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:
36.5721, -80.6901
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 Carroll County<2>.
The county seat for Carroll County is located in Hillsville. Hillsville lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north 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 23 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Johnson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Johnson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gray Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- McCraw Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The McCraw Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCraw Cemetery
- Cana Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Cana Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana Cemetery
- Wisler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Wisler Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisler Cemetery
- The Wisler Cemetery has also been known as:
- Allen Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2311062 <5>
- Floyd Edwards Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pauls Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Pauls Creek Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls Creek Cemetery
- Sandy Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Sandy Ridge Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Marion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Marion Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Cemetery
- Flower Gap Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Flower Gap Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flower Gap Cemetery
- Easter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Easter Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easter Cemetery
- Epworth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Epworth Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Tolbert - Westmoreland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Rocky Ford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Rocky Ford Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The King Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Maple Grove UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Flat Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Flat Ridge Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ridge Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Rigney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Rigney Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigney Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Cana
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lambsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Drenn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Drenn is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
- Fancy Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Round Peak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Round Peak is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Peak
- Red Brush
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Red Brush is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Brush
- Toast
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Toast is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toast
- Mount Airy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Rock is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- White Plains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- White Plains is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Sheltontown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sheltontown is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheltontown
- Gladesboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gladesboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Pipers Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap
- Low Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Holly Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Springs is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Ararat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Nester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nester is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nester
- Low Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Low Gap is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Dobson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Black Water
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Black Water is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Water
- Mount Herman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Herman is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Herman
- Carters Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Woodlawn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ararat
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Albion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Albion is located in Surry County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
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 Carroll 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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Virginia:
- Pages specific to Carroll 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 #1738754 (Johnson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1738754 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: Carroll
- Est. Elev: 415 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cana
- Location given for Johnson Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5720761 Lon: -80.6900682
- 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 Carroll, 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 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. |