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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 Johannisburg (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 Johannisburg. 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 and hospitals 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.

Johannisburg is located in Washington County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washington County: Clinton, Jefferson, Marion, Perry, Randolph & Saint Clair.

Below are the counties that are near Johannisburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Johannisburg:

  • Washington County     (The home county of Johannisburg)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johannisburg, with the one closest to Johannisburg listed first.
    • Venedy
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Venedy is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
    • Stone Church
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Stone Church is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church
    • Caspars
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Caspars is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caspars
    • Okawville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Elkton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Elkton is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
    • Addieville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Clarmin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Clarmin is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarmin
    • Oakdale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Nashville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • New Minden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • New Minden is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Minden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
    • Posen
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Posen is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posen
    • Hoyleton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Bond County
    • Pierron
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johannisburg, with the one closest to Johannisburg listed first.
    • New Memphis
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Damiansville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Damiansville is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damiansville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
    • New Baden
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Albers
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Germantown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bartelso
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Trenton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Aviston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Breese
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Beckemeyer
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Posey
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Posey is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
    • Saint Rose
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Saint Rose is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Rose
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johannisburg, with the one closest to Johannisburg listed first.
    • Sebastopol
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Sebastopol is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
    • Saint Jacob
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Highland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Collinsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Troy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Troy is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,399 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
    • Marine
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Maryville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Grantfork
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Grantfork is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantfork
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
  • Marion County
    • Central City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Central City is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johannisburg, with the one closest to Johannisburg listed first.
    • Hecker
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Burksville Station
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Burksville Station is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville Station
    • Waterloo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Burksville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Burksville is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville
    • Renault
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Columbia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Wartburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Wartburg is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartburg
  • Perry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johannisburg, with the one closest to Johannisburg listed first.
    • Winkle
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Winkle is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkle
    • Cutler
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Conant
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Conant is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
    • Pinckneyville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Willisville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Denmark
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Denmark is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
    • Tamaroa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Pyatts
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Pyatts is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatts
  • Randolph County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johannisburg, with the one closest to Johannisburg listed first.
    • Tilden
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Coulterville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Houston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Houston is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
    • Baldwin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sparta
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Red Bud
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Preston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Preston is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
    • Blair
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Blair is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
    • Walsh
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Walsh is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsh
    • Percy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Evansville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Ruma
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Ruma is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
  • Saint Clair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johannisburg, with the one closest to Johannisburg listed first.
    • Saint Libory
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fayetteville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Fayetteville is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
    • Mascoutah
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Marissa
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Marissa is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marissa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,785 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marissa <1>
    • Lenzburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • New Athens
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • New Athens is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Athens
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
    • Lementon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Lementon is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lementon
    • Freeburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Summerfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Lebanon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Lebanon is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,225 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <1>
    • Shiloh
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Shiloh is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,653 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shiloh <1>
    • Smithton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Johannisburg, see our County-by-County Page for Johannisburg.

Cemeteries Near Johannisburg ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Johannisburg.

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 Johannisburg - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Johannisburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Johannisburg, with the one closest to Johannisburg listed first.

  • St. Johns Evangelical Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Miller Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Damian Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Harrymans Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Kinyon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Husemann Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Darmstadt Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Neunlist Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Toensing Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Staude Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (408 more) ...
    • Andress Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Pancratius Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Pulliam Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)

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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Johannisburg had a population of 100 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Venedy
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Venedy is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
  • Stone Church
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Stone Church is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church
  • Saint Libory
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Venedy Station
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Venedy Station is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedy Station
  • New Memphis Station
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • New Memphis Station is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Memphis Station
  • Caspars
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Caspars is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caspars
  • Lively Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lively Grove is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lively Grove
  • New Memphis
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Okawville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Plum Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Plum Hill is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Hill
  • Fayetteville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Fayetteville is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
  • Damiansville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Damiansville is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damiansville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Addieville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Marissa
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Marissa is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marissa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,785 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marissa <1>
    • New Baden
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Johannisburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Johannisburg.

Newspapers Published in Johannisburg ...

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 157 newspapers that have been published in the area around Johannisburg.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Johannisburg, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Johannisburg.

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 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 Johannisburg:

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>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 Johannisburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Johannisburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.