A visit to the Johnson Creek 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 Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Johnson Creek Cemetery:
31.3521, -88.5031
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Johnson Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Johnson Creek Cemetery is located in Greene County<2>.
The county seat for Greene County is located in Leakesville. Leakesville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Johnson Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Johnson Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Johnson Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Johnson Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Simpson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
- Avera Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Avera Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera Cemetery
- Odom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Odom Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odom Cemetery
- Slay Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Slay Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slay Cemetery
- Adamsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Adamsville Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville Cemetery
- Fruitdale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Fruitdale Cemetery is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale Cemetery
- Fellowship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fellowship Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship Cemetery
- Platt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Platt Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platt Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Yellowpine Community Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Yellowpine Community Cemetery is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowpine Community Cemetery
- The Yellowpine Community Cemetery has also been known as:
- Yellow Pine Cemetery
- Yellow Pine Community Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #27223 <5>
- State Line Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The State Line Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Freefield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Freefield Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freefield Cemetery
- Gilley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Gilley Cemetery is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilley Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Kittrell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Kittrell Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell Cemetery
- Grimes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Grimes Cemetery is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes Cemetery
- Epworth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Epworth Cemetery is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth Cemetery
- Escatawpa Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Escatawpa Cemetery is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa Cemetery
- South Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The South Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Oak Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Johnson Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Johnson Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fruitdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fruitdale is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
- Yellow Pine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Yellow Pine is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
- Clark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clark is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- State Line
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- State Line is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- Escatawpa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Escatawpa is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
- Carson City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Carson City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson City
- Vinegar Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vinegar Bend is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Bend
- Avera
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Avera is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
- Leakesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Deer Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Park is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Bothwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bothwell is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bothwell
- Robinsons Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Robinsons Junction is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Junction
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Chicora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Chicora is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicora
- Tibbie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tibbie is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tibbie
- Copeland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Copeland is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Hillman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hillman is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
- Chatom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chatom is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatom
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,168 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatom <6>
- Seaboard
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Seaboard is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaboard
- Barlow
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Barlow is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Brown Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Brown Town is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- Mehaffey ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mehaffey is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehaffey
- Clara
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Clara is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
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 Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Greene County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Johnson Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chatom
- Chatom lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Johnson Creek Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Chatom.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatom
- Clara
- Clara lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Johnson Creek Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clara.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
- Fruitdale
- Leakesville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Greene 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 Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #707711 (Johnson Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #707711 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: Greene
- Est. Elev: 68 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Clark
- Location given for Johnson Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.3521175 Lon: -88.5030765
- 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 Greene, 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 Creek 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. |