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:
35.4177, -78.7503
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 Harnett County<2>.
The county seat for Harnett County is located in Lillington. Lillington lies just to the west southwest 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 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Johnson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Johnson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Green Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Stewart Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Neills Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harnett Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lakeside Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Westview Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Summerville Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- First Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Cemetery
- Young Ryals Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Young Ryals Family Cemetery is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Ryals Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Young Ryals Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Coats.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2235768 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- McKinney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Bunlevel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Bunlevel Cemetery is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunlevel Cemetery
- Ephesus Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Devotional Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Devotional Gardens is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devotional Gardens
- Stevenson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Stevenson Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson Cemetery
- Wiggin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Wiggin Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggin Cemetery
- Stevenson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Stevenson Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 32 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:
- Buies Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lillington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cape Fear
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Senter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Senter is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senter
- Coats
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Barclaysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Barclaysville is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclaysville
- Shawtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shawtown is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Harnett
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Harnett is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harnett
- Kipling
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kipling is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipling
- Turlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Turlington is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlington
- Angier
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bunnlevel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bunnlevel is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnlevel
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Erwin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chalybeate Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Luart
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Luart is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luart
- Fonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fonville is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonville
- Kennebec
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kennebec is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennebec
- Walkertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Walkertown is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
- Rawls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rawls is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawls
- Norrington Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Branch is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Branch
- Westhaven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Westhaven is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhaven
- Mount Pleasant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mamers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mamers is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mamers
- Linden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Averasboro ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Averasboro is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averasboro
- Dunn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grove Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grove Park is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Lakeside Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeside Village is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Benson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cokesbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cokesbury is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
- Boone Trail
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Boone Trail is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Trail
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 Harnett County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Johnson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Angier
- Benson
- Buies Creek
- Dunn
- Dunn lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Johnson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dunn.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
- Erwin
- Lillington
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 helpful 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 Harnett 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 #1024731 (Johnson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1024731 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: Harnett
- Est. Elev: 59 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lillington
- Location given for Johnson Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.4176611 Lon: -78.7502956
- 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 Harnett, 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 drawn 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |