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:
36.7674, -78.2603
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 Mecklenburg County<2>.
The county seat for Mecklenburg County is located in Boydton. Boydton lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Johnson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Johnson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Johnson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Mt. Horeb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Horeb Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Horeb Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Union Level Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Level Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Level Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Tabernacle Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Tabernacle Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tabernacle Baptist Church Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of South Hill.
- The Tabernacle Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tabernacle Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52374 <5>
- Ferguson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews Cemetery
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Easters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Easters Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easters Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- West View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The West View Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West View Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Ephesus Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Ephesus Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus Cemetery
- Little Bethel Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crestview Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Crestview Memorial Park is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestview Memorial Park
- Hite Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Hite Cemetery is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hite Cemetery
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 Johnson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Johnson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dunns Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Dunns Corner is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunns Corner
- Ogburn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ogburn is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogburn
- Wightman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wightman is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wightman
- Union Level
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Level is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Level
- Opie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Opie is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opie
- Bagleys Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bagleys Mills is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagleys Mills
- Wattsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wattsboro is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsboro
- South Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Boydton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- La Crosse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oral Oaks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Oral Oaks is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oral Oaks
- Marengo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marengo is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hagood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hagood is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagood
- Chase City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cusco Willa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cusco Willa is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusco Willa
- Skipwith
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Skipwith is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipwith
- Lunenburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lunenburg is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
- Bracey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brodnax
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Brokenburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Brokenburg is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokenburg
- Lochleven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lochleven is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochleven
- Palmer Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Palmer Springs is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Springs
- Finneywood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Finneywood is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finneywood
- Finchley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Finchley is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchley
- Kenbridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Victoria
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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 Mecklenburg County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Johnson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Boydton
- Chase City
- Kenbridge
- Victoria
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 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 Mecklenburg 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 #1500727 (Johnson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1500727 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: Mecklenburg
- Est. Elev: 157 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wightman
- Location given for Johnson Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.7673638 Lon: -78.2602751
- 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 Mecklenburg, 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- 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. |
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