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:
31.5338, -89.1706
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 Jones County<2>.
The county seat for Jones County is located in Laurel. Laurel lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north of the Johnson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Johnson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Johnson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Pilgrim Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Pilgrim Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Cemetery
- Murphy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
- Odom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Odom Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odom Cemetery
- Jordan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
- Tularosa Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Tularosa Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tularosa Cemetery
- Coltins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Coltins Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coltins Cemetery
- Bynum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bynum Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum Cemetery
- Ellisville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Ellisville Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville Cemetery
- Shows Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Shows Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shows Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Beech Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Beech Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Walters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Walters Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Cemetery
- Anderson - Minter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Benson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Benson Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Cemetery
- Kirland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Kirland Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirland Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Hinton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hinton Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Jordan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
- Jordan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
- Walters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Walters Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Cemetery
- Tucker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Currie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Currie Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currie Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Johnson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Johnson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ellisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ovett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ovett is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovett
- Antioch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Laurel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Petal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lux
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lux is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lux
- Service
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Service is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Service
- Goodluck
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Goodluck is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodluck
- Sanford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sanford is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Hattiesburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Soso
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Soso is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Errata
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Errata is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errata
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Amy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Amy is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amy
- Richton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- West Hattiesburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Hattiesburg is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hattiesburg
- Moss
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Moss is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Moss has also been known as:
- Mossville
- Mulberry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mulberry is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Sandersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sandersville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Seminary
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hot Coffee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hot Coffee is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Coffee
- Kola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Kola is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kola
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 Jones County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Johnson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Collins
- Ellisville
- Hattiesburg
- Laurel
- New Augusta
- Petal
- Petal lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Johnson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Petal.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petal
- Richton
- Sandersville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Jones 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 #671920 (Johnson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #671920 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: Jones
- Est. Elev: 61 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ellisville
- Location given for Johnson Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.5337784 Lon: -89.1706142
- 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 Mississippi's counties, including Jones, 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- 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |