A visit to the 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 Johnson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Johnson Cemetery:
40.9134, -88.7528
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Johnson Cemetery is located in Livingston County<2>.
The county seat for Livingston County is located in Pontiac. Pontiac lies just to the east southeast of the Johnson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Johnson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Johnson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Johnson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Walden Farm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Walden Farm Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden Farm Cemetery
- Corbins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Corbins Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbins Cemetery
- Earp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Earp Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earp Cemetery
- Rowe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Rowe Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Cemetery
- Nigh Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Nigh Chapel Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nigh Chapel Cemetery
- Rook's Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rook's Creek Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rook's Creek Cemetery
- McMillan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The McMillan Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan Cemetery
- Zooks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Zooks Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zooks Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Cornell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Cornell Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell Cemetery
- Bayou Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bayou Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Cemetery
- Springer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Springer Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springer Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Morris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Pike Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Pike Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Cemetery
- Pontiac City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Pontiac City Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac City Cemetery
- The Pontiac City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pontiac Southside Cemetery
- South Side Cemetery
- Southside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #288460 <5>
- Camp Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Camp Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Cemetery
- St. Petri Evangelical Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Waldo Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Waldo Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo Cemetery
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Memorial Park is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Hadley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Hadley Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley Cemetery
- Calder Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Calder Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calder Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 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:
- Graymont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cornell
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Flanagan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pontiac
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cayuga
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cayuga is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Long Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- McDowell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- McDowell is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
- Ancona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Meadows
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Meadows is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Chenoa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Swygert
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Swygert is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swygert
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Blackstone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Missal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Missal is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missal
- Gridley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vermilion City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Vermilion City is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion City
- Weston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Weston is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Coalville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Coalville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Odell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Streator
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Avoca is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Budd
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Budd is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budd
- Leeds
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leeds is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Minonk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Woodford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Woodford is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Eylar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Eylar is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eylar
- Munster
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Munster is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munster
- Adams ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Adams is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Kernan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kernan is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kernan
- Rutland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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 Livingston County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Johnson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chenoa
- Cornell
- Flanagan
- Gridley
- Long Point
- Minonk
- Odell
- Odell lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Johnson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Odell.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
- Pontiac
- Rutland
- Streator
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 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 Johnson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Livingston 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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #411160 (Johnson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #411160 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: Livingston
- Est. Elev: 192 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Flanagan North
- Location given for Johnson Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.9133666 Lon: -88.7528447
- 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 Illinois' counties, including Livingston, 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 drawn 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> | 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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