A visit to the Whitley 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 Whitley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Whitley Cemetery:
35.6632, -78.3083
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Whitley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Whitley Cemetery is located in Johnston County<2>.
The county seat for Johnston County is located in Smithfield. Smithfield lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south of the Whitley Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Whitley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Whitley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jeffrey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Jeffrey Cemetery is located in Johnston County
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- Murphy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
- Cattail Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Cattail Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattail Cemetery
- Wheeler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- Greswell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Greswell Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greswell Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Eason Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Eason Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eason Cemetery
- Eason Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Eason Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eason Cemetery
- Eason Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Eason Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eason Cemetery
- Rains Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Batten Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Batten Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batten Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Woodard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Woodard Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodard Cemetery
- Wall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Wall Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price 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
- Vinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Vinson Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinson Cemetery
- Henry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Henry Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cemetery
- Sullivan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Cemetery
- Vause Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Vause Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vause Cemetery
- Grant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Grant Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Cemetery
- Broadwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Broadwell Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadwell Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Hocutt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hocutt Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hocutt Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Whitley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Whitley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Archer Lodge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Stancils Chapel
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stancils Chapel is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stancils Chapel
- Wilson's Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] 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
- Selma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Redwood Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Redwood Village is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood Village
- Clayton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- West Smithfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- West Smithfield is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Smithfield
- Fairfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fairfield is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Micro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Micro is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Wendell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beulahtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beulahtown is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahtown
- Rogers Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rogers Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Crossroads
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Shotwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shotwell is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shotwell
- Smithfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Middlesex
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Middlesex is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
- Eagle Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Rock is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Rock
- Pine Level
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Zebulon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kenly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Murraytown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Murraytown is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murraytown
- Rains Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rains Crossroads is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains Crossroads
- Bailey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Union Hope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Union Hope is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hope
- Knightdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Emerald Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Emerald Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Village
- Auburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Auburn is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
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 Whitley 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 Whitley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clayton
- Kenly
- Kenly lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Whitley Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kenly.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenly
- Selma
- Smithfield
- Zebulon
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Whitley 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 Whitley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #997263 (Whitley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #997263 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: 81 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Flowers
- Location given for Whitley Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.6632126 Lon: -78.3083324
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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- Whitley 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. |
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