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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Johnson. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Johnson to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Johnson, please Contact Us.
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 (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. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Johnson is historic, it would have been located within present day Marshall 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 Marshall County: Blount, Cullman, DeKalb, Etowah, Jackson, Madison & Morgan.
Below are the counties that are near Johnson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Johnson:
- Marshall County (The home county of Johnson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson, with the one closest to Johnson listed first.
- North ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- North is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
- Fort Deposit ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Deposit is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Deposit
- Columbus City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Columbus City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- Guntersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Guntersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,676 people
- Former names for Guntersville:
- Gunter's Ferry
- Gunter's Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guntersville <2>
- Columbus City Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Columbus City Ferry is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City Ferry
- Mill Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mill Village is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Wyeth City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wyeth City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeth City
- Rayburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rayburn is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn
- Warrenton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Warrenton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Ferns Quarter ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ferns Quarter is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferns Quarter
- Scant City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Scant City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scant City
- Grant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gregory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gregory is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson, with the one closest to Johnson listed first.
- Fowler ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fowler is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- McLarty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- McLarty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLarty
- Summit
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Summit is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Bright Star
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bright Star is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- Highmound
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- Brooksville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brooksville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Craig
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Craig is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Snead
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Birdie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Birdie is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdie
- Wynnville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wynnville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnville
- Clarence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Susan Moore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Susan Moore is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan Moore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
- Liberty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson, with the one closest to Johnson listed first.
- Joppa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Baileyton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Holly Pond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Baileytown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Baileytown is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Simcoe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Simcoe is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simcoe
- Berlin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson, with the one closest to Johnson listed first.
- Whiton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Rogers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Grove Oak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Chigger Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
- Rains ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Geraldine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lakeview
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lakeview is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Hix ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hix is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
- Crossville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gibson Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Gibson Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Crossroads
- Luttrell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Luttrell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Rodentown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson, with the one closest to Johnson listed first.
- Sardis City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sardis City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Greer ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Greer is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Aurora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Mountainboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainboro
- Whitesboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Whitesboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesboro
- Carlisle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carlisle is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Walnut Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Haworth ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Haworth is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
- Egypt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Egypt is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Howelton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Howelton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton
- Duck Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Duck Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Springs
- Yancy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Yancy is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancy
- Altoona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson, with the one closest to Johnson listed first.
- Woodville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Langston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Paint Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Aspel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aspel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspel
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Lim Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lim Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lim Rock
- Rock City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rock City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Larkinsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Larkinsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinsville
- Section
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Groves
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Groves is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Trenton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Scottsboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Limestone County
- Swancott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Swancott is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson, with the one closest to Johnson listed first.
- New Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Owens' Cross Roads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Berkley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Whitesburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Gurley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Big Cove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- English Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- English Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Brownsboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Greenwycke Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwycke Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwycke Village
- Maysville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Maysville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Chelsea
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chelsea is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Slaughter Landing ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Ryland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson, with the one closest to Johnson listed first.
- Morgan City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Briscoe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Apple Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Hulaco
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Ryan Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Lacey's Spring
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Florette
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Florette is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
- Valhermoso Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Eva
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Winton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Winton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bluff City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Somerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Johnson, see our County-by-County Page for Johnson.
Cemeteries Near Johnson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Johnson.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Johnson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Johnson, with the one closest to Johnson listed first.
- Abel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Honeycomb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Henryville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Henry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- McDonald Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Manchester Cooley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Cooley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Manchester Cooley Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Guntersville.
- The Manchester Cooley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cooley Cemetery
- Manchester Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22251 <4>
- Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Panquin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kennamer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stewart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (658 more) ...
- Troup Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Willis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Manning Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Manning Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Manning Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the north of Guntersville.
- The Manning Cemetery has also been known as:
- Roden Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2507544 <4>
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.
While we didn't find Johnson in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Johnson.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Johnson, with the one closest to Johnson listed first.
- North ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- North is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
- Henryville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Henryville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Manchester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Manchester is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Cottonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cottonville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
- Guntersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Guntersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,676 people
- Former names for Guntersville:
- Gunter's Ferry
- Gunter's Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guntersville <2>
- Warrenton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Warrenton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Bucksnort
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bucksnort is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksnort
- Meltonsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Meltonsville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltonsville
- Keel ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Keel is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keel
- Minorville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Minorville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
- Martling
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Martling is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martling
- Mid ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mid is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Grant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Union Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Friendship
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Johnson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Johnson.
Newspapers Published in Johnson ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Johnson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Johnson, 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.
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 helpful 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 Johnson:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Marshall County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Cullman County
- DeKalb County
- Etowah County
- Jackson County
- Limestone County
- Madison County
- Morgan County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- Johnson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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. |