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A visit to the Johnson Memorial 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 Memorial Cemetery ...

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

33.4490, -99.6618

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

The Johnson Memorial Cemetery is located in Knox County<2>.

The county seat for Knox County is located in Benjamin. Benjamin lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northwest of the Johnson Memorial Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Johnson Memorial Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 27 miles [43.5 km] of the Johnson Memorial Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Old Goree Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Old Goree Cemetery is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Goree Cemetery
  • Weinert Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Weinert Cemetery is located in Haskell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weinert Cemetery
  • Goree Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Goree Cemetery is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goree Cemetery
  • Knox City Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Knox City Cemetery is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox City Cemetery
  • Brushy Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Brushy Cemetery is located in Haskell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Cemetery
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Friendship Cemetery is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
  • Benjamin Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Benjamin Cemetery is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benjamin Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Benjamin Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Benjamin.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1961097 <5>
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Bomarton Catholic Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • The Bomarton Catholic Cemetery is located in Baylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bomarton Catholic Cemetery
    • The Bomarton Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bomarton Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2491 <5>
  • Rochester Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Roberts Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • The Roberts Cemetery is located in Haskell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Baylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
    • The Shady Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Shady Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2396117 <5>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Henson Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Idella Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • The Idella Cemetery is located in Haskell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idella Cemetery
    • Pinkerton Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • The Pinkerton Cemetery is located in Haskell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkerton Cemetery
    • Cache Creek Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Truscott Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • The Truscott Cemetery is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truscott Cemetery
    • Rule Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Rule Cemetery is located in Haskell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rule Cemetery
    • Willow Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • The Willow Cemetery is located in Haskell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Cemetery
    • Masonic Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Old Seymour Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Woodman Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • The Woodman Cemetery is located in Baylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman Cemetery
    • Woodmen Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Riverview Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Seymour Catholic Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 15 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Johnson Memorial Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Johnson Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Munday
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Weinert
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Goree
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Knox City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • O'Brien
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Benjamin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Vera
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Vera is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera
  • Rochester
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bomarton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Bomarton is located in Baylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bomarton
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Red Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Red Springs is located in Baylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
    • Gilliland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Gilliland is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliland
    • Jud ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jud is located in Haskell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jud
    • Haskell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Rule
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Rule is located in Haskell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rule
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 611 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rule <6>
    • Seymour
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)

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 Memorial Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Knox County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Benjamin
  • Goree
    • Goree lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the East (E) of the Johnson Memorial Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Goree.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goree
  • Haskell
    • Haskell lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Johnson Memorial Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Haskell.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell
  • Knox City
  • Munday
  • Rochester
  • Rule
    • Rule lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Johnson Memorial Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Rule.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rule
  • Seymour
    • Seymour lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Johnson Memorial Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Seymour.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour

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 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 Memorial Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Knox 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 Memorial Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1360339  (Johnson Memorial Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1360339 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: Knox
      • Est. Elev: 458 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Munday West
      • Location given for Johnson Memorial Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.4489849     Lon: -99.6617536
      • 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 Knox, 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- Johnson Memorial 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.