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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 Johnsons Crossing (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 Johnsons Crossing. 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 Johnsons Crossing ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Johnsons Crossing: Johnsons Xing.
- While the name of this community is Johnsons Crossing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Johnsons Crossing may originally have been Johnson's Crossing.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Johnsons Crossing might be written as Johnson Crossing.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Johnsons Crossing. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Johnsons Crossing.
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 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.
Johnsons Crossing is located in Cullman 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 Cullman County: Blount, Lawrence, Marshall, Morgan, Walker & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Johnsons Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Johnsons Crossing:
- Cullman County (The home county of Johnsons Crossing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnsons Crossing, with the one closest to Johnsons Crossing listed first.
- White City
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- White City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Hanceville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Good Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Good Hope is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,393 people
- Garden City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Garden City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Dodge City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dodge City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- East Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- East Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- Cullman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Berlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Berlin is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Trimble
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Trimble is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Simcoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Simcoe is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simcoe
- Baileytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Baileytown is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Damascus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Damascus is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnsons Crossing, with the one closest to Johnsons Crossing listed first.
- Gum Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gum Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Bangor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bangor is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- Mountain Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mountain Grove is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Blount Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Blount Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blount Springs
- Blountsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Nectar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nectar is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Hayden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Smoke Rise
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Smoke Rise is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise
- Reid's
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Reid's is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid's
- Cleveland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Birdie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Birdie is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdie
- Adville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Adville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adville
- Etowah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnsons Crossing, with the one closest to Johnsons Crossing listed first.
- Altoona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Nix ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Nix is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
- Walnut Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnsons Crossing, with the one closest to Johnsons Crossing listed first.
- Trafford
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Corner is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
- Kimberly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Masseyline
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Masseyline is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyline
- Bradford
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bradford is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Majestic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Majestic is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic
- Morris
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Morris is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,182 people
- Village Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Village Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Springs
- Crosston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Crosston is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosston
- Palmerdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Palmerdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerdale
- Robbins Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Robbins Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Crossroads
- Sayre
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sayre is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnsons Crossing, with the one closest to Johnsons Crossing listed first.
- Hog Jaw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hog Jaw is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Jaw
- Pine Lake Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Lake Village is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake Village
- Arab
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Askea Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Askea Grove is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askea Grove
- Ruth
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ruth is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Big Spring ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Big Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Bowen ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bowen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Douglas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Douglas is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Hyatt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hyatt is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
- Friendship
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Grassy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grassy is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Reedbrake ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Reedbrake is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedbrake
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnsons Crossing, with the one closest to Johnsons Crossing listed first.
- Eva
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lacon
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lacon is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
- Hulaco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Falkville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ryan Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Leesdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Leesdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
- Cedar Plains
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Plains is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Plains
- Florette
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Florette is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
- Apple Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Hartselle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Somerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Briscoe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Saint Clair County
- Springville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnsons Crossing, with the one closest to Johnsons Crossing listed first.
- Powellville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Powellville is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
- Creel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Creel is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creel
- Empire
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Empire is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Marylee
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Marylee is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marylee
- Black Warrior Town ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Black Warrior Town is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Warrior Town
- Burrows Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Burrows Crossroads is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows Crossroads
- Sipsey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sipsey is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Red Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Red Rock is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Sumiton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sumiton is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumiton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,330 people
- Former names for Sumiton:
- Commercial
- Democrat
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumiton <2>
- South Lowell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Lowell is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lowell
- Camak Mills ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Camak Mills is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camak Mills
- Dora
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnsons Crossing, with the one closest to Johnsons Crossing listed first.
- Addison
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Arley
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Upshaw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Upshaw is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upshaw
- Houston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Slick Ford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Slick Ford is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Ford
- Falls City ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Falls City is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Johnsons Crossing, see our County-by-County Page for Johnsons Crossing.
Cemeteries Near Johnsons Crossing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Johnsons Crossing.
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 Johnsons Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Johnsons Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Johnsons Crossing, with the one closest to Johnsons Crossing listed first.
- Mountain Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fairview West Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Laodicea Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pfiel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem East Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Center Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Welti Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Good Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (486 more) ...
- Cullman City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Bernard Abbey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sacred Heart Convent Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Johnsons Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Johnsons Crossing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Johnsons Crossing, with the one closest to Johnsons Crossing listed first.
- Phelan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Phelan is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelan
- Garden City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Garden City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Cullman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Walter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Walter is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walter
- Bangor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bangor is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- Gum Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gum Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Trimble
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Trimble is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Simcoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Simcoe is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simcoe
- Baldwin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Baldwin is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Blount Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Blount Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blount Springs
- Joy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Joy is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Bremen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Holly Pond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blountsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Logan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Johnsons Crossing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Johnsons Crossing.
Newspapers Published in Johnsons Crossing ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Johnsons Crossing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Johnsons Crossing, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Johnsons Crossing.
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 Johnsons Crossing:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Cullman County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Etowah County
- Jefferson County
- Marshall County
- Morgan County
- Saint Clair County
- Walker County
- Winston County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Johnsons Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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- Johnsons Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |