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:
36.1976, -86.3072
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 Wilson County<2>.
The county seat for Wilson County is located in Lebanon. Lebanon lies just to the northeast 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 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Johnson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Johnson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Eddins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Eddins Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddins Cemetery
- Van Hook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Van Hook Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Hook Cemetery
- Read Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Read Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Read Cemetery
- Fite Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Fite Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fite Cemetery
- Rest Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Rest Hill Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Hill Cemetery
- Hudson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hudson Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Cemetery
- Floyd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Floyd Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Cemetery
- Ligon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ligon Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligon Cemetery
- Laine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Laine Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laine Cemetery
- Chapman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Camper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Camper Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camper Cemetery
- Ebeneezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Ebeneezer Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebeneezer Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rowland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rowland Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Powell Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Powell Grove Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Grove Cemetery
- Byran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Byran Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byran Cemetery
- Bettis - Mosley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Conatser Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Webb's Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Caraway Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Caraway Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caraway Cemetery
- Sullivan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Cemetery
- Wier Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Wier Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wier Cemetery
- Baird Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Baird Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird Cemetery
- The Baird Cemetery has also been known as:
- Seldon Ewing Baird Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2374083 <5>
- White Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Speck Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 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:
- Lebanon
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Possum Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Possum Town is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
- Greenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Leeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Leeville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
- Doaks Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Doaks Crossroads is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doaks Crossroads
- Doaks Crossroads has also been known as:
- Doaks
- Linwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Linwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Gladeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,595 people
- Beckwith
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Beckwith is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Belinda City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Belinda City is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda City
- Saulsbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Saulsbury is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
- Estimated population in 2014: 96 people
- Laguardo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Laguardo is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguardo
- Estimated population in 2014: 132 people
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Watertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Commerce
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Commerce is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Mount Juliet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rural Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rural Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Trousdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Trousdale is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Rock City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rock City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Cainsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Shaver Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Shaver Town is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Town
- Gallatin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hartsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Wilson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Johnson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alexandria
- Gallatin
- Hartsville
- Hermitage
- Lebanon
- Mount Juliet
- Watertown
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 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 Wilson 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 #1289568 (Johnson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1289568 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: Wilson
- Est. Elev: 171 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lebanon
- Location given for Johnson Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.1975546 Lon: -86.3072137
- 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 Wilson, 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |