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A visit to the Johnson Cemetery ...


The location of the Johnson Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Johnson Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   29.5814°   (29° 34' 53")

Lon:   -81.9739°   (-81° 58' 26")

The Johnson Cemetery is located in Putnam County<2>.

The county seat for Putnam County is located in Palatka. Palatka lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Johnson Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Johnson Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Florida:
  • Pages specific to Putnam County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Johnson Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Johnson Cemetery.

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

    • Edgar
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Keuka
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keuka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keuka
      • Keuka is located in Putnam County
    • Orange Springs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Interlachen
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hawthorne
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Lochloosa
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Melrose
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hollister
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Grandin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Putnam Hall
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Island Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Florahome
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Continue List   (7 more) ...
      • Earleton
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Windsor
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
        • Windsor is located in Alachua County
      • Lake Geneva
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Keystone Heights
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Citra
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Fort McCoy
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Evinston
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)

    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 Johnson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Putnam County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Johnson Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Johnson Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Gilgal MB Church Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Gordon Chapel Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gordon Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gordon Chapel Cemetery is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gordon Chapel Cemetery
    • Keuka Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keuka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Keuka Cemetery is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keuka Cemetery
    • Ochwilla Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ochwilla Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ochwilla Cemetery is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ochwilla Cemetery
    • Drummond Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Drummond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Drummond Cemetery is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Drummond Cemetery
    • Orange Springs Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Orange Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Orange Springs Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orange Springs Cemetery
    • Pineview Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pineview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pineview Cemetery is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pineview Cemetery
    • Hawthorne Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • First Baptist Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The First Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Alachua County
      • Former name for First Baptist Church Cemetery:
      • Pleasant Grove Baptist Cemetery
      • The First Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hawthorne Baptist Cemetery
      • Hawthorne Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Hawthorne Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the First Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2252341 <6>
    • Cornelius Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cornelius Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cornelius Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cornelius Cemetery
    • Pine Lawn Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pine Lawn Cemetery is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Lawn Cemetery
    • Sister Spring Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sister Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sister Spring Cemetery is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sister Spring Cemetery
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Waters Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Waters Cemetery is located in Alachua County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waters Cemetery
      • Antioch Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • St. John Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. John Cemetery is located in Putnam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
      • Eliam Cemetery of Melrose Florida
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eliam Cemetery of Melrose Florida have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Eliam Cemetery of Melrose Florida is located in Putnam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eliam Cemetery of Melrose Florida
      • Townsend Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Townsend Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Townsend Cemetery is located in Alachua County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Townsend Cemetery
      • Tompkins Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tompkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Tompkins Cemetery is located in Alachua County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tompkins Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72697 <6>
      • Naomi Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Naomi Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Naomi Cemetery is located in Putnam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Naomi Cemetery
      • Nelson - Starke Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nelson - Starke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Nelson - Starke Cemetery is located in Alachua County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nelson - Starke Cemetery
      • Grove Park Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grove Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Grove Park Cemetery is located in Alachua County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grove Park Cemetery
      • Carlton Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Carlton Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Carlton Cemetery is located in Alachua County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Carlton Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Island Grove.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carlton Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71823 <6>
      • Simmons Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simmons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Simmons Cemetery is located in Marion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simmons Cemetery
      • Mary Elizabeth Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mary Elizabeth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mary Elizabeth Cemetery is located in Putnam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mary Elizabeth Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Johnson Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2357116  (Johnson Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #2357116 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: Keuka
      • County: Putnam         Elev: 31
      • Location given for GNIS #2357116 (Johnson Cemetery)

    The official website for Putnam County: www.putnam-fl.com/

    The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

    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 Florida's counties, including Putnam, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Johnson Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.5814, Longitude: -81.9739       In this case, the coordinates for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <7>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.




 

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