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Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Memorial Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Johnson Memorial Cemetery

Lat:   37.4463°   (37° 26' 46")

Lon:   -82.5247°   (-82° 31' 28")

The Johnson Memorial Cemetery is located in Pike County<1>.

The county seat for Pike County is located in Pikeville. Pikeville lies just to the north of the Johnson Memorial Cemetery .

Name Variations for Johnson Memorial 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.

Johnson Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:

  • 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.

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 helpful 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 Memorial Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kentucky:
  • Pages specific to Pike County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Johnson Memorial Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Johnson Memorial Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Johnson Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Mayo Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayo Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Village
      • Mayo Village is located in Pike County
    • Fords Branch
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fords Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Branch
      • Fords Branch is located in Pike County
    • Shelbiana
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbiana
      • Shelbiana is located in Pike County
    • Pikeville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Robinson Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Creek
      • Robinson Creek is located in Pike County
    • Yeager
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeager
      • Yeager is located in Pike County
    • Garden Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
      • Garden Village is located in Pike County
    • Coal Run Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Run Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run Village
      • Coal Run Village is located in Pike County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,494 people
    • Raccoon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raccoon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccoon
      • Raccoon is located in Pike County
    • Owsley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owsley
      • Owsley is located in Pike County
    • Osborn
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osborn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
      • Osborn is located in Floyd County
    • Galveston
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galveston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galveston
      • Galveston is located in Floyd County
    • Continue List   (17 more) ...
      • Teaberry
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teaberry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaberry
        • Teaberry is located in Floyd County
      • Beaver
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
        • Beaver is located in Floyd County
      • Blair Town
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Town
        • Blair Town is located in Pike County
      • Grethel
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grethel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grethel
        • Grethel is located in Floyd County
      • Virgie
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virgie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgie
        • Virgie is located in Pike County
      • Marrowbone
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
        • Marrowbone is located in Pike County
      • Harold
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harold
        • Harold is located in Floyd County
      • Jonancy
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonancy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonancy
        • Jonancy is located in Pike County
      • Lookout
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lookout have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
        • Lookout is located in Pike County
      • Rockhouse
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockhouse have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
        • Rockhouse is located in Pike County
      • Betsy Layne
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Betsy Layne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betsy Layne
        • Betsy Layne is located in Floyd County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Betsy Layne <4>
      • Draffin
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draffin
        • Draffin is located in Pike County
      • Belcher
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belcher have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher
        • Belcher is located in Pike County
      • Phyllis
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phyllis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phyllis
        • Phyllis is located in Pike County
      • Kimper
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimper
        • Kimper is located in Pike County
      • Stanville
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanville
        • Stanville is located in Floyd County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanville <4>
      • Blue Moon
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Moon
        • Blue Moon is located in Floyd County

    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 Memorial Cemetery. The following communities are located in Pike County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Johnson Memorial Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Johnson Memorial Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Johnson Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Johnson Memorial Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Johnson Memorial Cemetery is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Memorial Cemetery
    • John Mimms Sword Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the John Mimms Sword Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The John Mimms Sword Cemetery is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the John Mimms Sword Cemetery
    • Sowards Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sowards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sowards Cemetery is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sowards Cemetery
    • Peggy Sword Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peggy Sword Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Peggy Sword Cemetery is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peggy Sword Cemetery
    • Cline Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Cline Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Cline Cemetery is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cline Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2381200 <7>
    • Compton Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Compton Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Compton Cemetery is located in Pike County
      • The Compton Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Big Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Compton Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2483772 <7>
    • Rest Haven Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rest Haven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rest Haven Cemetery is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rest Haven Cemetery
    • Annie E Young Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Annie E Young Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Annie E Young Cemetery is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Annie E Young Cemetery
    • Dill Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dill Cemetery is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dill Cemetery
    • Pikeville Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Potter Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Potter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Potter Cemetery is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Potter Cemetery
    • Collins Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Collins Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Collins Cemetery is located in Pike County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Collins Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southwest of Robinson Creek.
      • The Collins Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Collins Street Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collins Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484503 <7>
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Justice Ivy Fork Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Weddington Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weddington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Weddington Cemetery is located in Pike County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weddington Cemetery
      • Kingdom Hall Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kingdom Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Kingdom Hall Cemetery is located in Pike County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kingdom Hall Cemetery
      • Helvy Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Helvy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Helvy Cemetery is located in Pike County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Helvy Cemetery
      • Lee Alley Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Alley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lee Alley Cemetery is located in Floyd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Alley Cemetery
      • Thomas Hamilton Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Hamilton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Thomas Hamilton Cemetery is located in Floyd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Hamilton Cemetery
      • Newsome Memorial Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newsome Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Newsome Memorial Cemetery is located in Pike County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newsome Memorial Cemetery
      • Little Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Little Cemetery is located in Pike County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Cemetery
      • Newsome Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newsome Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Newsome Cemetery is located in Pike County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newsome Cemetery
      • Alfred Branham Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • The Alfred Branham Cemetery is located in Pike County
        • The Alfred Branham Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Kinney Cemetery
        • Penny Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alfred Branham Cemetery
      • Blackburn Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blackburn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Blackburn Cemetery is located in Pike County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackburn Cemetery
      • Morris Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Morris Cemetery is located in Pike County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morris Cemetery
      • Morris Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Morris Cemetery is located in Pike County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morris Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Memorial Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #495421  (Johnson Memorial Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #495421 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Pikeville
      • County: Pike         Elev: 230
      • Location given for GNIS #495421 (Johnson Memorial Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Pike, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Johnson Memorial Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4463, Longitude: -82.5247    
    <3>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.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
    <7>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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