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:
36.0284, -87.6917
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 Humphreys County<2>.
The county seat for Humphreys County is located in Waverly. Waverly lies just to the northwest 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 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Johnson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Johnson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Garrett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
- McCandless Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The McCandless Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCandless Cemetery
- McCollum Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Anderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Scurlock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Scurlock Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scurlock Cemetery
- Wheeler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- Holland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Choate Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Choate Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choate Cemetery
- Pruett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pruett Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruett Cemetery
- Vineyard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Vineyard Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Cemetery
- Bethpage Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bethpage Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethpage Cemetery
- Chambers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Chambers Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Cemetery
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- Bennyfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bennyfield Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennyfield Cemetery
- Ferguson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ferguson Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Waverly.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2553393 <5>
- Beasley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Beasley Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley Cemetery
- Bryant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bryant Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Haley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Haley Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Sparks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Sparks Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Hurricane Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- McEwen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waverly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehouse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whitehouse is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Tennessee City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- Bakerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bakerville is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
- Buffalo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Only
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Plant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Plant is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant
- Hustburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hustburg is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustburg
- Pond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- New Johnsonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Nunnelly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nunnelly is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnelly
- Graham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Graham is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Whitfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Whitfield is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Dickson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Omega ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Lobelville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pomona
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pomona is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Magnolia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Wildlife Cove Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Erin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Vanleer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tennessee Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Tidwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Tidwell is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
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 Humphreys County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Johnson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bakerville
- Dickson
- Erin
- McEwen
- Waverly
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 Humphreys 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 #1289560 (Johnson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1289560 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: Humphreys
- Est. Elev: 158 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: McEwen
- Location given for Johnson Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.0283949 Lon: -87.6916882
- 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 Humphreys, 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 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |