A visit to the Barr - 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 Barr - Johnson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Barr - Johnson Cemetery:
39.5078, -87.7939
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Barr - Johnson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Barr - Johnson Cemetery is located in Edgar County<2>.
The county seat for Edgar County is located in Paris. Paris lies just to the northeast of the Barr - Johnson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Barr - Johnson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Barr - Johnson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Gill Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill Cemetery
- New Goshen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The New Goshen Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Goshen Cemetery
- Boyer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Boyer Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyer Cemetery
- Beatty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Beatty Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatty Cemetery
- Stephens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- Huffman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Huffman Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman Cemetery
- O'Hair Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The O'Hair Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Hair Cemetery
- Chronic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Chronic Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chronic Cemetery
- Cronick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Zimmerly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Zimmerly Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerly Cemetery
- Hinds Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hinds Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds Cemetery
- Cholera Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cholera Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cholera Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cholera Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Grandview.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2365218 <5>
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- Grandview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Grandview Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
- Cupps Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cupps Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupps Cemetery
- Elledge Holley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Augustus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Augustus Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustus Cemetery
- Tate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Tate Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Clarksville Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Walls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Walls Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls Cemetery
- Swango Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Swango Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swango Cemetery
- Rudy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Rudy Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudy 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 Barr - Johnson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Barr - Johnson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bell Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bell Ridge is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Ridge
- Clarksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Clarksville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Grandview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grandview is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Conlogue
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Conlogue is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conlogue
- Oliver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oliver is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Cleone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cleone is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleone
- Nevins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Nevins is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevins
- Paris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kansas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Marshall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clark Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Clark Center is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Center
- Redmon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Livingston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Livingston is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Dennison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dennison is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison
- Westfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Elbridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Elbridge is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
- Kentucky
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kentucky is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Oilfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oilfield is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oilfield
- Martinsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Weaver
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Weaver is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Vermilion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Borton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Borton is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borton
- Ashmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Farrington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Farrington is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrington
- Saint Omer ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Saint Omer is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Omer
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 Barr - Johnson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Edgar County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Barr - Johnson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashmore
- Kansas
- Kansas lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Barr - Johnson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kansas.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
- Marshall
- Martinsville
- Paris
- Paris lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Barr - Johnson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Paris.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
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 either 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 Barr - Johnson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Edgar 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 Barr - Johnson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1934438 (Barr-Johnson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1934438 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: Edgar
- Est. Elev: 220 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Grandview
- Location given for Barr-Johnson Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.5078125 Lon: -87.7939188
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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 Illinois' counties, including Edgar, 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- Barr - 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |