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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 northwest 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 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 west 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 may 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)
      • Keuka is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keuka
    • Interlachen
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mannville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Mannville is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannville
    • 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)
      • Peniel is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peniel
    • Buffalo Bluff
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Buffalo Bluff is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Bluff
    • Nashua
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Nashua is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
    • Palatka
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Satsuma
      (19 miles [30.6 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)
      • Campville is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campville
    • 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)
      • Windsor is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Rochelle
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Rochelle is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
    • 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)
      • Arredondo is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arredondo
  • 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)
      • Kingsley Lake is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley Lake
    • Kingsley Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Kingsley Village is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley Village
    • Kingsley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Kingsley is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley
    • Penney Farms
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Levy County
    • East Williston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • East Williston is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Williston
  • 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)
      • Kerr City is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr City
    • 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)
      • Paynes Town is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes Town
    • Irvine
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Irvine is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
    • 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)
    • Anthony
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • 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)
      • Tocoi is located in Saint Johns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocoi

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.

  • Johnson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Gordon Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Keuka Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Gilgal MB Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ochwilla Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Drummond Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pineview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cornelius Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Orange Springs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hawthorne Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • First Baptist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Baptist Church Cemetery
    • 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2252341 <2>
  • Pine Lawn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (122 more) ...
    • Sister Spring Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Waters Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Tompkins Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)

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.<3>

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)
    • McMeekin is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMeekin
  • Keuka
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Keuka is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keuka
  • 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)
    • Mannville is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannville
  • 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)
    • Campville is located in Alachua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campville
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Grove Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Grove Park is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
    • 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.

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 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:

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 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.
<3>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.
<4>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'.