A visit to the Johnstons 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 Johnstons Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Johnstons Cemetery:
43.7672, -91.6060
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Johnstons Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Johnstons Cemetery is located in Houston County<2>.
The county seat for Houston County is located in Caledonia. Caledonia lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Johnstons Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Johnstons Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Johnstons Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Johnstons Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Omodt Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Omodt Family Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omodt Family Cemetery
- Old Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Ridge Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ridge Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Money Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Money Creek Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money Creek Cemetery
- First Yucatan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Swede Bottom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Swede Bottom Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swede Bottom Cemetery
- First Swedish Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Swenson & Anderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Old Money Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Old Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Ridge Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ridge Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Looney Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Yucatan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Yucatan Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan Cemetery
- Sheldon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Sheldon Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon Cemetery
- Old Sheldon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Old Sheldon Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sheldon Cemetery
- Messeral Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Messeral Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messeral Cemetery
- Vix Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Vix Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vix Cemetery
- Sherwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Sherwood Cemetery is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Cemetery
- Kopperud Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Kopperud Cemetery is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopperud Cemetery
- Fairbanks Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Johnstons Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Johnstons Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Houston
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Money Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Money Creek is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money Creek
- Yucatan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yucatan is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan
- Rushford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Rushford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- South Rushford is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rushford
- Bratsberg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bratsberg is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bratsberg
- Rushford Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rushford Village is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushford Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
- Caledonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Peterson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hokah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Nodine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nodine is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodine
- Wilson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wilson is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Willington Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Willington Grove is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington Grove
- Riceford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Riceford is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceford
- Spring Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wilmington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wilmington is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- La Crescent
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dakota
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dakota is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dakota
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Wyattville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wyattville is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyattville
- Whalan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Newburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Newburg is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Brownsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Brownsville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
- Lamoille
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lamoille is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamoille
- Homer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Homer is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Lanesboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mabel
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bee
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bee is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
- La Crosse
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- La Crosse is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51,163 people
- North La Crosse
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- North La Crosse is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North La Crosse
- French Island
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- French Island is located in La Crosse County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Island
- Trempealeau
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Trempealeau is located in Trempealeau County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trempealeau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,663 people
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 Johnstons Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Houston County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Johnstons Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brownsville
- Caledonia
- Hokah
- Homer
- Houston
- La Crescent
- La Crosse
- Lanesboro
- Mabel
- Mabel lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Johnstons Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mabel.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Peterson
- Rushford
- Spring Grove
- Trempealeau
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 Johnstons Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Houston 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 Johnstons Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #645722 (Johnstons Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #645722 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: Houston
- Est. Elev: 227 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Houston
- Location given for Johnstons Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.767188 Lon: -91.6059773
- 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 Minnesota's counties, including Houston, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Johnstons 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |