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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 Johns Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Johns 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 Johns Cemetery

Lat:   38.1737°   (38° 10' 25")

Lon:   -78.3611°   (-78° 21' 39")

The Johns Cemetery is located in Albemarle County<2>.

The county seat for Albemarle County is located in Charlottesville. Charlottesville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Johns Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Johns Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Lebanon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Lebanon Cemetery is located in Orange County
  • Spring Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
  • Eheart Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eheart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eheart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Eheart Cemetery is located in Orange County
  • Benjamin Sims Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Benjamin Sims Cemetery
    • The Benjamin Sims Cemetery is located in Greene County
  • Wetsel Family Graveyard
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wetsel Family Graveyard
    • The Wetsel Family Graveyard is located in Greene County
  • Free Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Free Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Free Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Free Union Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
  • Goss Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goss Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Goss Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
  • Ruckersville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ruckersville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ruckersville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ruckersville Cemetery is located in Greene County
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
  • Maple Grove Christian Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Shackelford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shackelford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shackelford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shackelford Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
  • Thomas Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Thomas Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Knights Chapel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knights Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knights Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Knights Chapel Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
    • Holly Memorial Gardens
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holly Memorial Gardens
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holly Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holly Memorial Gardens is located in Albemarle County
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
    • Long Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Long Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
    • Pine Ridge Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Ridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
    • Buck Mtn. Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buck Mtn. Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buck Mtn. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Buck Mtn. Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
    • Castle Hill - Walker Family Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Johns Cemetery.

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

  • Burnley
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burnley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnley
    • Burnley is located in Albemarle County
  • Gilbert
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gilbert. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
    • Gilbert is located in Albemarle County
  • Advance Mills Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills Village
    • Advance Mills Village is located in Albemarle County
  • Jefferson Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
    • Jefferson Village is located in Albemarle County
  • Barboursville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Advance Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills
    • Advance Mills is located in Albemarle County
    • Advance Mills has also been known as:
    • Fray's Mills
  • Hollymead
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollymead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollymead
    • Hollymead is located in Albemarle County
  • Quinque
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
    • Quinque is located in Greene County
  • Dawsonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dawsonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
    • Dawsonville is located in Greene County
  • Earlysville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Earlysville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlysville
    • Earlysville is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlysville <7>
  • Monacan Town ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monacan Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monacan Town
    • Monacan Town is located in Albemarle County
  • Eastham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eastham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastham
    • Eastham is located in Albemarle County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Rio
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rio have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
      • Rio is located in Albemarle County
    • Amicus
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Amicus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
      • Amicus is located in Greene County
    • Logan Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Logan Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Village
      • Logan Village is located in Albemarle County
    • Commonwealth
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commonwealth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
      • Commonwealth is located in Albemarle County
    • Cobham
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
      • Cobham is located in Albemarle County
    • Gordonsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Stanardsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanardsville
      • Stanardsville is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanardsville <7>
    • Locust Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
      • Locust Grove is located in Charlottesville City
    • Keswick
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Montpelier Station
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Montpelier Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier Station
      • Montpelier Station is located in Orange County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montpelier Station <7>
    • Barracks
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barracks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barracks
      • Barracks is located in Albemarle County
    • Charlottesville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Shadwell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadwell
      • Shadwell is located in Albemarle County
    • Free Union
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)

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 Johns Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Albemarle County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Johns 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 Johns Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1468768  (Johns Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1468768 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: Barboursville
    • County: Albemarle         Elev: 133
    • Location given for GNIS #1468768 (Johns Cemetery)

The official website for Albemarle County: www.albemarle.org/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.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 Virginia's counties, including Albemarle, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Johns Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1737, Longitude: -78.3611       In this case, the coordinates for the Johns 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>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>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.
<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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