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 Johns Run (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 Johns Run. 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.
Name Variations for Johns Run ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
While the name of this community is Johns Run, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Johns Run may originally have been John's Run.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Johns Run might be written as John Run.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Johns Run is located in Carter County.
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Carter County: Boyd, Elliott, Greenup, Lawrence, Lewis & Rowan.
Below are the counties that are near Johns Run. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Johns Run:
- Carter County (The home county of Johns Run)
- The following are listed by their distance from Johns Run, with the one closest to Johns Run listed first.
- Hitchins
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hitchins is located in Carter County
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- Mount Savage
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Savage is located in Carter County
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- Willard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Willard is located in Carter County
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- Jeriel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jeriel is located in Carter County
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- Denton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Denton is located in Carter County
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- Beetle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beetle is located in Carter County
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- Leon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leon is located in Carter County
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- Grayson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pactolus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pactolus is located in Carter County
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- Grahn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Grahn is located in Carter County
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- Counts Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Counts Crossroads is located in Carter County
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- Mountain Top
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mountain Top is located in Carter County
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- Olive Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Boyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johns Run, with the one closest to Johns Run listed first.
- Rush
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Boltsfork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Boltsfork is located in Boyd County
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- Big Sandy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Big Sandy is located in Boyd County
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- Mavity
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mavity is located in Boyd County
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- Princess
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Princess is located in Boyd County
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- Cannonsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cannonsburg is located in Boyd County
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- Durbin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Durbin is located in Boyd County
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- Lockwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lockwood is located in Boyd County
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- Catlettsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Boyd County
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- Cliffside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cliffside is located in Boyd County
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- Millseat
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Millseat is located in Boyd County
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- Normal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Normal is located in Boyd County
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- Elliott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johns Run, with the one closest to Johns Run listed first.
- Bruin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bruin is located in Elliott County
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- Ibex
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ibex is located in Elliott County
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- Newfoundland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newfoundland is located in Elliott County
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- Gimlet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gimlet is located in Elliott County
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- Isonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Isonville is located in Elliott County
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- Bell City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bell City is located in Elliott County
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- Sandy Hook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ault
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ault is located in Elliott County
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- The Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- The Ridge is located in Elliott County
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- Greenup County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johns Run, with the one closest to Johns Run listed first.
- Hopewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hopewell is located in Greenup County
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- Hunnewell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hunnewell is located in Greenup County
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- Argillite
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Tygarts Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Tygarts Valley is located in Greenup County
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- Warnock
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Warnock is located in Greenup County
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- Danleyton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Danleyton is located in Greenup County
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- Bellefonte
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bellefonte is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Flatwoods
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wurtland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Wurtland is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Raceland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Raceland is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
- Russell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greenup
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lynn
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lynn is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johns Run, with the one closest to Johns Run listed first.
- Keaton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Keaton is located in Johnson County
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- Redbush
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Redbush is located in Johnson County
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- Flatgap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Flatgap is located in Johnson County
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- Fuget
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fuget is located in Johnson County
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- Sitka
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sitka is located in Johnson County
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- Lowmansville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lowmansville is located in Johnson County
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- Volga
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Volga is located in Johnson County
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- Nippa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Nippa is located in Johnson County
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- Wittensville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wittensville is located in Johnson County
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- Whitehouse
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whitehouse is located in Johnson County
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- Barnetts Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Barnetts Creek is located in Johnson County
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- Staffordsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Tutor Key
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Tutor Key is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tutor Key
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johns Run, with the one closest to Johns Run listed first.
- Webbville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Webbville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webbville
- Glenwood ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Glenwood is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Brammer Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brammer Gap is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brammer Gap
- Lizzie ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lizzie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzie
- Cherokee Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee Gap is located in Lawrence County
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- Hicksville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hicksville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Tuscola ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tuscola is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
- Houckville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Houckville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houckville
- Olioville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Olioville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olioville
- Vessie ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Vessie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vessie
- Dennis ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dennis is located in Lawrence County
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- Gladys ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gladys is located in Lawrence County
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- Overda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Overda is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overda
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johns Run, with the one closest to Johns Run listed first.
- Emerson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Emerson is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Camp Dix
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Dix is located in Lewis County
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- Garrison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garrison is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Quincy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Quincy is located in Lewis County
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- Magoffin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johns Run, with the one closest to Johns Run listed first.
- Lacey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lacey is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Logville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Logville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logville
- Flat Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Flat Fork is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Fork
- Wheelersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wheelersburg is located in Magoffin County
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- Cisco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cisco is located in Magoffin County
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- Maggard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Maggard is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maggard
- Martin County
- Tomahawk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tomahawk is located in Martin County
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- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johns Run, with the one closest to Johns Run listed first.
- Crockett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Crockett is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
- Elkfork
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elkfork is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkfork
- Jeptha
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jeptha is located in Morgan County
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- Ophir
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ophir is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Wrigley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wrigley is located in Morgan County
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- Dingus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dingus is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingus
- West Liberty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yocum
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yocum is located in Morgan County
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- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johns Run, with the one closest to Johns Run listed first.
- Elliottville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Elliottville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottville
- Minor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Minor is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
- Haldeman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Haldeman is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haldeman
- Gates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Gates is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Clearfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Clearfield is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
- Morehead
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Brady
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Brady is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
- Lawrence County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Johns Run, with the one closest to Johns Run listed first.
- South Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burlington
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Burlington is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Coal Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Sheridan
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sheridan is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Hanging Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hanging Rock is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Ironton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sybene
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sybene is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sybene
- Chesapeake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kitts Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kitts Hill is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Hill
- Rockwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rockwood is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Vesuvius ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vesuvius is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesuvius
- Andis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Andis is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andis
- Pedro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pedro is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedro
- Scioto County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Johns Run, with the one closest to Johns Run listed first.
- Haverhill Station
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Haverhill Station is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill Station
- Franklin Furnace
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Powellsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Powellsville is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellsville
- Cabell County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Johns Run, with the one closest to Johns Run listed first.
- Hodges
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hodges is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges
- Huntington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Reid
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Reid is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid
- Wayne County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Johns Run, with the one closest to Johns Run listed first.
- Hubbardstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hubbardstown is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardstown
- Fort Gay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Gay is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Mineral Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Springs is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Centerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Kenova
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ceredo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Buffalo Creek is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Creek
- Echo
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Echo is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Effie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Effie is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
- Wayne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Armilda
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Armilda is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armilda
- East Lynn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- East Lynn is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
- Dunlow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dunlow is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlow
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Johns Run, see our County-by-County Page for Johns Run.
Cemeteries Near Johns Run ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Johns Run.
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 Johns Run - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Johns Run covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Johns Run, with the one closest to Johns Run listed first.
- Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Womack Graveyard
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Tolliver Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gollahue Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- McDavid Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kitchen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ratcliff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bolding Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ratcliff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Webb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cooksey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Edison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (936 more) ...
- Kitchen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kitchen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sammons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<4>
While we didn't find Johns Run in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Johns Run.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Johns Run, with the one closest to Johns Run listed first.
- Willard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Willard is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Mount Savage
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Savage is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Savage
- Denton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Denton is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Webbville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Webbville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webbville
- Leon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leon is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Bruin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bruin is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
- Grayson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Glenwood ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Glenwood is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Music
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Music is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Music
- Fultz
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fultz is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultz
- Stephens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stephens is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
- Grant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grant is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Aden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Aden is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Pactolus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pactolus is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
- Ibex
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ibex is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ibex
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Johns Run. See our List of 1890's Communities around Johns Run.
Newspapers Published in Johns Run ...
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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Johns Run.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Johns Run, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Johns Run.
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 Johns Run:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Carter County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boyd County
- Elliott County
- Greenup County
- Johnson County
- Lawrence County
- Lewis County
- Magoffin County
- Martin County
- Morgan County
- Rowan County
- Lawrence County
- Scioto County
- Cabell County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Johns Run, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Johns Run) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |