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:
38.0359, -81.2871
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 Fayette County<2>.
The county seat for Fayette County is located in Fayetteville. Fayetteville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east of the Johnson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Johnson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Johnson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Page Tabernackle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Meadow Haven Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kingston Cemeteries
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rinehart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Rinehart Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinehart Cemetery
- Sycamore Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stover Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Stover Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stover Cemetery
- Wriston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Wriston Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wriston Cemetery
- Scarbro Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Scarbro Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarbro Cemetery
- Wriston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Wriston Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wriston Cemetery
- Wriston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Wriston Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wriston Cemetery
- Craig Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Craig Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Cemetery
- Powers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Powers Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Holly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Holly Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Cemetery
- Tyree Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Tyree Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyree Cemetery
- Peters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Peters Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Cemetery
- Robson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Robson Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robson Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Lively Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Lively Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lively Cemetery
- Ellison Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Ellison Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison Cemetery
- Blake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Blake Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Cemetery
- Guthrie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Guthrie Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- McDunn
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- McDunn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDunn
- Elkridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elkridge is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkridge
- Powellton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Powellton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Wriston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wriston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wriston
- Dempsey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dempsey is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dempsey
- Falls View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Falls View is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls View
- Carbon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Carbon is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Roseville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Roseville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Mount Carbon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Carbon is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carbon
- Kimberly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kimberly is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
- Pax
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pax is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Whipple
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Whipple is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Oak Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beckwith
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cotton Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cotton Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Smithers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Eskdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eskdale is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskdale
- Crescent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Crescent is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Acme
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Acme is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Dorothy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dorothy is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
- Montgomery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- White Oak Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak Junction is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Junction
- Redstar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Redstar is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstar
- Harvey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harvey is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Fayetteville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cannelton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cannelton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
- Hawks Nest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hawks Nest is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks Nest
- Gauley Bridge
(10 miles [16.1 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. The following communities are located in Fayette County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Johnson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fayetteville
- Gauley Bridge
- Montgomery
- Oak Hill
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 West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Fayette 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 #1540970 (Johnson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1540970 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: Fayette
- Est. Elev: 405 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Powellton
- Location given for Johnson Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.0359421 Lon: -81.2870525
- 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 West Virginia's counties, including Fayette, 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 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |