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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 southwest 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 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.

Johannisburg is located in Washington County.

To see how the shape of Illinois' counties 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Venedy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedy
      • Venedy is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
    • Stone Church
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church
      • Stone Church is located in Washington County
    • Caspars
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caspars. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caspars
      • Caspars is located in Washington County
    • Okawville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Elkton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
      • Elkton is located in Washington County
    • Addieville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Addieville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addieville
      • Addieville is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addieville <3>
    • Clarmin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarmin
      • Clarmin is located in Washington County
    • Oakdale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
      • Oakdale is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakdale <3>
    • Nashville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • New Minden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Minden
      • New Minden is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
    • Posen
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Posen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posen
      • Posen is located in Washington County
    • Hoyleton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Bond County
    • Pierron
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierron
      • Pierron is located in Bond County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierron <3>
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Memphis
      • New Memphis is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Memphis <3>
    • Damiansville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damiansville
      • Damiansville is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
    • New Baden
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Baden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baden
      • New Baden is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,205 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Baden <3>
    • Albers
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albers
      • Albers is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albers <3>
    • Germantown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germantown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
      • Germantown is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,273 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Germantown <3>
    • Bartelso
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Trenton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
      • Trenton is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,566 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <3>
    • Aviston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aviston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aviston
      • Aviston is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,156 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aviston <3>
    • Breese
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Beckemeyer
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beckemeyer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckemeyer
      • Beckemeyer is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 999 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beckemeyer <3>
    • Posey
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
      • Posey is located in Clinton County
    • Saint Rose
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Rose have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Rose
      • Saint Rose is located in Clinton County
  • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sebastopol. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
      • Sebastopol is located in Madison County
    • Saint Jacob
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Highland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
      • Highland is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,017 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland <3>
    • Collinsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Troy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Troy is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,399 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <3>
    • Marine
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marine
      • Marine is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 919 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marine <3>
    • Maryville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maryville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryville
      • Maryville is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,959 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maryville <3>
    • Grantfork
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantfork
      • Grantfork is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
  • Marion County
    • Central City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Central City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
      • Central City is located in Marion County
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hecker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecker
      • Hecker is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hecker <3>
    • Burksville Station
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville Station
      • Burksville Station is located in Monroe County
    • Waterloo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterloo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
      • Waterloo is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,536 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <3>
    • Burksville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville
      • Burksville is located in Monroe County
    • Renault
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Columbia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
      • Columbia is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,627 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <3>
    • Wartburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wartburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartburg
      • Wartburg is located in Monroe County
  • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Winkle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkle
      • Winkle is located in Perry County
    • Cutler
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Conant
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
      • Conant is located in Perry County
    • Pinckneyville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Willisville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisville
      • Willisville is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 578 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willisville <3>
    • Denmark
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
      • Denmark is located in Perry County
    • Tamaroa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamaroa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamaroa
      • Tamaroa is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tamaroa <3>
    • Pyatts
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatts
      • Pyatts is located in Perry County
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tilden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
      • Tilden is located in Randolph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 827 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tilden <3>
    • Coulterville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Houston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Houston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
      • Houston is located in Randolph County
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Preston is located in Randolph County
    • Blair
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
      • Blair is located in Randolph County
    • Walsh
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsh
      • Walsh is located in Randolph County
    • Percy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Evansville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evansville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
      • Evansville is located in Randolph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evansville <3>
    • Ruma
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruma
      • Ruma is located in Randolph County
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayetteville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
      • Fayetteville is located in Saint Clair County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marissa
      • Marissa is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,785 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marissa <3>
    • Lenzburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • New Athens
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Athens
      • New Athens is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
    • Lementon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lementon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lementon
      • Lementon is located in Saint Clair County
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
      • Lebanon is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,225 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <3>
    • Shiloh
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiloh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Shiloh is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,653 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shiloh <3>
    • Smithton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithton
      • Smithton is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,812 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithton <3>

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.

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 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Evangelical Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Evangelical Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Miller Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Damian Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Damian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Damian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Harrymans Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrymans Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harrymans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kinyon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kinyon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kinyon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Husemann Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Husemann Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Husemann Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Darmstadt Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Darmstadt Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Darmstadt Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Neunlist Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neunlist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Neunlist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Toensing Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Toensing Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Toensing Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Staude Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Staude Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Staude Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Andress Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Andress Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Andress Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Pancratius Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pancratius Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pancratius Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Pulliam Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pulliam Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pulliam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Venedy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedy
    • Venedy is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
  • Stone Church
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church
    • Stone Church is located in Washington County
  • Saint Libory
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Venedy Station
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Venedy Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedy Station
    • Venedy Station is located in Washington County
  • New Memphis Station
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Memphis Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Memphis Station
    • New Memphis Station is located in Clinton County
  • Caspars
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caspars. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caspars
    • Caspars is located in Washington County
  • Lively Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lively Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lively Grove
    • Lively Grove is located in Washington County
  • New Memphis
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Memphis
    • New Memphis is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Memphis <3>
  • Okawville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Plum Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Hill
    • Plum Hill is located in Washington County
  • Fayetteville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayetteville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
    • Fayetteville is located in Saint Clair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
  • Damiansville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damiansville
    • Damiansville is located in Clinton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
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    • Addieville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Addieville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addieville
      • Addieville is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addieville <3>
    • Marissa
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marissa
      • Marissa is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,785 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marissa <3>
    • New Baden
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Baden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baden
      • New Baden is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,205 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Baden <3>

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]<5>. 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 first visit 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 Johannisburg:

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

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Johannisburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Johannisburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Johannisburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3845, Longitude: -89.6531       In this case, the coordinates for Johannisburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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