A visit to the Johnson Island 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 Island Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Johnson Island Cemetery:
37.3495, -87.7006
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Johnson Island Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Johnson Island Cemetery is located in Hopkins County<2>.
The county seat for Hopkins County is located in Madisonville. Madisonville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east of the Johnson Island Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Johnson Island Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Johnson Island Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Johnson Island Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rose Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Rose Creek Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Creek Cemetery
- Coffman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Coffman Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffman Cemetery
- Lakeview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lynn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Lynn Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Cemetery
- High Glory Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The High Glory Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Glory Cemetery
- Hodge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hodge Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge Cemetery
- Ramsey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Cemetery
- Holloman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Holloman Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloman Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Nebo Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #75282 <5>
- Compton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Compton Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton Cemetery
- Big Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Big Hill Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Donis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Donis Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donis Cemetery
- Fox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Fox Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Dalton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dalton Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Cemetery
- Trent Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Trent Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Cemetery
- Irving Howton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Crow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Crow Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Cemetery
- Harralson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Harralson Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harralson Cemetery
- Ramsey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Cemetery
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]<3> of the Johnson Island Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Johnson Island Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Nebo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nebo is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Dalton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dalton is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Providence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fiddle Bow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fiddle Bow is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddle Bow
- Manitou
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Manitou is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou
- Richland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Richland is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Lisman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lisman is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
- Charleston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Charleston is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Vanderburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Vanderburg is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderburg
- Clay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Earlington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Madisonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Dixon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dixon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
- Creswell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Creswell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Free Union
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Free Union is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Union
- Dawson Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Saint Charles
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Charles is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Hanson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wheatcroft
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wheatcroft is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatcroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- West Wheatcroft
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Wheatcroft is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wheatcroft
- Mortons Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Slaughters
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Slaughters is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Blackford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blackford is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackford
- Lewistown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lewistown is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- Oak Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Vandetta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vandetta is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandetta
- Sullivan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sullivan is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
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 Island Cemetery. The following communities are located in Hopkins County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Johnson Island Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dawson Springs
- Earlington
- Madisonville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Island Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Hopkins 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 Island Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #495417 (Johnson Island Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #495417 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: Hopkins
- Est. Elev: 131 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Coiltown
- Location given for Johnson Island Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.3494896 Lon: -87.7005641
- 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 Hopkins, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Johnson Island 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. |