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A visit to the Old Johnstown Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Old Johnstown Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Johnstown Cemetery

Lat:   42.6996°   (42° 41' 58")

Lon:   -88.8011°   (-88° 48' 3")

The Old Johnstown Cemetery is located in Rock County<1>.

The county seat for Rock County is located in Janesville. Janesville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west of the Old Johnstown Cemetery .

Name Variations for Old Johnstown Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Old Johnstown Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Johnstown Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Old Johnstown Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Johnstown Center Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Richmond Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richmond Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richmond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Richmond Cemetery is located in Walworth County
  • Utters Corners Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Utters Corners Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Utters Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Utters Corners Cemetery is located in Rock County
  • North Johnstown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Johnstown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Johnstown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The North Johnstown Cemetery is located in Rock County
  • Bradford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bradford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bradford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bradford Cemetery is located in Rock County
  • Fairfield Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fairfield Cemetery is located in Walworth County
  • Hollister Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hollister Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hollister Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hollister Cemetery is located in Walworth County
  • Lima Center Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lima Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lima Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lima Center Cemetery is located in Rock County
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Rock County
  • Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Heart Prairie Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Heart Prairie Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Heart Prairie Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Heart Prairie Church Cemetery is located in Walworth County
  • Darien Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lyons Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lyons Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lyons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lyons Cemetery is located in Walworth County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Milton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Milton Cemetery is located in Rock County
    • Mt. Phillips Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Phillips Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Phillips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Phillips Cemetery is located in Rock County
    • Milton Junction Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milton Junction Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milton Junction Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Milton Junction Cemetery is located in Rock County
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Rock County
    • Clinton Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clinton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clinton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clinton Cemetery is located in Rock County
    • Old Settlers Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Settlers Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Settlers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Settlers Cemetery is located in Walworth County
    • St. Andrews Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Andrews Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Andrews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Walworth County
    • Spring Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Spring Grove Cemetery is located in Walworth County
    • Sugar Creek Lutheran Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sugar Creek Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sugar Creek Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sugar Creek Lutheran Cemetery is located in Walworth County
    • Millard Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Millard Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Millard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Millard Cemetery is located in Walworth County
    • Heart Prairie Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heart Prairie Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heart Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Heart Prairie Cemetery is located in Walworth County
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Walworth County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Old Johnstown Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Johnstown Cemetery, with the nearest first.

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 Old Johnstown Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rock County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Johnstown Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Old Johnstown Cemetery:

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 Old Johnstown Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1567255  (Johnstown Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1567255 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Avalon
    • County: Rock         Elev: 292
    • Location given for GNIS #1567255 (Johnstown Cemetery)

The official website for Rock County: www.co.rock.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Rock, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Old Johnstown Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6996, Longitude: -88.8011    
<3>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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