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:
36.4442, -88.8945
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 Obion County<2>.
The county seat for Obion County is located in Union City. Union City lies just to the west 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 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Johnson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Johnson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rankins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Rankins Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankins Cemetery
- Ferrell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Ferrell Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrell Cemetery
- Roach Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Roach Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roach Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Siler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Siler Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Pate Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Pate Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pate Cemetery
- Pierce Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pierce Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Cemetery
- Valentine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Valentine Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Morris Slave Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Morris Slave Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Slave Cemetery
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- Murphey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Murphey Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphey Cemetery
- Obion Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Obion Chapel Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obion Chapel Cemetery
- McFall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The McFall Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFall Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Greenlea Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Greenlea Cemetery is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlea Cemetery
- Huddleston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Huddleston Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddleston Cemetery
- Gill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Gill Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Gardner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Gardner Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner Cemetery
- Gardner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Gardner Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Moss Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Moss Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Cemetery
- Rucker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Rucker Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 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:
- McConnell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- McConnell is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell
- Pierce Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pierce Station is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Station
- South Fulton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fulton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Terrell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Terrell is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell
- Martin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jordan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jordan is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Union City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ralston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ralston is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Water Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rives
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rives is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Latham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Latham is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
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- Cayce
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cayce is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
- Woodland Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Woodland Mills is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Sidonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sidonia is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidonia
- Moscow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Moscow is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Fulgham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fulgham is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulgham
- Sharon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
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 Obion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Johnson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clinton
- Dresden
- Fulton
- Hickman
- Martin
- Sharon
- Troy
- Troy lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Johnson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Troy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Union City
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 professional and volunteer 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 Obion 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 #1320463 (Johnson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1320463 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: Obion
- Est. Elev: 126 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Harris
- Location given for Johnson Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4442288 Lon: -88.8945049
- 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 Obion, 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 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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