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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:

45.3316, -91.5821

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 Barron County<2>.

The county seat for Barron County is located in Barron. Barron lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west northwest 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 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Johnson Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Johnson Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Barron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
  • Twin Lakes Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Twin Lakes Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Cemetery
  • Pleasant Plain Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Faaberg Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Faaberg Cemetery is located in Barron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faaberg Cemetery
  • Dovre Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Dovre Cemetery is located in Barron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovre Cemetery
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Barron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
  • Otterholt Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Otterholt Cemetery is located in Barron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterholt Cemetery
  • Assumption Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Assumption Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption Cemetery
  • Polish Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Polish Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polish Cemetery
  • Pioneer Rest Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Pioneer Rest Cemetery is located in Barron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Rest Cemetery
  • New Auburn Seventh Day Baptist Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • New Scandinavia Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Sioux Creek Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Sioux Creek Cemetery is located in Barron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Creek Cemetery
    • Myron Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Myron Cemetery is located in Dunn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myron Cemetery
    • Springbrook Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • New Auburn Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The New Auburn Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Auburn Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the New Auburn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of New Auburn.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88532 <5>
    • Duncan Creek Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Tillinghast Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Tillinghast Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillinghast Cemetery
    • Island Lake Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Island Lake Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Lake Cemetery
    • Weyerhauser Protestant Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Johnson Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Johnson Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Chetek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Chetek is located in Barron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chetek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,094 people
  • Strickland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Strickland is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickland
  • New Auburn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • New Auburn is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Auburn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
  • Cameron
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Cameron is located in Barron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,798 people
  • Weyerhaeuser
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Weyerhaeuser is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyerhaeuser
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
  • Dallas
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Dallas is located in Barron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
  • Rice Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Rice Lake is located in Barron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,498 people
  • Barron
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Barron is located in Barron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
  • Hillsdale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Hillsdale is located in Barron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
  • Apollonia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Apollonia is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apollonia
  • Bloomer
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Bloomer is located in Chippewa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
  • Ridgeland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ridgeland is located in Dunn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Bruce
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Bruce is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
    • Poskin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Poskin is located in Barron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poskin
    • Prairie Farm
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Prairie Farm is located in Barron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Farm
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
    • Eagleton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Eagleton is located in Chippewa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton
    • Haugen
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Haugen is located in Barron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haugen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
    • Port Arthur
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Port Arthur is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Arthur
    • Twin Town
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Twin Town is located in Barron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Town
    • Birchwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Birchwood is located in Washburn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
    • Almena
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Almena is located in Barron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almena
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people

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 Barron 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 like to start 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 Wisconsin:
  • Pages specific to Barron 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 #1567210  (Johnson Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1567210 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: Barron
      • Est. Elev: 338 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Moose Ear Lake
      • Location given for Johnson Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.3316277     Lon: -91.5821094
      • 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 Wisconsin's counties, including Barron, 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 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.