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nimrod - Stephenson Memorial Cemetery is located in Johnston County
    • Smith Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Wake County
    • Hilliard Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hilliard Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hilliard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hilliard Cemetery is located in Wake County

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 Turner Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Turner Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Hopedale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
    • Hopedale is located in Wake County
  • Auburn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
    • Auburn is located in Wake County
  • Garner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Garner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
    • Garner is located in Wake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,180 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garner <7>
  • McCullers
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McCullers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullers
    • McCullers is located in Wake County
  • Mount Pleasant
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Wake County
  • Macks Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macks Village
    • Macks Village is located in Wake County
  • Emerald Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerald Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Village
    • Emerald Village is located in Wake County
  • Hertford Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hertford Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hertford Village
    • Hertford Village is located in Wake County
  • Clayton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Fuquay - Varina
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fuquay - Varina have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuquay - Varina
    • Fuquay - Varina is located in Wake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,145 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fuquay - Varina <7>
  • Raleigh
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Kennebec
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennebec
    • Kennebec is located in Wake County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Angier
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairmont
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairmont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
      • Fairmont is located in Wake County
    • Shotwell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shotwell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shotwell
      • Shotwell is located in Wake County
    • Barclaysville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclaysville
      • Barclaysville is located in Harnett County
    • Method
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Method
      • Method is located in Wake County
    • Knightdale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knightdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightdale
      • Knightdale is located in Wake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,122 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knightdale <7>
    • Skycrest Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skycrest Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skycrest Village
      • Skycrest Village is located in Wake County
    • Timberlake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timberlake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
      • Timberlake is located in Wake County
    • Rawls
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rawls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawls
      • Rawls is located in Harnett County
    • Glenwood Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Village
      • Glenwood Village is located in Wake County
    • Archer Lodge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer Lodge
      • Archer Lodge is located in Johnston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,322 people
      • Archer Lodge has also been known as:
      • Archer
    • Holly Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
      • Holly Springs is located in Wake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,882 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly Springs <7>
    • Wilbon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilbon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbon
      • Wilbon is located in Wake County

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 Turner 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 Turner Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Turner Cemetery:

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 Turner Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #996357  (Turner Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #996357 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Garner
    • County: Wake         Elev: 111
    • Location given for GNIS #996357 (Turner Cemetery)

The official website for Wake County: www.wakegov.com/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Turner Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6293, Longitude: -78.6064       In this case, the coordinates for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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