A visit to the Johns 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 Johns Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Johns Cemetery:
32.1355, -89.8470
The Johns Cemetery is located in Rankin County<1>.
The county seat for Rankin County is located in Brandon. Brandon lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Johns Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Johns Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Johns Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Johns Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Silverena Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Silverena Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverena Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Old Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Cato Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cato Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato Cemetery
- Barnett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Barnett Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett Cemetery
- Steen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Steen Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen Cemetery
- Rosehill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Rosehill Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Mays Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mays Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Cemetery
- Puckett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Pearly Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Pearly Grove Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearly Grove Cemetery
- Calhoun Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Calhoun Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Cemetery
- County Line Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Burnham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Burnham Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham Cemetery
- New Prospect Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Prospect Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Walters Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Johns Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Johns Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cato
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Puckett
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Puckett is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Daniel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Galilee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Polkville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Polkville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
- Braxton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Braxton is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- D'Lo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- D'Lo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Cooperville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mendenhall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pelahatchie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Brandon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Trenton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Greenfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- King
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- King is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Sanatorium
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Florence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Burns
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pearl
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pearson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hunter Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hunter Town is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Town
- Morton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Westville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Magee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Flowood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Richland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
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 Johns Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rankin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Johns Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brandon
- Magee
- Magee lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Johns Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Magee.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
- Mendenhall
- Morton
- Pearl
- Pelahatchie
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 Johns Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Rankin 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 Johns Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #671908 (Johns Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #671908 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: Rankin
- Est. Elev: 116 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Johns
- Location given for Johns Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.1351513 Lon: -89.8472998
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Rankin, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Johns Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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