A visit to the Johnsonville 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 Johnsonville Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Johnsonville Cemetery (FG ID #106361).
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 Johnsonville Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Johnsonville Cemetery:
40.2090, -87.6669
The Johnsonville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the northwest of Danville.
The cemetery is located in Vermilion County<3>.
The county seat for Vermilion County is located in Danville. Danville lies just to the south southeast of the Johnsonville Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Johnsonville Cemetery.
Name Variations for Johnsonville Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give a you a feel for the variations that might have occurred with Johnsonville Cemetery.
Johnsonville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Humphrey Cemetery
- Steward Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Johnsonville Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Johnsonville Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fairchild Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dodson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gordon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sunset Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lorrence Pioneer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pentecost Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cline Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Denmark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Farmers Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Leonard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- McGee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Grimes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Snider Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bryley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gundy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Higginsville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Porter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Workheiser Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Stump Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Outten Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Trimmell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Johnson Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Allhands Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lamb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Corner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Huffman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Johnsonville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Johnsonville Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Denmark ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bismarck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hillery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Danville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Newell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Newtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belgium Row
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Henning
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Glenburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Illiana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- State Line City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- State Line City is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- State Line
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Alvin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Collison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oakwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Missionfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tilton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Potomac
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Catlin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Belgium
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Belgium is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Rileysburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rossville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Muncie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Foster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sloan ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hedrick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Johnsonville Cemetery. The following communities are located in Vermilion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Johnsonville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Catlin
- Catlin lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Johnsonville Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Catlin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
- Danville
- Potomac
- Rossville
- Tilton
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 Johnsonville Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Vermilion 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 Johnsonville Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #106361
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #411157 (Johnson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #411157 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: Vermilion
- Est. Elev: 201 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Danville NW
- Location given for Johnson Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.2089253 Lon: -87.667244
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Johnsonville Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Vermilion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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. |