A visit to the Johnson Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Johnson Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Johnson Cemetery (FG ID #106363).
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:
40.2347, -88.7928
The Johnson Cemetery is located in De Witt County<2>.
The county seat for De Witt County is located in Clinton. Clinton lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Johnson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Johnson Cemetery.
Establishment of the Johnson Cemetery ...
The Johnson Cemetery was founded in 1822.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Johnson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Johnson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Walters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Walters Cemetery is also located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Cemetery
- Walden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Walden Cemetery is also located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden Cemetery
- McCord Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The McCord Cemetery is also located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCord Cemetery
- Griffith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Griffith Cemetery is also located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith Cemetery
- De Witt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The De Witt Cemetery is also located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Barnes Cemetery is also located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Willmore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Willmore Cemetery is also located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willmore Cemetery
- Lisenby Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Lisenby Cemetery is also located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisenby Cemetery
- Greenleaf Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Greenleaf Cemetery is also located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf Cemetery
- Campground Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rutledge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Rutledge Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge Cemetery
- St. Josephs Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Farmer City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Farmer City Cemetery is also located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer City Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gilmore Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sugar Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Sugar Grove Cemetery is also located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove Cemetery
- Nixon Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Old Rutledge Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Rutledge Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Rutledge Cemetery
- Long Point Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Long Point Cemetery is also located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point Cemetery
- St. Particks Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The St. Particks Cemetery is also located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Particks Cemetery
- Rose Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Rose Cemetery is also located in De Witt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 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:
- De Witt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fullerton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Parnell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Birkbeck
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Watkins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Weldon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Farmer City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Le Roy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wapella
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Clinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- De Land
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Kumler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Heyworth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Downs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gillum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Avon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Laurette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cisco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mansfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bellflower
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ellsworth
(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 Johnson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in De Witt County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Johnson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellflower
- De Land
- Ellsworth
- Farmer City
- Heyworth
- Le Roy
- Mansfield
- Maroa
- Maroa lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Johnson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Maroa.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maroa
- Wapella
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 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 Illinois:
- Pages specific to De Witt 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #106363
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #411158 (Johnson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #411158 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: De Witt
- Est. Elev: 229 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: De Witt
- Location given for Johnson Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.2342023 Lon: -88.7925733
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including De Witt, 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' (or 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |