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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 Johnson Landing (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 Johnson Landing. 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.
Name Variations for Johnson Landing ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Johnson Landing: Johnson Lndg. (or less commonly used: Johnson Lndng.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Johnson Landing. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Johnson Landing.
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.
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 hospitals and 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.
Johnson Landing is located in Morgan County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Morgan County: Cullman, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marshall & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Johnson Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Johnson Landing:
- Morgan County (The home county of Johnson Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Landing, with the one closest to Johnson Landing listed first.
- Lacey's Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Valhermoso Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Winton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Winton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bluff City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Briscoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Morgan City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Florette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Florette is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
- Somerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Apple Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Priceville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ryan Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Burningtree Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
- Eva
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Landing, with the one closest to Johnson Landing listed first.
- Summit
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Summit is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Fowler ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fowler is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- Birdie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Birdie is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdie
- Brooksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Brooksville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Bright Star
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bright Star is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- McLarty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- McLarty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLarty
- Colbert County
- Garner ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Garner is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Landing, with the one closest to Johnson Landing listed first.
- Joppa
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Baileyton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fairview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Simcoe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Simcoe is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simcoe
- South Vinemont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- South Vinemont is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vinemont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 636 people
- Vinemont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Berlin is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Holly Pond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Baileytown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Baileytown is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- East Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- East Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- Cullman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- West Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Central
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Central is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Landing, with the one closest to Johnson Landing listed first.
- Paint Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Woodville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Trenton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Aspel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Aspel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspel
- Lim Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lim Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lim Rock
- Pleasant Groves
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Groves is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Hollytree
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hollytree is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollytree
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Landing, with the one closest to Johnson Landing listed first.
- Oakville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Oakville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Hillsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Landing, with the one closest to Johnson Landing listed first.
- Swancott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Swancott is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
- Westlake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Westlake is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
- Mooresville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Mina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Mina is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Mina
- Capshaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Capshaw is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capshaw
- Harris Station
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Orrville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Orrville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
- Country Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Country Village is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Fairmount
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairmount is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Tanner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Center Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Center Hill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Athens
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Landing, with the one closest to Johnson Landing listed first.
- Slaughter Landing ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Slaughter Landing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Landing
- Slaughter Landing has also been known as:
- Slaughter Ferry
- Whitesburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Triana
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Triana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- English Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- English Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Chelsea
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Chelsea is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Madison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Owens' Cross Roads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Big Cove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- Greenwycke Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwycke Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwycke Village
- Huntsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rideout Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rideout Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rideout Village
- Lincoln
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lincoln is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Berkley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Landing, with the one closest to Johnson Landing listed first.
- Ruth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ruth is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Hog Jaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hog Jaw is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Jaw
- Union Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ferns Quarter ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ferns Quarter is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferns Quarter
- Friendship
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Pine Lake Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Lake Village is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake Village
- Arab
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Grassy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Grassy is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Scant City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Scant City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scant City
- Fort Deposit ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Fort Deposit is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Deposit
- Askea Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Askea Grove is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askea Grove
- Warrenton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Warrenton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Grant
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Johnson Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Johnson Landing.
Cemeteries Near Johnson Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Johnson Landing.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Johnson Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Johnson Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Johnson Landing, with the one closest to Johnson Landing listed first.
- Draper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Valermosos Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Woodward Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Moore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Draper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Draper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Chunns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tate Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dickson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Horton - Joiner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lynch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Continue List (896 more) ...
- Lyle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Valhermoso Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Johnson Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Johnson Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Johnson Landing, with the one closest to Johnson Landing listed first.
- Talucah
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Talucah is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talucah
- Valhermoso Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Woodland Mills is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Mills
- Whitesburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Triana
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Triana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Briscoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Swancott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Swancott is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
- Somerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Stringer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stringer is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringer
- Apple Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Oleander
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oleander is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oleander
- Owens' Cross Roads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Haden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Haden is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haden
- Huntsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Greenbrier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greenbrier is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Johnson Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Johnson Landing.
Newspapers Published in Johnson Landing ...
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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Johnson Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Johnson Landing, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Johnson Landing.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Johnson Landing:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Morgan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Colbert County
- Cullman County
- Jackson County
- Lawrence County
- Limestone County
- Madison County
- Marshall County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Johnson Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Johnson Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |