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:
32.7107, -89.6679
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 Leake County<2>.
The county seat for Leake County is located in Carthage. Carthage lies just to the east of the Johnson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Johnson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Johnson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Tribulation Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Tribulation Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribulation Cemetery
- Forest Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Forest Grove Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Dumas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Dumas Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas Cemetery
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Pilgrim Rest Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
- Virgin Mary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Virgin Mary Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgin Mary Cemetery
- Faucette Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Faucette Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faucette Cemetery
- St. Elizabeth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rising Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- St. Ann Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Ann Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Ann Cemetery
- Eugene Garrett Memorial Garden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- McDonald Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
- Good Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- New Providence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur Springs Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Thomastown Baptist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Damascus Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Damascus Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus Cemetery
- Hayes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Lena Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Lena Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 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:
- Saint Ann
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Saint Ann is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ann
- Carthage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Redwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Redwater is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
- Ludlow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ludlow is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
- Lena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tuscola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tuscola is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
- Cash
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cash is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Camden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Standing Pine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Standing Pine is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Pine
- Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Beach is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
- Walnut Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sharon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Zemuly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Zemuly is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemuly
- Newport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Newport is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Coosa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coosa is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa
- Clifton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Clifton is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Harperville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Harperville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperville
- Sharpsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sharpsburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Sand Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Hill is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Branch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Branch is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
- Cobbville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cobbville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbville
- Laurel Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Laurel Hill is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Davis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Davis is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Mill Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mill Town is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Maris Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Maris Town is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maris Town
- Goshen Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Goshen Springs is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Springs
- Sebastopol
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- High Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- High Hill is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
- Dowdville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Dowdville is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowdville
- Pickens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
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 Leake County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Johnson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Leake 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 #671923 (Johnson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #671923 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: Leake
- Est. Elev: 105 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ofahoma
- Location given for Johnson Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.7106908 Lon: -89.6678536
- 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 Leake, 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 obstructions 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> | 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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