Our Genealogy Helper

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.

Johnson is located in Clearwater County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clearwater County: Idaho, Latah, Lewis, Nez Perce, Shoshone, Mineral (MT) & Missoula (MT).

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:

• Clearwater County     (The home county of Johnson)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Johnson, with the one closest to Johnson listed first.
  • Five Corners ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
    • Five Corners is located in Clearwater County
  • Orofino
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orofino have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orofino
    • Orofino is located in Clearwater County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,120 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orofino <2>
  • Ahsahka
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ahsahka
    • Ahsahka is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ahsahka <2>
  • Greer
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
    • Greer is located in Clearwater County
  • Teakean
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teakean
    • Teakean is located in Clearwater County
  • Pierce
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
    • Pierce is located in Clearwater County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierce <2>
  • Elk River
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk River
    • Elk River is located in Clearwater County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk River <2>
  • Judge Town
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge Town
    • Judge Town is located in Clearwater County
  • Weippe
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weippe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weippe
    • Weippe is located in Clearwater County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weippe <2>
• Idaho County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Johnson, with the one closest to Johnson listed first.
  • Kamiah
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kamiah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kamiah
    • Kamiah is located in Idaho County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kamiah <2>
  • East Kamiah
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kamiah
    • East Kamiah is located in Idaho County
  • Kooskia
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kooskia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kooskia
    • Kooskia is located in Idaho County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 677 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kooskia <2>
• Latah County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Johnson, with the one closest to Johnson listed first.
  • Linden
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
    • Linden is located in Latah County
  • Bovill
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bovill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovill
    • Bovill is located in Latah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bovill <2>
  • Deary
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deary have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deary
    • Deary is located in Latah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deary <2>
  • Kendrick
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendrick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick
    • Kendrick is located in Latah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kendrick <2>
  • Juliaetta
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juliaetta
    • Juliaetta is located in Latah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Juliaetta <2>
• Lewis County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Johnson, with the one closest to Johnson listed first.
  • Nezperce
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nezperce have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nezperce
    • Nezperce is located in Lewis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nezperce <2>
  • Reubens
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reubens
    • Reubens is located in Lewis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
  • Ruebens
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruebens
    • Ruebens is located in Lewis County
  • Craigmont
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Craigmont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigmont
    • Craigmont is located in Lewis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Craigmont <2>
• Nez Perce County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Johnson, with the one closest to Johnson listed first.
  • Cavendish
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavendish
    • Cavendish is located in Nez Perce County
  • Peck
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
    • Peck is located in Nez Perce County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peck <2>
  • Lenore
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenore
    • Lenore is located in Nez Perce County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenore <2>
  • Cameron
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
    • Cameron is located in Nez Perce County
  • Chesley ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesley
    • Chesley is located in Nez Perce County
  • Cherrylane
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrylane
    • Cherrylane is located in Nez Perce County
  • Culdesac
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Culdesac have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culdesac
    • Culdesac is located in Nez Perce County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Culdesac <2>

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 14 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 29 miles [46.7 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 first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Idaho
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the //history.idaho.gov/idaho-state-archives

• Pages specific to Clearwater County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Idaho County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Latah County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Lewis County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Nez Perce County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Idaho
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Idaho
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Idaho
  • Cemeteries of Clearwater County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Idaho
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Idaho
  • Cemeteries of Clearwater County

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.

• Marsh Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marsh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marsh Cemetery
• Wells Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wells Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wells Cemetery
• Weseman Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weseman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weseman Cemetery
• Riverside Cemetery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
• Cook Cemetery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cook Cemetery
• Hill Cemetery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
• Fraser Cemetery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fraser Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fraser Cemetery
• Three Pines Cemetery
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • The Three Pines Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Elk River Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Three Pines Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2174534 <4>
• Pierce Cemetery
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pierce Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Pierce.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pierce Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2176081 <4>
• Russell Cemetery
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russell Cemetery
• Weippe Cemetery
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weippe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weippe Cemetery
• Peck Cemetery
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Peck Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Peck.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peck Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80599 <4>
• Continue List   (35 more) ...
  • Central Ridge Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Central Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Central Ridge Cemetery
  • Sunnyside Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunnyside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunnyside Cemetery
  • Angel Ridge Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Angel Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Angel Ridge Cemetery

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.<5>

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.

• Southwick
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southwick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwick
  • Southwick is located in Nez Perce County
• Linden
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
  • Linden is located in Latah County
• Cameron
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
  • Cameron is located in Nez Perce County
• Leland
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
  • Leland is located in Nez Perce County
• Glenwood
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
  • Glenwood is located in Idaho County
• Kendrick
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendrick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick
  • Kendrick is located in Latah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kendrick <2>
• Juliaetta
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juliaetta
  • Juliaetta is located in Latah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Juliaetta <2>

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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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 Clearwater County: www.clearwatercounty.org/

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/