Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Johns (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Johns. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Johns is located in Jefferson County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jefferson County: Bibb, Blount, Saint Clair, Shelby, Tuscaloosa & Walker.
Below are the counties that are near Johns. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Johns:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Johns)
- The following are listed by their distance from Johns, with the one closest to Johns listed first.
- North Johns
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Johns have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Johns
- North Johns is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Adger
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adger
- Adger is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adger <2>
- McCalla
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCalla
- McCalla is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCalla <2>
- Bullard Shoals ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullard Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullard Shoals
- Bullard Shoals is located in Jefferson County
- Ezra
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Oak Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Hueytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hueytown
- Hueytown is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,202 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hueytown <2>
- Kimbrell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Mobile Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mobile Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile Junction
- Mobile Junction is located in Jefferson County
- Old Jonesboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Jonesboro
- Old Jonesboro is located in Jefferson County
- Rock Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Rock Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Concord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Concord is located in Jefferson County
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johns, with the one closest to Johns listed first.
- Green Pond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Green Pond is located in Bibb County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Pond <2>
- Blocton Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blocton Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton Junction
- Blocton Junction is located in Bibb County
- Blocton Junction has also been known as:
- Blockton Junc
- North Bibb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Bibb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bibb
- North Bibb is located in Bibb County
- Woodstock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Woodstock is located in Bibb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock <2>
- Burmah ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Cane Creek ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cane Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek
- Cane Creek is located in Bibb County
- Belle Ellen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belle Ellen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Ellen
- Belle Ellen is located in Bibb County
- Italian Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Italian Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italian Town
- Italian Town is located in Bibb County
- West Blocton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Blocton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Blocton
- West Blocton is located in Bibb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,228 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Blocton <2>
- Blocton ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Bucktown ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Corinne ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johns, with the one closest to Johns listed first.
- Bamford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Helena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Helena is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,374 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <2>
- Tulse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Falliston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Tacoa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Aden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Sawmill Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawmill Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmill Town
- Sawmill Town is located in Shelby County
- Alabaster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alabaster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabaster
- Alabaster is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,701 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alabaster <2>
- Brantleyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantleyville
- Brantleyville is located in Shelby County
- Maylene
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maylene have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maylene
- Maylene is located in Shelby County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maylene <2>
- Siluria
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Indian Springs Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Springs Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs Village
- Indian Springs Village is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,628 people
- Tuscaloosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johns, with the one closest to Johns listed first.
- Lake View
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Tannehill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Abernant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Bull City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Kellerman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Brookwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookwood
- Brookwood is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,833 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookwood <2>
- Vance
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vance have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- Vance is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,807 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vance <2>
- Coaling
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Peterson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest) - Cottondale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottondale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottondale
- Cottondale is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottondale <2>
- Holt
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest) - Wood Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Village
- Wood Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johns, with the one closest to Johns listed first.
- Twilley Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twilley Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilley Town
- Twilley Town is located in Walker County
- Quinton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinton
- Quinton is located in Walker County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quinton <2>
- Reeds Ferry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry
- Reeds Ferry is located in Walker County
- Goodsprings
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodsprings have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Goodsprings is located in Walker County
- Yerkwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yerkwood
- Yerkwood is located in Walker County
- Burnwell
(23 miles [37 km] to the north) - Wyatt
(23 miles [37 km] to the north) - Barney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north) - Oakahalla
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakahalla
- Oakahalla is located in Walker County
- Red Star
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north) - Dora
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora
- Dora is located in Walker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,979 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dora <2>
- Dovertown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovertown
- Dovertown is located in Walker County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Johns, see our County-by-County Page for Johns.
Cemeteries Near Johns ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Johns.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Johns covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Johns, with the one closest to Johns listed first.
- Adger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adger Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Adger Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Adger.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21198 <4>
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Bucksville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bucksville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bucksville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Lincoln Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lincoln Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Valley Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley Creek Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Virginia Mines Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Virginia Mines Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Virginia Mines Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Davis Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Creek Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hephzibah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hephzibah Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hephzibah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- George Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the George Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the George Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (388 more) ...
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hickman Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickman Chapel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickman Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Marvin Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marvin Chapel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marvin Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>
While we didn't find Johns in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Johns.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Johns, with the one closest to Johns listed first.
- Sumter
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Adger
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adger
- Adger is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adger <2>
- Chinn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - McCalla
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCalla
- McCalla is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCalla <2>
- McAdory
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Bullard Shoals ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullard Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullard Shoals
- Bullard Shoals is located in Jefferson County
- Yolande
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Ezra
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Tannehill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Old Jonesboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Jonesboro
- Old Jonesboro is located in Jefferson County
- Chamblee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Toadvine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toadvine
- Toadvine is located in Jefferson County
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Giles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Green Pond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Green Pond is located in Bibb County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Pond <2>
- Bessemer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
- Bessemer is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,043 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bessemer <2>
- Giles
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Johns. See our List of 1890's Communities around Johns.
Newspapers Published in Johns ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Johns.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Johns, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Johns.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Johns:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Alabama Department of Archives & History
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bibb County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Shelby County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Walker County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bibb County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cemeteries of Jefferson County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Alabama
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cemeteries of Jefferson County
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Johns. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffcointouch.com/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Johns, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <6> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Johns) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Johns. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3618, Longitude: -87.1097 In this case, the coordinates for Johns have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |