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:
41.0667, -92.6863
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 Monroe County<2>.
The county seat for Monroe County is located in Albia. Albia lies just to the west southwest 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]<3> of the Johnston Family Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Johnston Family Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Shahan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Old Shahan Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shahan Cemetery
- Cuba Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Cuba Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba Cemetery
- Dave Roberts Farm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Divide Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beebe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Beebe Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beebe Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Albia.
- The Beebe Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chedister Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94467 <5>
- Thorpe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Thorpe Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorpe Cemetery
- East Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The East Bethel Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bethel Cemetery
- Anderson Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fall Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Cemetery
- Pleasant Corners Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hayden Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Daggett Grave
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Daggett Grave is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett Grave
- Little Chisman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Folgman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Folgman Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folgman Cemetery
- Munterville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Munterville Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munterville Cemetery
- Boggs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Boggs Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggs Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Columbia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Columbia Cemetery is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Cemetery
- Bridgeport Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bridgeport Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport 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 Johnston Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Johnston Family Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Avery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Avery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Dudley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dudley is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Albia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eddyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blakesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Selection
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Selection is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selection
- Bidwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bidwell is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell
- Chillicothe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Chillicothe is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillicothe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Lakonta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lakonta is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakonta
- Kirkville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kirkville is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Bluff Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Keb ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Keb is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keb
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Givin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Givin is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Givin
- Lovilia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Moravia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
- Hamilton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Georgetown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Georgetown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Ottumwa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Beacon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Beacon is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Bussey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bussey is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bussey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Exeelsior
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Exeelsior is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeelsior
- Wright
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wright is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- University Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- University Park is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Oskaloosa
(15 miles [24.1 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 Johnston Family Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monroe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Johnston Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albia
- Albia lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Johnston Family Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Albia.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albia
- Blakesburg
- Bussey
- Eddyville
- Lovilia
- Moravia
- Oskaloosa
- Ottumwa
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 Johnston Family Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Monroe 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 #1970448 (Johnston Family Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1970448 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: Monroe
- Est. Elev: 258 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Avery
- Location given for Johnston Family Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.0666762 Lon: -92.6863039
- 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 Iowa's counties, including Monroe, 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 obstructions 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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