A visit to the Vinson 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 Vinson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Vinson Cemetery:
35.5999, -78.3436
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Vinson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Vinson Cemetery is located in Johnston County<2>.
The county seat for Johnston County is located in Smithfield. Smithfield lies just to the south of the Vinson 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]<3> of the Vinson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Vinson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Price Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Vinson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Vinson Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinson Cemetery
- Sullivan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Cemetery
- Henry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Henry Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cemetery
- Lassiter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Lassiter Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lassiter Cemetery
- Vause Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Vause Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vause Cemetery
- Grant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Grant Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Cemetery
- Rains Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Knollwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Knollwood Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood Cemetery
- Eason Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Eason Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eason Cemetery
- Broadwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Broadwell Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadwell Cemetery
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- Eason Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Eason Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eason Cemetery
- Batten Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Batten Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batten Cemetery
- Wodd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Wodd Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wodd Cemetery
- Oakey Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Oakey Grove Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakey Grove Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Batten Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Batten Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batten Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Eason Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Eason Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eason Cemetery
- Whitley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Whitley Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitley Cemetery
- O'Neal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The O'Neal Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal Cemetery
- Murphy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Vinson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Vinson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wilson's Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- 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
- West Smithfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- 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
- Selma
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Redwood Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Redwood Village is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood Village
- Archer Lodge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- 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
- Smithfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Clayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Level
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Micro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Micro is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Beulahtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Beulahtown is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahtown
- Stancils Chapel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stancils Chapel is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stancils Chapel
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Willow Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Willow Springs is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Four Oaks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shotwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shotwell is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shotwell
- Rains Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rains Crossroads is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains Crossroads
- Kenly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wendell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Eagle Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Eagle Rock is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Rock
- Princeton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Rogers Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rogers Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Crossroads
- Emerald Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Emerald Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald 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 Vinson 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 Vinson 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 websites either 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 Vinson 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 Vinson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #996636 (Vinson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #996636 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: 72 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Selma
- Location given for Vinson Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.5998802 Lon: -78.3436115
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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 '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- Vinson 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. |