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:
36.2573, -83.6627
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 Grainger County<2>.
The county seat for Grainger County is located in Rutledge. Rutledge lies just to the east of the Johnson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Johnson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Johnson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Atkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Atkins Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins Cemetery
- Needham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Needham Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Zachary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Zachary Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachary Cemetery
- McKinney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Warter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Warter Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warter Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Haun Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Haun Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haun Cemetery
- Dyer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Dyer Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Cemetery
- Brock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Brock Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Cemetery
- Joppa Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Joppa Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
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- Needham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Needham Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham Cemetery
- Hammock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hammock Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammock Cemetery
- Boruff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Boruff Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boruff Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Beeler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Beeler Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeler Cemetery
- Red House Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Red House Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House Cemetery
- Jim Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Jim Walker Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Walker Cemetery
- Sunrise Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Sunrise Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Cemetery
- Acuff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cleveland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cleveland Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 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:
- Joppa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Joppa is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Lulaville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lulaville is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Washburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Washburn is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Luttrell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Luttrell is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
- Lea Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lea Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lea Springs
- Maples ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Maples is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Haynes is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Blaine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Zacharytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Zacharytown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zacharytown
- Rutledge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Maynardville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Plainview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Plainview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,184 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Corryton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Big Barren
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Big Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Barren
- Sandlick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sandlick is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlick
- Lone Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
- Goin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Goin is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goin
- Wa-Ni Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
- Head of Barren
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
- Loo ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Loo is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loo
- Skaggston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Skaggston is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggston
- New Market
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lost Creek ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lost Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Paulette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Paulette is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulette
- Strawberry Plains
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jefferson City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bowen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Springdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- New Tazewell
(13 miles [20.9 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 Grainger County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Johnson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Jefferson City
- Luttrell
- Maynardville
- New Market
- New Tazewell
- Rutledge
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 Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Grainger 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 #1289571 (Johnson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1289571 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: Grainger
- Est. Elev: 382 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Powder Springs
- Location given for Johnson Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.2573057 Lon: -83.6626838
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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 Grainger, 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' (or 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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