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:
32.0148, -89.4217
The Johnson Cemetery is located in Smith County<1>.
The county seat for Smith County is located in Raleigh. Raleigh lies just to the west northwest 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 30 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> of the Johnson Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Johnson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sylvarena Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bethany Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Double Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Dam Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jefcoats - Farnham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove Methodist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mineral Springs Missioanry Baptist
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Turner Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Eastside Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Unity Methodist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Center Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ted Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Warren Hill Methodist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Royals Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Royals Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royals Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Trinity Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- North Raleigh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Raleigh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Raleigh Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh Cemetery
- Union Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Raleigh Christian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tillson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- McAlphin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- McCraw Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The New Zion Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Johnson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Johnson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sylvarena
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mineral Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bezer
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Raleigh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bay Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hamlet ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stevens ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Louin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Burns
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mize
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Taylorsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lake Como
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Turnerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Stringer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Montrose
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Acme ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- McNeal ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Success ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Trenton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ras
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Verba ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fouke ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 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 Smith County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Johnson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bay Springs
- Mize
- Mize lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the Southwest (SW) of the Johnson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mize.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
- Raleigh
- Taylorsville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Smith 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 #693625 (Johnson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #693625 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: Smith
- Est. Elev: 113 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Louin SW
- Location given for Johnson Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.0148765 Lon: -89.4220105
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Smith, 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 things 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'. |
| <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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |