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:
35.3482, -79.1886
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 Lee County<2>.
The county seat for Lee County is located in Sanford. Sanford lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north 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 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Johnson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Johnson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McQueen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The McQueen Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQueen Cemetery
- Pierce Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Pierce Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Cemetery
- Green Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Green Grove Cemetery is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove Cemetery
- Red Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Red Hill Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Red Hill Baptist Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Cameron.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2165149 <5>
- Crane Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Crane Creek Cemetery is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Creek Cemetery
- Old Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Church Cemetery is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Church Cemetery
- Morris Chapel UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Johnson Grove Cemetery is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Johnson Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Vass.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47810 <5>
- Cypress Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Cypress Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cypress Presbyterian Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southwest of Johnsonville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1183059 <5>
- Henderson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Pocket Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cool Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Cool Springs Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Cool Springs Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cool Springs Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #657315 <5>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Tempting Congregational Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Armstrong Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
- Lee Memory Gardens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Lee Memory Gardens is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Memory Gardens
- The Lee Memory Gardens has also been known as:
- Lee Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47903 <5>
- Rogers Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- St. Paul AME Zion Church Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mt. Olive Church Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- St. John United Church of God Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Goins Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Goins Cemetery is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goins Cemetery
- Black Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Lemon Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lemon Springs is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Springs
- Murchisontown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Murchisontown is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchisontown
- Cameron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Olivia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Quail Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Quail Ridge is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Parkwood Estates
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Parkwood Estates is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Estates
- Swann
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Swann is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swann
- White Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- White Hill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hill
- Tramway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tramway is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tramway
- Johnsonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsonville is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Pineview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pineview is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview
- Carolina Trace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carolina Trace is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Trace
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Saint Andrews
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Andrews is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
- Jonesboro Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jonesboro Heights is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro Heights
- Vass
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Western Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Western Hills is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Hills
- Spout Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Spout Springs is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Springs
- Barbecue
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Barbecue is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbecue
- Lakeview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Mount Pleasant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Sanford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Seminole
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Seminole is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminole
- Broadway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewater Estates
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewater Estates is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Estates
- San-Lee Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- San-Lee Park is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San-Lee Park
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. The following communities are located in Lee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Johnson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Lee 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 #987661 (Johnson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #987661 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: Lee
- Est. Elev: 108 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Murchisontown
- Location given for Johnson Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.3482119 Lon: -79.1886358
- 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 Lee, 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> | 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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