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Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Johnson Cemetery

Lat:   31.7832°   (31° 46' 59")

Lon:   -96.2330°   (-96° 13' 58")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Anglan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Anglan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Anglan Cemetery is located in Freestone County
  • Sessions Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sessions Cemetery
    • The Sessions Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • The Sessions Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Session Cemetery
  • George Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the George Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the George Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The George Cemetery is located in Freestone County
  • Lakes Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakes Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakes Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lakes Chapel Cemetery is located in Freestone County
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Freestone County
  • Cedar Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Cedar Grove Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedar Grove Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Streetman.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2811 <6>
  • Webb - Branch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webb - Branch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webb - Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Webb - Branch Cemetery is located in Freestone County
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Woodland Cemetery is located in Freestone County
  • Shanks Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shanks Cemetery
    • The Shanks Cemetery is located in Freestone County
  • Fairfield Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairfield Cemetery
    • The Fairfield Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • 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 <6>
  • Hickory Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Freestone County
  • Driver Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Driver Cemetery
    • The Driver Cemetery is located in Freestone County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Greenbriar Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenbriar Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenbriar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greenbriar Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Birdston Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Birdston Cemetery
      • The Birdston Cemetery is located in Navarro County
      • The Birdston Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Streetman Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2420 <6>
    • Miller Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Miller Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Hopewell Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Day Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Day Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Day Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Day Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Chancellor Union Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chancellor Union Cemetery
      • The Chancellor Union Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • The Chancellor Union Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Chancellor Cemetery
    • Lee Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lee Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Red Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Red Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Post Oak Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Post Oak Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Post Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Post Oak Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Rehobath Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rehobath Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rehobath Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rehobath Cemetery is located in Freestone County

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.

  • Stewards Mill ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stewards Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewards Mill
    • Stewards Mill is located in Freestone County
  • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler
    • Winkler is located in Freestone County
  • Teague
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teague have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
    • Teague is located in Freestone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Teague <7>
  • Turlington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlington
    • Turlington is located in Freestone County
  • Wortham
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wortham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortham
    • Wortham is located in Freestone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,007 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wortham <7>
  • Dew
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dew
    • Dew is located in Freestone County
  • Richland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
    • Richland is located in Navarro County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Eureka
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Eureka is located in Navarro County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Mexia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexia
      • Mexia is located in Limestone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,287 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexia <7>
    • Freestone
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freestone
      • Freestone is located in Freestone County
    • Lanely
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lanely. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanely
      • Lanely is located in Freestone County
    • Yard ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yard
      • Yard is located in Anderson County
    • Greens Bluff
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greens Bluff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Bluff
      • Greens Bluff is located in Anderson County
    • Fallon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallon
      • Fallon is located in Limestone County
    • Navarro
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navarro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarro
      • Navarro is located in Navarro County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
    • Red Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lake
      • Red Lake is located in Freestone County
    • Angus
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
      • Angus is located in Navarro County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
    • Tehuacana
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Personville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Personville
      • Personville is located in Limestone County
    • Mildred
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mildred have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
      • Mildred is located in Navarro County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
    • Cayuga
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cayuga. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
      • Cayuga is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayuga <7>
    • Mustang
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mustang have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang
      • Mustang is located in Navarro County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 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 like to 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:

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: GNIS record #1338781 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Stewards Mill
    • County: Freestone         Elev: 126
    • Location given for GNIS #1338781 (Johnson Cemetery)

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Johnson Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7832, Longitude: -96.2330       In this case, the coordinates for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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