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:
37.0463, -79.8142
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 Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Rocky Mount. Rocky Mount lies just to the southwest of the Johnson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Johnson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Johnson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Thurman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Thurman Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman Cemetery
- Perdue Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Perdue Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Cemetery
- Hurt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Hurt Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurt Cemetery
- Flint Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Flint Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill Cemetery
- Thurman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Thurman Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman Cemetery
- Thurman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Thurman Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman Cemetery
- Perdue Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Perdue Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Cemetery
- Perdue - Lynch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mitchell - Skinnell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Watkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Dillon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Dillon Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon Cemetery
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- Chambers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Chambers Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Cemetery
- Wood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Wood Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
- Old Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Old Liberty Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Liberty Cemetery
- Redwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Redwood Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood Cemetery
- Dowdy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Dowdy Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowdy Cemetery
- Angle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Angle Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angle Cemetery
- Ayers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Ayers Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Cemetery
- Holland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Dillon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Dillon Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon Cemetery
- Holland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Altice Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Altice Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altice Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Poindexter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Poindexter Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter Cemetery
- Dent Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Dent Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dent Cemetery
- Dillon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Dillon Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dillon Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Redwood.
- The Dillon Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jesse Dillon Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2526962 <5>
- Dillon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Dillon Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 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:
- Redwood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Villa ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Burnt Chimney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
- Rocky Mount
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gogginsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Barfoot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Union Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Shore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Shore is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
- Westlake Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Westlake Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Corner
- Hales Ford ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hales Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Ford
- Hickman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Boones Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sydnorsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Penhook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Radford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Radford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Goodview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ferrum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Laprades Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Laprades Mill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laprades Mill
- Clevilas ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clevilas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
- Garden City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Moneta
(14 miles [22.5 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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Johnson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ferrum
- Moneta
- Rocky Mount
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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 #1468787 (Johnson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1468787 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 325 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Redwood
- Location given for Johnson Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.0462521 Lon: -79.8141987
- 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 Franklin, 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. |