A visit to the Johnson Family Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Johnson Family Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Johnson Family Cemetery (FG ID #4525).
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 Family Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Johnson Family Cemetery:
30.2397, -98.6104
The Johnson Family Cemetery is located in Gillespie County<2>.
The county seat for Gillespie County is located in Fredericksburg. Fredericksburg lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west of the Johnson Family Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Johnson Family Cemetery.
Name Variations for Johnson Family Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Johnson Family Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km] of the Johnson Family Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Johnson Family Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stonewall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Guadalupe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rocky Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Post Oak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Post Oak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rode Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Rode Cemetery is located in Gillespie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rode Cemetery
- Luckenbach Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Luckenbach Cemetery is located in Gillespie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luckenbach Cemetery
- South Grape Creek Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Youngs Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Willow City Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Willow City Cemetery is located in Gillespie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow City Cemetery
- McKinney Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Givens - Bindseil Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Eckert Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Eckert Cemetery is located in Gillespie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckert Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Grapetown Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Der Stadt Friedhof Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Meusebach Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Blanco Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- St. Mary's Memorial Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- St. Mary Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Miller Creek Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Roberts / Shelley / Hardin Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Davis Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Johnson Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Johnson Family Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Albert
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hye
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Stonewall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Blumenthal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Blumenthal is located in Gillespie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blumenthal
- Luckenbach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Flugrath ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Flugrath is located in Blanco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flugrath
- Sandy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cain City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Willow City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Grapetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bankersmith
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bankersmith is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankersmith
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Blanco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eckert
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blowout
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Blowout is located in Blanco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blowout
- Fredericksburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sisterdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Kendalia
(19 miles [30.6 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 Family Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Gillespie County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Johnson Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blanco
- Fredericksburg
- Johnson City
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 Johnson Family Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Gillespie 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 Family Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #4525
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1338780 (Johnson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1338780 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: Gillespie
- Est. Elev: 426 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hye
- Location given for Johnson Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.2393691 Lon: -98.6103082
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Gillespie, 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 from Point A (ie- Johnson Family 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |