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:
35.3945, -83.7166
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 Graham County<2>.
The county seat for Graham County is located in Robbinsville. Robbinsville lies just to the southwest 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 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Johnson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Johnson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Breedlove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Breedlove Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breedlove Cemetery
- Blankenship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
- Gunter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Gunter Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunter Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Randolph Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Randolph Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Yellow Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cable Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Cable Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable Cemetery
- Cable Cove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cable Cove Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable Cove Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Holloway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Holloway Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway Cemetery
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- Cable Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Cable Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable Cemetery
- Pilkey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Pilkey Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkey Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Proctor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Proctor Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor Cemetery
- Bradshaw Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bradshaw Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw Cemetery
- Cable Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cable Branch Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable Branch Cemetery
- Panther Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Welch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Welch Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Cemetery
- Posey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Posey Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 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:
- Stecoah
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stecoah is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stecoah
- Cheoah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cheoah is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheoah
- Fontana Dam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fontana Dam is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana Dam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Fontana Dam has also been known as:
- Fontana Village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fontana Dam <5>
- Yellow Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Yellow Creek is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Robbinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nantahala
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Nantahala is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantahala
- Bushnell ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bushnell is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Lake Santeetlah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lake Santeetlah is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Santeetlah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Lake Santeetlah has also been known as:
- Santeetla
- Santeetlah
- Santultah
- Thunderbird Mountain
- Thunderbird
- Bear Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bear Creek is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Wesser
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wesser is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesser
- Almond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Judson ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Judson is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Fairview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Forney ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Forney is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
- Topton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rhodo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rhodo is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodo
- Buffalo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Buffalo is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Tellico
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tellico is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tellico
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 Graham County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Johnson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Andrews
- Bryson City
- Robbinsville
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 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 North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Graham 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 #987662 (Johnson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #987662 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: Graham
- Est. Elev: 627 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tuskeegee
- Location given for Johnson Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.3945345 Lon: -83.7165607
- 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 Graham, 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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |