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:
37.4798, -83.5499
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 Breathitt County<2>.
The county seat for Breathitt County is located in Jackson. Jackson lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Johnson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 31 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Johnson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Johnson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lerose Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Lerose Cemetery is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lerose Cemetery
- Noble Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Noble Cemetery is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Griffith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Combs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Combs Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs Cemetery
- Pennington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Pennington Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Combs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Combs Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs Cemetery
- Callahan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Callahan Cemetery is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callahan Cemetery
- Cowcreek Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Griffith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Griffith Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith Cemetery
- Holland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Callahan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Callahan Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callahan Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Keen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Keen Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keen Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Hounshell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Turner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Spicer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Spicer Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicer Cemetery
- Butterpoint Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Butterpoint Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterpoint Cemetery
- Callahan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Callahan Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callahan Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Little Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Little Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cemetery
- Combs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Combs Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs Cemetery
- Combs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Combs Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs Cemetery
- Spencer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Spencer Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Cemetery
- Gabbard Flat Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gabbard Flat Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabbard Flat Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Little Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Little Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cemetery
- Oakdale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Jetts Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jetts Creek is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetts Creek
- Copebranch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Copebranch is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copebranch
- Lerose
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lerose is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lerose
- Lone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lone is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone
- Chenowee
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chenowee is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenowee
- Oakdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oakdale is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Athol
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Athol is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
- Tallega
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tallega is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallega
- Booneville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Southfork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Southfork is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfork
- Ricetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ricetown is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricetown
- Saint Helens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sebastian
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sebastian is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastian
- Primrose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Primrose is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
- Williba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Williba is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williba
- Vada
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Vada is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vada
- Buckhorn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Whick is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whick
- Jackson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wolverine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wolverine is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverine
- Frozen Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Frozen Creek is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frozen Creek
- Pebworth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pebworth is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebworth
- Mistletoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mistletoe is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistletoe
- Kragon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kragon is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kragon
- Quicksand
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Quicksand is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quicksand
- Beattyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Breathitt County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Johnson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beattyville
- Booneville
- Jackson
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Johnson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Breathitt 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 #513044 (Johnson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #513044 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: Breathitt
- Est. Elev: 284 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cowcreek
- Location given for Johnson Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.4798111 Lon: -83.5499086
- 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 Kentucky's counties, including Breathitt, 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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