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:
35.1190, -89.2801
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 Fayette County<2>.
The county seat for Fayette County is located in Somerville. Somerville lies 9 miles [14.5 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 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Johnson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Johnson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Smiths Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Moody Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Moody Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Shepherd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Shepherd Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Cemetery
- Shepherd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Shepherd Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Mayos Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mayos Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayos Cemetery
- Dupree Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Dupree Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupree Cemetery
- Asbury Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Asbury Chapel Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Asbury Chapel Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the south of Somerville.
- The Asbury Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Asbury Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8722 <5>
- Asbury African American Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Asbury African American Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury African American Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Asbury African American Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Somerville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8722 <5>
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Watkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- LaGrange Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The LaGrange Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange Cemetery
- Parks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Parks Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Fredonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Fredonia Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- New Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gatley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Gatley Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatley Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Johnson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Johnson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Forty Five
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Forty Five is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Five
- La Grange
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- La Grange is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Williston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Williston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Moscow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hickory Valley is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Michigan City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Somerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Newcastle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Newcastle is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcastle
- Saulsbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saulsbury is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Macon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Macon is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Slayden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Slayden is located in Marshall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Canaan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Canaan is located in Benton County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Whiteville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,669 people
- Rossville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Elba
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Elba is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Mount Pleasant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rogers Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rogers Springs is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Springs
- Fayette Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fayette Corners is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Corners
- Canadaville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Canadaville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadaville
- Atway
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Atway is located in Marshall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atway
- Hudsonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hudsonville is located in Marshall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsonville
- Bolivar
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Dancyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dancyville is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dancyville
- Hickory Withe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Withe is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Withe
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 Fayette County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Johnson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bolivar
- La Grange
- Somerville
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 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 Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Fayette 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 #1289543 (Johnson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1289543 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: Fayette
- Est. Elev: 119 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Moscow SE
- Location given for Johnson Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.1189769 Lon: -89.28007
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including Fayette, 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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