A visit to the Johnston Family 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 Johnston Family Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Johnston Family Cemetery:
33.4368, -82.9338
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Johnston Family Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Johnston Family Cemetery is located in Hancock County<2>.
The county seat for Hancock County is located in Sparta. Sparta lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south of the Johnston Family Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Johnston Family Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Johnston Family Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Johnston Family Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cooper Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Springfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Springfield Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield Cemetery
- Hubert Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Old Springfield Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Springfield Cemetery #2
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hilsman - Lary Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dixon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- Battery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Battery Cemetery is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battery Cemetery
- Powelton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Powelton Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powelton Cemetery
- Powelton Community Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Battle - Cato Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Henry - Burnley Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
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- Powelton Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Mt. Stephens Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Stephens Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Stephens Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Mt. Stephens Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Stephens Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #35596 <5>
- Apostolic Faith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Burnley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Burnley Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnley Cemetery
- Clark - Webb - Simmons Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Smyrna Methodist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Covey Rise Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Johnston Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Johnston Family Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Springfield
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Springfield is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- White Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Barnett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Barnett is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Crawfordville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Siloam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sparta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sharon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jewell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Norwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Raytown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Raytown is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raytown
- Springfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Springfield is located in Taliaferro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Jacksonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jacksonville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 133 people
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Union Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Warrenton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Durham Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Durham Town is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Town
- Camak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Tyrone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Tyrone is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Zebulon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Zebulon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,228 people
- Greensboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woodville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Woodville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Mesena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
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 Johnston Family Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hancock County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Johnston Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Crawfordville
- Gibson
- Sparta
- Union Point
- Warrenton
- Washington
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Johnston Family Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Hancock 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 Johnston Family Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1985823 (Johnston Family Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1985823 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: Hancock
- Est. Elev: 181 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sparta NW
- Location given for Johnston Family Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.4368033 Lon: -82.9337573
- 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 Hancock, 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- Johnston Family 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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