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:
35.7259, -87.7945
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 Perry County<2>.
The county seat for Perry County is located in Linden. Linden lies just to the south southwest 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 27 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Johnson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Johnson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cude Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Cude Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cude Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Barham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Barham Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barham Cemetery
- Curry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Curry Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Cemetery
- Leeper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Leeper Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeper Cemetery
- Stanley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Stanley Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Cemetery
- Greer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Greer Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer Cemetery
- Blackwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Blackwell Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Cemetery
- Davidson Hester Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dodson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Godwin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Godwin Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godwin Cemetery
- Warren Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Warren Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Gunter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Gunter Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunter Cemetery
- Barber Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Barber Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber Cemetery
- Gilmore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Gilmore Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore Cemetery
- Hester Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hester Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester Cemetery
- Elkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Elkins Cemetery is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkins Cemetery
- Dudley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Dudley Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley Cemetery
- Tate Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Tate Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate Cemetery
- Poole Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Poole Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poole Cemetery
- Daniel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Daniel Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Cemetery
- Strickland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Strickland Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickland Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Dowdy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Dowdy Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowdy Cemetery
- Warren Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Warren Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Cemetery
- Quails Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Quails Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quails Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray 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:
- Beardstown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Beardstown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
- Lobelville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasantville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasantville is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Linden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Buffalo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Buffalo is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Whitfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whitfield is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Only
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mousetail ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mousetail is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousetail
- Oakview ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Oakview is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
- Bakerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bakerville is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
- Sugar Tree
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Tree is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree
- Kimmins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kimmins is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmins
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Aetna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Aetna is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
- Whitehouse
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whitehouse is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Hurricane Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Flatwoods
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jeannette
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jeannette is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Hohenwald
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Coxburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Coxburg is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Parsons
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Decaturville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Swan Bluff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Swan Bluff is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Bluff
- Hustburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hustburg is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustburg
- Nunnelly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nunnelly is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnelly
- Chaseville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chaseville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
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 Perry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Johnson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bakerville
- Centerville
- Decaturville
- Hohenwald
- Linden
- Parsons
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Perry 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 #1289552 (Johnson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1289552 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: Perry
- Est. Elev: 158 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chestnut Grove
- Location given for Johnson Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7259002 Lon: -87.7944688
- 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 Perry, 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 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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