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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:

31.7832, -96.2330

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 Freestone County<2>.

The county seat for Freestone County is located in Fairfield. Fairfield lies just to the southeast 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 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Johnson Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Johnson Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Old Anglan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Old Anglan Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Anglan Cemetery
  • Sessions Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Sessions Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sessions Cemetery
    • The Sessions Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Session Cemetery
  • George Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The George Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Cemetery
  • Lakes Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Lakes Chapel Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakes Chapel Cemetery
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
  • Cedar Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedar Grove Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Streetman.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2811 <5>
  • Webb - Branch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Webb - Branch Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb - Branch Cemetery
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Woodland Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
  • Shanks Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Shanks Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanks Cemetery
  • Fairfield Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Fairfield Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairfield Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Fairfield.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #381450 <5>
  • Hickory Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove Cemetery
  • Driver Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Driver Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Greenbriar Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Greenbriar Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Cemetery
    • Birdston Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Birdston Cemetery is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdston Cemetery
      • The Birdston Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Streetman Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2420 <5>
    • Miller Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Miller Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
    • Hopewell Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
    • Day Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Day Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
    • Chancellor Union Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Chancellor Union Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor Union Cemetery
      • The Chancellor Union Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Chancellor Cemetery
    • Lee Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Lee Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
    • Red Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Red Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cemetery
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
    • Post Oak Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Post Oak Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Cemetery
    • Rehobath Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Rehobath Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehobath Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 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:

  • Stewards Mill ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Stewards Mill is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewards Mill
  • Kirvin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Fairfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Streetman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cotton Gin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Winkler
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Winkler is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler
  • Teague
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Teague is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Teague <6>
  • Turlington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Turlington is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlington
  • Wortham
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Dew
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Dew is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dew
  • Richland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Richland is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Mexia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mexia is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,287 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexia <6>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Eureka
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Eureka is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
    • Freestone
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Freestone is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
    • Lanely
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Lanely is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanely
    • Yard ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Yard is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yard
    • Greens Bluff
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Greens Bluff is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Bluff
    • Fallon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Fallon is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallon
    • Navarro
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Navarro is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
    • Red Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Red Lake is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lake
    • Tehuacana
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Personville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Personville is located in Limestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Personville
    • Mildred
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Mildred is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
    • Butler
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Butler is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
    • Cayuga
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Mustang
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Mustang is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
    • Angus
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Angus is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people

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 Freestone County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Johnson Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Texas:
  • Pages specific to Freestone 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 #1338781  (Johnson Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1338781 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: Freestone
      • Est. Elev: 126 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Stewards Mill
      • Location given for Johnson Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.7832216     Lon: -96.2330287
      • 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 Texas' counties, including Freestone, 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.