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 Crossroads (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 Crossroads. 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 Johnson Crossroads ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Johnson Crossroads: Johnson Xrds.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Johnson Crossroads. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Johnson Crossroads.
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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Johnson Crossroads is located in Grayson 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 Grayson County: Breckinridge, Butler, Edmonson, Hardin, Hart & Ohio.
Below are the counties that are near Johnson Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Johnson Crossroads:
- Grayson County (The home county of Johnson Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Crossroads, with the one closest to Johnson Crossroads listed first.
- Peonia
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Peonia is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peonia
- Higdon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Higdon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon
- Clarkson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Leitchfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wheelers Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wheelers Mill is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelers Mill
- Black Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Big Clifty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Big Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Clifty
- Millwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Millwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Shrewsbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
- Duff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Duff is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff
- Caneyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Indian Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Valley is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Crossroads, with the one closest to Johnson Crossroads listed first.
- Highland Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Springs is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Springs
- Park City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cave City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oil City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oil City is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Hiseville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hiseville is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
- Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Park is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Beckton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Beckton is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckton
- Coral Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coral Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
- Breckinridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Crossroads, with the one closest to Johnson Crossroads listed first.
- Horn Back Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Horn Back Mill is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Back Mill
- Hudson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hudson is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- McDaniels
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Constantine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Constantine is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
- Buras
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Buras is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buras
- Dyer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Dyer is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
- Se Ree
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Se Ree is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Se Ree
- Custer
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Falls-of-Rough
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Westview
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Westview is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview
- Glen Dean
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Dean is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Dean
- Harned
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Crossroads, with the one closest to Johnson Crossroads listed first.
- Jetson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jetson is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetson
- Whittinghill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Whittinghill is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittinghill
- Welch's Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Welch's Creek is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch's Creek
- Brooklyn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Brooklyn is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Woodbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbury is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Aberdeen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Morgantown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Edmonson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Crossroads, with the one closest to Johnson Crossroads listed first.
- Bee Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kyrock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kyrock is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrock
- Sweeden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sweeden is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeden
- Stockholm
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Stockholm is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
- Sunfish
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Lindseyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lindseyville is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindseyville
- Huff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Huff is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Brownsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mammoth Cave
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rhoda
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rhoda is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoda
- Roundhill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roundhill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhill
- Union City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Union City is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Crossroads, with the one closest to Johnson Crossroads listed first.
- Spurrier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spurrier is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrier
- Seven Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Corners is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Corners
- Limp
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Limp is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limp
- Flint Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Flint Hill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Melrose
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Melrose is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Summit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Summit is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Hardin Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hardin Springs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Springs
- White Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- White Mills is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills
- Eastview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eastview is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- White Mills Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- White Mills Junction is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mills Junction
- Pierce Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pierce Mill is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Mill
- Old Stephensburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Old Stephensburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Stephensburg
- Hart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Crossroads, with the one closest to Johnson Crossroads listed first.
- Dogcreek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dogcreek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogcreek
- Cub Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Priceville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Priceville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Winesap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Winesap is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Bonnieville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Logsdon Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Logsdon Valley is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsdon Valley
- Munfordville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rowletts
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rowletts is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowletts
- Hammonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hammonville is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonville
- Horse Cave
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Canmer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Canmer is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canmer
- Bunnell Crossing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bunnell Crossing is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnell Crossing
- Larue County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Crossroads, with the one closest to Johnson Crossroads listed first.
- Magnolia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Magnolia is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Tonieville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tonieville is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonieville
- Hodgenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Buffalo is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Mount Sherman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Sherman is located in Larue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sherman
- Meade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Crossroads, with the one closest to Johnson Crossroads listed first.
- Big Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Big Spring is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Maples Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Maples Corner is located in Meade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples Corner
- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Crossroads, with the one closest to Johnson Crossroads listed first.
- Arnold
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Arnold is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Horse Branch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Horse Branch is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Branch
- Olaton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Olaton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaton
- Rosine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Select
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Select is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Select
- Former name for Select:
- Stweartsville
- Mount Pleasant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Crossroads, with the one closest to Johnson Crossroads listed first.
- Anna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Anna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Smiths Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Oakland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Richardsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Richardsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsville
- Plum Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Plum Springs is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Rockland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rockland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Gotts
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gotts is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotts
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Johnson Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Johnson Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Johnson Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Johnson Crossroads.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Johnson Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Johnson Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Johnson Crossroads, with the one closest to Johnson Crossroads listed first.
- Logsdon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Decker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hill Grove MB Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- John Stevenson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Stevenson Cemetery
- The John Stevenson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Meredith - Moutardier Family Cemetery
- Merideth Family Cemetery
- merideth - Moutardier Family Cemetery
- Stevenson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2228941 <2>
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- William Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Williams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- St. Elizabeth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Walnut Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vincent Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kyrock Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (298 more) ...
- Cove Hollow Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Craddock Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wooden Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Johnson Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Johnson Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Johnson Crossroads, with the one closest to Johnson Crossroads listed first.
- Peonia
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Peonia is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peonia
- Anneta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Anneta is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anneta
- Higdon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Higdon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon
- Grayson Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Grayson Springs is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson Springs
- Wax
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wax is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wax
- Dogcreek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dogcreek is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogcreek
- Horntown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Horntown is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horntown
- Clarkson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Clifty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- West Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clifty
- Leitchfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bee Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Millerstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Millerstown is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Lines Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lines Mill is located in Hart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lines Mill
- Wheelers Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wheelers Mill is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelers Mill
- Black Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Johnson Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Johnson Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Johnson Crossroads ...
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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Johnson Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Johnson Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Johnson Crossroads.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Crossroads:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Grayson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barren County
- Breckinridge County
- Butler County
- Edmonson County
- Hardin County
- Hart County
- Larue County
- Meade County
- Ohio County
- Warren County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Johnson Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Johnson Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |