A visit to the Vause 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 Vause Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Vause Cemetery:
35.5912, -78.3017
The Vause Cemetery is located in Johnston County<1>.
The county seat for Johnston County is located in Smithfield. Smithfield lies just to the south southwest of the Vause Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<2> of the Vause Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Vause Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Broadwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Broadwell Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadwell Cemetery
- Grant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Grant Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Cemetery
- Rains Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Vinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Vinson Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinson Cemetery
- Eason Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Eason Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eason Cemetery
- Batten Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Batten Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batten Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Eason Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Eason Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eason Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Richardson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Vinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Vinson Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinson Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Lassiter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Lassiter Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lassiter Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Eason Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Whitley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Whitley Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitley Cemetery
- Batten Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Batten Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batten Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Selma Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Selma Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Peedin Family Burial Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Vause Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Vause Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Selma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Redwood Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Redwood Village is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood Village
- Wilson's Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Smithfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Smithfield is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Smithfield
- Fairfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fairfield is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Micro
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Micro is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Smithfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pine Level
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beulahtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Archer Lodge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stancils Chapel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kenly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Clayton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rains Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Princeton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Four Oaks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shotwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wendell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Nahunta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Middlesex
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Middlesex is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
- Rogers Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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 Vause 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 Vause Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clayton
- Four Oaks
- Kenly
- Princeton
- Selma
- Smithfield
- Zebulon
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 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 Vause 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 Vause Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #996603 (Vause Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #996603 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: 59 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Selma
- Location given for Vause Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.5912696 Lon: -78.301666
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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- Vause Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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