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:
36.4412, -81.6484
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 Ashe County<2>.
The county seat for Ashe County is located in Jefferson. Jefferson lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east 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 29 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Johnson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Johnson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Nelson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Nelson Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Creston.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48198 <5>
- Farmer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Farmer Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer Cemetery
- Woodard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Woodard Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodard Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Sutherland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Sutherland Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherland Cemetery
- Oliver Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Oliver Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Cemetery
- Mock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Mock Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mock Cemetery
- Pennington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Pennington Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Cemetery
- Parmer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Parmer Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmer Cemetery
- Owens Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eastridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Eastridge Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastridge Cemetery
- Osborne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Osborne Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Roark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Roark Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roark Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Maxwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Maxwell Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Cemetery
- Roark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Roark Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roark Cemetery
- Graybeal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Graybeal Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graybeal Cemetery
- Osborne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Osborne Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Hampton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Vanover Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Green Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ward Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Cornett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cornett Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornett Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Winebarger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Winebarger Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winebarger Cemetery
- Milam Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Milam Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milam Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- Ashland
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ashland is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Creston
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Roten
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Roten is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roten
- Comet
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Comet is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Grayson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Grayson is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Apple Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Apple Grove is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Warrensville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Trade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lansing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Zionville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Todd
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- West Jefferson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jefferson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mabel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mabel is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Brandon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brandon is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Shingletown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Fuller
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Norris ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Norris is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Fleetwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sturgills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sturgills is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgills
- Whitetop
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Moretz
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Moretz is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moretz
- Brownwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brownwood is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
- Orion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Orion is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Helton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Helton is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Green Cove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Green Cove is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
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 Ashe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Johnson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Jefferson
- Mountain City
- West Jefferson
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Ashe 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 #987664 (Johnson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #987664 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: Ashe
- Est. Elev: 928 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Baldwin Gap
- Location given for Johnson Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4412337 Lon: -81.6484437
- 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 North Carolina's counties, including Ashe, 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' 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. |
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