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:
32.4268, -89.0176
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 Newton County<2>.
The county seat for Newton County is located in Decatur. Decatur lies just to the west of the Johnson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Johnson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Johnson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Johnson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Mt. Carmon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Carmon Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmon Cemetery
- Brand Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Brand Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand Cemetery
- Decatur Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Decatur Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Decatur Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Decatur Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Decatur.
- Hickory Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hickory Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Newton County Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Old Norman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Norman Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Norman Cemetery
- Ferguson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery
- Duffee Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Greenland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Greenland Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland Cemetery
- Hollingsworth Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Indian Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Indian Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery
- Doolittle Confederate Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Masonic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Masonic Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
- McGee Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The McGee Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- St. Marks Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Trussel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Trussel Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trussel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Johnson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Johnson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Decatur
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hickory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hickory is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
- Chunky
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stamper ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stamper is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamper
- Pine Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pine Bluff is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff
- Newton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Suqualena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Suqualena is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suqualena
- Collinsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hookston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hookston is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookston
- Lost Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lost Gap is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Gap
- Martin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Martin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- House
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- House is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Lucern
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lucern is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucern
- Nellieburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Nellieburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellieburg
- Garlandsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Garlandsville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlandsville
- Neshoba
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Neshoba is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshoba
- Rio
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rio is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Conehatta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Conehatta is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conehatta
- Fellowship ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fellowship is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
- Former name for Fellowship:
- Masengale
- Fellowship has also been known as:
- Old Fellowship
- Six Towns ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Six Towns is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Towns
- Bailey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bailey is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Baxter ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Baxter is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Penantly
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Penantly is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penantly
- Meridian
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
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 Newton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Johnson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Decatur
- Hickory
- Meridian
- Newton
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 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 Newton 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 #671922 (Johnson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #671922 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: Newton
- Est. Elev: 123 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Decatur
- Location given for Johnson Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.4268084 Lon: -89.0175553
- 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 Newton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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- 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |