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:
34.0171, -90.2820
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 Tallahatchie County<2>.
The county seat for Tallahatchie County is located in Charleston. Charleston lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east of the Johnson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Johnson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Johnson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Silent Shade Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Silent Shade Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silent Shade Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- New Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The New Salem Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Youngs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Youngs Cemetery is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Cemetery
- Bower Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Bower Cemetery is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower Cemetery
- Tallahatchie County Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Muddy Bayou Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Muddy Bayou Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Bayou Cemetery
- New Macedonia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Galena Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Galena Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena Cemetery
- Denton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Denton Cemetery is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Rosemound Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Rosemound Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemound Cemetery
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Philadelphia Cemetery is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia Cemetery
- Second Baptist Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- New Light Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The New Light Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Light Cemetery
- Mt. Calvery Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Calvery Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvery Cemetery
- Lambert Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Lambert Cemetery is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Needmore Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Needmore Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore 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]<3> of the Johnson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Johnson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sumner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sumner is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Vance
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Vance is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- Webb
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Webb is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Albin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Albin is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albin
- Tutwiler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Swan Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Swan Lake is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
- Rome
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rome is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Yarbrough
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Yarbrough is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarbrough
- Lambert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lambert is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,325 people
- Charleston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dublin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dublin is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Glendora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Paynes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Paynes is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes
- Crevi ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Crevi is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crevi
- Crowder
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Crowder is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Leverett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Leverett is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
- Claremont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Claremont is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Marks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Whitney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whitney is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Mims
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mims is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mims
- Minter City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Minter City is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter City
- Hopson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hopson is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Roundaway
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Roundaway is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
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 Tallahatchie County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Johnson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Charleston
- Clarksdale
- Drew
- Drew lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Johnson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Drew.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- Marks
- Sumner
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 Johnson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Tallahatchie 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 #671925 (Johnson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #671925 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: Tallahatchie
- Est. Elev: 47 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Vance
- Location given for Johnson Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.0170576 Lon: -90.282035
- 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 Tallahatchie, 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 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'. |
| <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. |