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. 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 Old Johnstown Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Johnstown Cemetery:
39.1190, -80.2770
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Johnstown Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Johnstown Cemetery is located in Harrison County<2>.
The county seat for Harrison County is located in Clarksburg. Clarksburg lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Old Johnstown Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Johnstown Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Old Johnstown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Johnstown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Rockford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Rockford Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford Cemetery
- Gnatty Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Gnatty Creek Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gnatty Creek Cemetery
- Frame Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Frame Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frame Cemetery
- Bean Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bean Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bean Cemetery
- Green Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Cemetery
- Radcliffe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Radcliffe Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radcliffe Cemetery
- Horeb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Horeb Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horeb Cemetery
- Stouts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Stouts Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stouts Cemetery
- Brick Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Brick Church Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Church Cemetery
- Oakington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Oakington Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakington Cemetery
- Floral Hills Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Haymond Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Haymond Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymond Cemetery
- Norman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Norman Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman Cemetery
- Burns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Burns Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Cemetery
- Wolfe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Wolfe Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfe Cemetery
- Adkinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Adkinson Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkinson Cemetery
- Duck Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Duck Creek Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek Cemetery
- Jesse Run Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Jesse Run Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesse Run Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morrison Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Morrison Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Johnstown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Johnstown Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Aberdeen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Aberdeen is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Lost Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lost Creek is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- Craigmoor
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Craigmoor is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigmoor
- McWhorter
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- McWhorter is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWhorter
- Berlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Jane Lew
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Teter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Teter is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teter
- Quiet Dell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Quiet Dell is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Dell
- Buckhannon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pepper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pepper is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper
- West Milford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Milford is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 609 people
- Garton Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Garton Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garton Village
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Elk City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Elk City is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Anmoore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lightburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lightburn is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightburn
- Westfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Westfield is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Stonewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Stonewood is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,702 people
- Nutter Fort
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Nutter Fort is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Fort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,501 people
- Reger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Reger is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reger
- Tygart Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tygart Junction is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tygart Junction
- Smith Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Weston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wellington Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wellington Heights is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington Heights
- Berryburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Berryburg is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryburg
- Astor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Astor is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor
- Tichenal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tichenal is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tichenal
- Despard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Despard is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Despard
- Valley Chapel
(11 miles [17.7 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 Old Johnstown Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Harrison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Johnstown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Buckhannon
- Clarksburg
- Weston
- Weston lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Old Johnstown Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Weston.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
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 Old Johnstown Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Harrison 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 Old Johnstown Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1718498 (Old Johnstown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1718498 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: Harrison
- Est. Elev: 337 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Berlin
- Location given for Old Johnstown Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.1189832 Lon: -80.2770307
- 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 Harrison, 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 from Point A (ie- Old Johnstown 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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