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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:

31.9849, -96.2666

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 Navarro County<2>.

The county seat for Navarro County is located in Corsicana. Corsicana lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west northwest 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 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Johnson Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Handcock Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Handcock Cemetery is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handcock Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Handcock Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Eureka.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4044 <5>
  • Eureka Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Eureka Cemetery is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Cemetery
  • Sweatman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Sweatman Cemetery is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweatman Cemetery
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
  • Birdston Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Lee Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Lee Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
  • Woods Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Woods Cemetery is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
  • Elm Flat Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Elm Flat Cemetery is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Flat Cemetery
  • Providence Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Providence Cemetery is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
  • Greenbriar Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Greenbriar Cemetery is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Cemetery
  • Petersburg Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Petersburg Cemetery is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Petersburg Cemetery is located 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the east of Corsicana.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5964 <5>
  • Grape Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Grape Creek Cemetery is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Creek Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Owens Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Owens Cemetery is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
    • Cedar Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Kerens Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Kerens Cemetery is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerens Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Kerens Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Kerens.
      • The Kerens Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Restland Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4613 <5>
    • Princeton Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Princeton Cemetery is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton Cemetery
    • Old Anglan Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Old Anglan Cemetery is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Anglan Cemetery
    • Samarie Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Samarie Cemetery is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samarie Cemetery
    • Carroll Chapel Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 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:

  • Eureka
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Eureka is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
  • Winkler
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Winkler is located in Freestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler
  • Mildred
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mildred is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
  • Navarro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Navarro is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
  • Elm Flat
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Elm Flat is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Flat
  • Streetman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Powell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Powell is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
  • Goodlow
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Goodlow is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodlow
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
    • Goodlow has also been known as:
    • Goodlow Park
  • Mustang
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Mustang is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
  • Richland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Richland is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Kerens
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Angus
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Angus is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Stewards Mill ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Stewards Mill is located in Freestone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewards Mill
    • Bazette
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Bazette is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazette
    • Retreat
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Retreat is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
    • Roane
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Roane is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roane
    • Trinidad
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Corsicana
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Oak Valley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Oak Valley is located in Navarro County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
    • Kirvin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)

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 Navarro 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 professional and volunteer 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 Navarro 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 #1338782  (Johnson Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1338782 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: Navarro
      • Est. Elev: 96 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Streetman
      • Location given for Johnson Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.9848802     Lon: -96.266642
      • 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 Navarro, 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' 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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