A visit to the Johson 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 Johson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Johson Cemetery:
30.6496, -83.5757
The Johson Cemetery is located in Brooks County<1>.
The county seat for Brooks County is located in Quitman. Quitman lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north of the Johson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Johson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Johson Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Johson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Radford / Denson Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Redford Denson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Redford Denson Cemetery is located in Madison County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redford Denson Cemetery
- Alderman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Simmons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Simmons Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Simmons Hill Cemetery is located in Brooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Hill Cemetery
- Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Columbia Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Philip Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Philip Cemetery is located in Thomas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Philip Cemetery
- Wade Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Worn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ebenezer UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Reaper Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cherry Lake Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Lake UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Groover Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Emanuel AME Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- West End Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Johson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Johson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Empress
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hamburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Quitman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dixie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pinetta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fodie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Aucilla
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Madison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Leland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Clyattville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Boston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Monticello
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Barwick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Remerton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Remerton is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
- Morven
(20 miles [32.2 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 Johson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Brooks County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Johson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Boston
- Madison
- Monticello
- Pavo
- Pavo lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Johson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pavo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavo
- Quitman
- Valdosta
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 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 Johson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Brooks 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 Johson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #345557 (Johson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #345557 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: Brooks
- Est. Elev: 46 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Baden
- Location given for Johson Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.6496461 Lon: -83.5754341
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Brooks, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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- Johson Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |