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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 Johnson Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   39.3656°   (39° 21' 56")

Lon:   -81.4965°   (-81° 29' 47")

The Johnson Cemetery is located in Wood County<2>.

The county seat for Wood County is located in Parkersburg. Parkersburg lies just to the south southwest of the Johnson Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Johnson Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Varner Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Mayo Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mayo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mayo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mayo Cemetery is located in Wood County
  • Henderson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henderson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Henderson Cemetery is located in Wood County
  • Gravel Bank Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gravel Bank Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gravel Bank Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gravel Bank Cemetery is located in Washington County (OH)
    • The Gravel Bank Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Riverview Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #42945 <5>
  • Hiatt Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hiatt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hiatt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hiatt Cemetery is located in Wood County
  • Way Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Way Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Way Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Way Cemetery is located in Wood County
  • Harkins Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harkins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harkins Cemetery is located in Wood County
  • Chichester Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chichester Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chichester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chichester Cemetery is located in Wood County
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Wood County
  • Tunnel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tunnel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tunnel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tunnel Cemetery is located in Washington County (OH)
  • Spencer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spencer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spencer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Spencer Cemetery is located in Wood County
  • Spencer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spencer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spencer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Spencer Cemetery is located in Wood County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Williamstown Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williamstown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williamstown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Williamstown Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Harmar Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmar Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harmar Cemetery is located in Washington County (OH)
    • Brabham Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brabham Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brabham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brabham Cemetery is located in Washington County (OH)
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Washington County (OH)
    • Christopher Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christopher Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christopher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Christopher Cemetery is located in Washington County (OH)
    • Neale Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neale Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Neale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Neale Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Rosemar UMC Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosemar UMC Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosemar UMC Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rosemar UMC Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Ogden Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ogden Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ogden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ogden Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Evergreen Cemetery North
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery North
      • The Evergreen Cemetery North is located in Wood County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery North is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Parkersburg.
      • The Evergreen Cemetery North has also been known as:
      • Arlington Memorial Gardens
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77588 <5>
    • Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Compton Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Compton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Compton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Compton Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Kinnaird Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kinnaird Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kinnaird Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kinnaird Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Riverview Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Riverview Cemetery is located in Wood County
      • The Riverview Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Knights of Pythias Cemetery
      • River View Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79702 <5>
    • Mound Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mound Cemetery
      • The Mound Cemetery is located in Washington County (OH)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mound Cemetery is located in Marietta (OH).
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #42224 <5>
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Old St. Marys Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old St. Marys Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old St. Marys Cemetery is located in Washington County (OH)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 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.

  • Boaz
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
    • Boaz is located in Wood County
  • North Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
    • North Hills is located in Wood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
  • Williamstown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Harmar
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmar
    • Harmar is located in Washington County (OH)
  • Vienna
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vienna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
    • Vienna is located in Wood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,028 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <6>
  • Valley Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Valley Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
    • Valley Mills is located in Wood County
  • Parkers Towne
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkers Towne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Towne
    • Parkers Towne is located in Wood County
  • Marietta
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
    • Marietta is located in Washington County (OH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marietta <6>
  • Sandhill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill
    • Sandhill is located in Washington County (OH)
  • Oak Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Oak Grove is located in Washington County (OH)
  • Belpre
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
    • Belpre is located in Washington County (OH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belpre <6>
  • Parkersburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Churchtown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
      • Churchtown is located in Washington County (OH)
    • Devola
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Devola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devola
      • Devola is located in Washington County (OH)
    • Rockland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
      • Rockland is located in Washington County (OH)
    • Alden
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
      • Alden is located in Washington County (OH)
    • Yankeeburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeeburg
      • Yankeeburg is located in Washington County (OH)
    • Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Corner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
      • Corner is located in Washington County (OH)
    • Blennerhassett
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blennerhassett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
      • Blennerhassett is located in Wood County
    • Barlow
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
      • Barlow is located in Washington County (OH)
    • Vincent
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
      • Vincent is located in Washington County (OH)
    • Porterfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Porterfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
      • Porterfield is located in Washington County (OH)
    • Dallison
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dallison. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallison
      • Dallison is located in Wood County
    • Willow Island
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Island
      • Willow Island is located in Pleasants County
    • Watertown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
      • Watertown is located in Washington County (OH)

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 Wood 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 first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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:

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 #1551596  (Johnson Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1551596 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: Valley Mills
    • County: Wood         Elev: 199
    • Location given for GNIS #1551596 (Johnson Cemetery)

The official website for Wood County: www.woodcountywv.com/

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

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 Wood, 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 things 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 Johnson Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3656, Longitude: -81.4965       In this case, the coordinates for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<7>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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