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:
34.7829, -78.2011
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 Sampson County<2>.
The county seat for Sampson County is located in Clinton. Clinton lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Johnson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Johnson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Johnson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Benton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Benton Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Cemetery
- The Benton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Vann Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46850 <5>
- Spearman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Spearman Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearman Cemetery
- Community Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Community Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Community Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Peterson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Peterson Cemetery is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson Cemetery
- Merritt Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Snipes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Snipes Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snipes Cemetery
- Melvin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Melvin Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Cemetery
- Iron Mine Burial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Iron Mine Burial Park is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Mine Burial Park
- Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Watson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Merritt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Merritt Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt Cemetery
- Vann Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Herring Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Herring Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring Cemetery
- Fennell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Fennell Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fennell Cemetery
- Wells Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- Merritt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Merritt Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt Cemetery
- Herring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Herring Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Kelly Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Fryar Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Fryar Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryar Cemetery
- Newkirk Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Newkirk Cemetery is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newkirk Cemetery
- Alderman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Alderman Cemetery is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderman Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Delway
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Delway is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delway
- Harrells
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Harrells is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrells
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Brices Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brices Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brices Crossroads
- Concord
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Tomahawk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tomahawk is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Safe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Safe is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safe
- Duff Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Duff Creek is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff Creek
- Ingold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ingold is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingold
- Kerr
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kerr is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Rose Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Teachey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Teachey is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teachey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Magnolia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 951 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Garland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ivanhoe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ivanhoe is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Wallace
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tin City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tin City is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin City
- Beulah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Beulah is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Moltonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Moltonville is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moltonville
- Elliott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Elliott is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Willard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Willard is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Murphey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Murphey is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphey
- Charity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Charity is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Register
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Register is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
- Carroll
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carroll is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Baltic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Baltic is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
- Turkey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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 Sampson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Johnson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Magnolia
- Rose Hill
- Wallace
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Sampson 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 #1004204 (Johnson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1004204 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: Sampson
- Est. Elev: 36 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Delway
- Location given for Johnson Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7829476 Lon: -78.201105
- 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 Sampson, 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 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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