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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 (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 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.

Johnson is located in Putnam County.

To see how the shape of Florida's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Putnam County: Alachua, Bradford, Clay, Flagler, Marion, Saint Johns & Volusia.

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:

  • Putnam County     (The home county of Johnson)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johnson, with the one closest to Johnson listed first.
    • Edgar
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Keuka
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keuka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keuka
      • Keuka is located in Putnam County
    • Interlachen
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hollister
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Grandin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Putnam Hall
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Florahome
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Peniel
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peniel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peniel
      • Peniel is located in Putnam County
    • Palatka
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Satsuma
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Welaka
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • East Palatka
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Alachua County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johnson, with the one closest to Johnson listed first.
    • Hawthorne
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Melrose
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lochloosa
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Campville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campville
      • Campville is located in Alachua County
    • Island Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Earleton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Windsor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
      • Windsor is located in Alachua County
    • Evinston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Waldo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Micanopy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Gainesville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Arredondo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arredondo
      • Arredondo is located in Alachua County
  • Bradford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johnson, with the one closest to Johnson listed first.
    • Hampton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Graham
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Starke
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Brooker
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johnson, with the one closest to Johnson listed first.
    • Lake Geneva
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Keystone Heights
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Kingsley Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley Lake
      • Kingsley Lake is located in Clay County
    • Kingsley Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsley Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley Village
      • Kingsley Village is located in Clay County
    • Penney Farms
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Levy County
    • East Williston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Williston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Williston
      • East Williston is located in Levy County
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johnson, with the one closest to Johnson listed first.
    • Orange Springs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Citra
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Fort McCoy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • McIntosh
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Kerr City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kerr City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr City
      • Kerr City is located in Marion County
    • Orange Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Sparr
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Paynes Town ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paynes Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes Town
      • Paynes Town is located in Marion County
    • Irvine
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
      • Irvine is located in Marion County
    • Reddick
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Salt Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lowell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Johns County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johnson, with the one closest to Johnson listed first.
    • Hastings
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Tocoi
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocoi
      • Tocoi is located in Saint Johns County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Johnson, see our County-by-County Page for 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 68 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 23 miles [37 km]<4>. 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 start with 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:

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.

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 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.

  • Johnson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
  • Gordon Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gordon Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gordon Chapel Cemetery
  • Keuka Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keuka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keuka Cemetery
  • Gilgal MB Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ochwilla Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ochwilla Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ochwilla Cemetery
  • Drummond Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Drummond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Drummond Cemetery
  • Pineview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pineview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pineview Cemetery
  • Cornelius Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cornelius Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cornelius Cemetery
  • Orange Springs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Orange Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orange Springs Cemetery
  • Hawthorne Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • First Baptist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Former name for First Baptist Church Cemetery:
    • Pleasant Grove Baptist Cemetery
    • The First Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hawthorne Baptist Cemetery
    • Hawthorne Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Hawthorne Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the First Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2252341 <5>
  • Pine Lawn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Lawn Cemetery
  • Continue List   (122 more) ...
    • Sister Spring Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sister Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sister Spring Cemetery
    • Waters Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waters Cemetery
    • Tompkins Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tompkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tompkins Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72697 <5>

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Johnson had a population of 31 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Johnson, with the one closest to Johnson listed first.

  • McMeekin
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McMeekin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMeekin
    • McMeekin is located in Putnam County
  • Keuka
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keuka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keuka
    • Keuka is located in Putnam County
  • Orange Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Interlachen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hawthorne
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Mannville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mannville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannville
    • Mannville is located in Putnam County
  • Lochloosa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Melrose
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hollister
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Grandin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Putnam Hall
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Campville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campville
    • Campville is located in Alachua County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Grove Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
      • Grove Park is located in Alachua County
    • Island Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Earleton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)

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.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Johnson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Putnam County: www.putnam-fl.com/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

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>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.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Johnson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Johnson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.5847, Longitude: -81.9731       In this case, the coordinates for Johnson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>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.




 

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