A visit to the Johnson 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 Johnson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Johnson Cemetery:
34.3420, -85.4602
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Johnson Cemetery is located in Chattooga County<2>.
The county seat for Chattooga County is located in Summerville. Summerville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Johnson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Johnson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Johnson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Johnson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Holland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Mt. Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Broomtown (AL)
- The Mt. Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mill Creek Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek Cemetery
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
- Oak Bowery Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Bowery Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bowery Cemetery
- Carr Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Carr Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr Cemetery
- Berea Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Berea Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Indian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Indian Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery
- Lyerly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lyerly Cemetery is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyerly Cemetery
- Alexander Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Union Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Hardman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hardman Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardman Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Vann Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Vann Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vann Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Mosely Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mosely Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosely Cemetery
- Callan Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- McCoy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Chattoogaville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
- Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Springs is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Starkville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Starkville is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Broomtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Broomtown is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
- New Moon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Moon is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moon
- Ringgold
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ringgold is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Grover
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Grover is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- Lyerly
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Berry Springs ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Berry Springs is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Springs
- Gaylesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sterling is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Lawrence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Coosa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Berryton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Berryton is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Blanche
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Blanche is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- Grantville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Grantville is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Menlo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Taft
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Taft is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
- Kirk's Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kirk's Grove is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk's Grove
- Oreburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oreburg is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreburg
- Cedar Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Summerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Howells Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Howells Crossroads is located in Cherokee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howells Crossroads
- Howells Crossroads has also been known as:
- Howells Cross Roads
- Adamsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Adamsburg is located in DeKalb County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsburg
- Cloudland
(12 miles [19.3 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 Johnson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chattooga County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Johnson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Johnson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Chattooga 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 Johnson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #316156 (Johnson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #316156 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: Chattooga
- Est. Elev: 202 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chattoogaville
- Location given for Johnson Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.3420347 Lon: -85.4602369
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Georgia's counties, including Chattooga, 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 from Point A (ie- Johnson 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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