A visit to the Johnston 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 Johnston Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Johnston Cemetery:
35.4734, -88.1286
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Johnston Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Johnston Cemetery is located in Decatur County<2>.
The county seat for Decatur County is located in Decaturville. Decaturville lies just to the north of the Johnston Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Johnston 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 Johnston Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Johnston Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Montgomery Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Montgomery Family Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Montgomery Family Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the south of Decaturville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2540786 <5>
- Adkisson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Adkisson Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkisson Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Slater Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Slater Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slater Cemetery
- Ivey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Ivey Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey Cemetery
- Gardner - Wylie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wiley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Wiley Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley Cemetery
- Red House Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Red House Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House Cemetery
- Mager Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mager Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mager Cemetery
- Averett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Averett Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averett Cemetery
- Murphy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
- Altom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Altom Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altom Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Channell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Channell Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channell Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Yarbro Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Yarbro Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarbro Cemetery
- Luton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Luton Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luton Cemetery
- Brasher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Brasher Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasher Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Davis Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Scotts Hill.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11214 <5>
- Kelley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Kelley Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Cemetery
- Sparks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Sparks Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Cemetery
- Lott Landing Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Lott Landing Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lott Landing Cemetery
- McBride Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The McBride Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride Cemetery
- Fisher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Gates Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gates Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates 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 Johnston Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Johnston Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dunbar
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Dunbar is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Saltillo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saltillo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Decaturville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Scotts Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Sardis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Clifton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Parsons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Reagan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sibley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sibley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Chesterfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chesterfield is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 469 people
- Milledgeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Milledgeville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Paulks ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Paulks is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulks
- Smiths Fork ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Smiths Fork is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Fork
- Mousetail ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mousetail is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousetail
- Flatwoods
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- New Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- New Town is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Enville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Enville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Savannah
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sorby ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sorby is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorby
- Linden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jeannette
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jeannette is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Rhodes Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rhodes Town is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Town
- Lexington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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 Johnston Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Decatur County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Johnston Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clifton
- Decaturville
- Lexington
- Linden
- Parsons
- Sardis
- Savannah
- Scotts Hill
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Johnston Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Decatur 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 Johnston Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1289669 (Johnston Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1289669 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: Decatur
- Est. Elev: 136 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Thurman
- Location given for Johnston Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.473407 Lon: -88.1286447
- 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 Decatur, 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 from Point A (ie- Johnston 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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