A visit to the Johnson - Mills 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 - Mills Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Johnson - Mills Cemetery:
37.0332, -80.0773
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Johnson - Mills Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Johnson - Mills Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Rocky Mount. Rocky Mount lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Johnson - Mills Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Johnson - Mills Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Johnson - Mills Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Guerrant - Calloway Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Prillaman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Prillaman Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Piedmont Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Piedmont Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont Cemetery
- Holland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Hollands Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hollands Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollands Cemetery
- Logan - Holland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Walters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Walters Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Angell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Angell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angell Cemetery
- Castle View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Castle View Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle View Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Waldron - Bowles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
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- Wimmers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Wimmers Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimmers Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The King Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Richards Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Webb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Via Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Via Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Via Cemetery
- Webster - Wyatt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Johnson - Mills Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Johnson - Mills Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Algoma
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Algoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Hickman
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Bent Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Simpsons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Simpsons is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsons
- Ferrum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Barfoot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Gogginsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Boones Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pizarro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pizarro is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pizarro
- Rocky Mount
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Terrys Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Terrys Fork is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Fork
- Prilliman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County
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- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Alleghany Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alleghany Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany Springs
- Villa ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Cave Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Shawsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Poff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Poff is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff
- Dodson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dodson is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Henry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Redwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Floyd
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wabun
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wabun is located in Roanoke County
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- Haycock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Haycock is located in Floyd County
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- Riverside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Riverside is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Sydnorsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Burnt Chimney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
- Garden City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Garden City is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Elliston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Pilot
(15 miles [24.1 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 Johnson - Mills 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 - Mills Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ferrum
- Ferrum lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Johnson - Mills Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ferrum.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrum
- Floyd
- Floyd lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Johnson - Mills Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Floyd.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Rocky Mount
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 - Mills 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 - Mills Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1791087 (Johnson-Mills Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1791087 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: 421 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Callaway
- Location given for Johnson-Mills Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.0331927 Lon: -80.0772602
- 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Johnson - Mills 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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