A visit to the W.K. Beasley 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 W.K. Beasley Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The W.K. Beasley Cemetery (FG ID #2546686).
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 W.K. Beasley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the W.K. Beasley Cemetery:
35.2822, -78.4962
The W.K. Beasley Cemetery is located in Johnston County<2>.
The county seat for Johnston County is located in Smithfield. Smithfield lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the north northeast of the W.K. Beasley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the W.K. Beasley Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the W.K. Beasley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from W.K. Beasley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ellington Tart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Julius M. Parker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Austin Tart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lee & Johnson Restorium
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- John A. Hayes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Barefoot Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Willis Andrew Bell Family cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lee Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hardy Draughton Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Westbrook Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Barefoot Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Henry & Nancy Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Lee's Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wooten Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Reedy Prong Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Barefoot - McLamb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- West Burial Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Josiah Eldridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Barefoot Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Unity Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Long Branch Disciples of Christ Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lee Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- J.R. Allen Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 W.K. Beasley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from W.K. Beasley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- McKoy
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Peacocks Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Plain View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blackmans Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Grove Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Grove Park is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Spiveys Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lakeside Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside Village is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Dunn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Benson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Allens Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Westhaven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westhaven is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhaven
- Newton Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Vann Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vann Crossroads is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vann Crossroads
- Harper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Falcon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Falcon is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Turlington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Erwin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Averasboro ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Godwin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beaman Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bentonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Four Oaks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Coats
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 W.K. Beasley 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 W.K. Beasley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benson
- Dunn
- Dunn lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the W.K. Beasley Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dunn.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
- Erwin
- Erwin lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the W.K. Beasley Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Erwin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
- Falcon
- Four Oaks
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 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 W.K. Beasley 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 W.K. Beasley Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2546686
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 drawn from Point A (ie- W.K. Beasley 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. |