A visit to the Johns 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 Johns Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Johns Cemetery:
37.3187, -80.2442
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Johns Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Johns Cemetery is located in Roanoke County<2>.
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Johns Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Johns Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Beard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Beard Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard Cemetery
- Alls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Alls Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alls Cemetery
- Moore - Bain Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Moore - Bain Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore - Bain Cemetery
- Brilheart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Brilheart Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilheart Cemetery
- Grave Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Grave Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grave Cemetery
- Spessard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Spessard Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spessard Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Grave Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Grave Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grave Cemetery
- Furrow Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Furrow Family Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furrow Family Cemetery
- The Furrow Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Furrow Cemetery
- Whitelock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Whitelock Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitelock Cemetery
- Custer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Custer Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer Cemetery
- Bennett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Richardson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Lafayette Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Givens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Givens Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Givens Cemetery
- Sarver Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Butts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Butts Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butts Cemetery
- Sarver Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Sarver Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarver Cemetery
- Paitsel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Paitsel Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paitsel Cemetery
- County Farm Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The County Farm Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Farm Cemetery
- Hypes Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Hypes Family Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hypes Family Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Bandy - Goodwin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Bandy - Goodwin Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandy - Goodwin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bandy - Goodwin Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Riverside.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2302382 <5>
- Duckwiller Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Duckwiller Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckwiller Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Bennetts Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bennetts Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mill
- Riverside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Moomaw ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moomaw is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
- Elliston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wabun
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wabun is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabun
- Simmonsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Simmonsville is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville
- Catawba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Huffman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Huffman is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Mount Tabor Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Tabor Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor Village
- Abbott
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Abbott is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Shawsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Salem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mason Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mason Cove is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cove
- Sundance Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sundance Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance Village
- McBryde Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- McBryde Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBryde Village
- Blacksburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ellett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ellett is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellett
- Montgomery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Montgomery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Hanging Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Sunset Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sunset Village is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Captain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Captain is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain
- Merrimac
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Merrimac is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Houchins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Houchins is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houchins
- Alleghany Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Alleghany Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany Springs
- Newport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Newport is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
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 Roanoke 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:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Roanoke 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 Johns Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1484467 (Johns Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1484467 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: Roanoke
- Est. Elev: 573 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Glenvar
- Location given for Johns Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.3187419 Lon: -80.244212
- 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 Virginia's counties, including Roanoke, 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- Johns 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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