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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Johns Mills. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Johns Mills to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Johns Mills, please Contact Us.
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 Mills (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 Mills. 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 Mills ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Johns Mills: Johns Mls. (or less commonly used: Johns Mlls.)
- While the name of this community is Johns Mills, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<2>. So Johns Mills may originally have been John's Mills.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Johns Mills might be written as John Mills.
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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Johns Mills is historic, it would have been located within present day Douglas County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Douglas County: Christian, Howell, Ozark, Taney, Texas, Webster & Wright.
Below are the counties that are near Johns Mills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Johns Mills:
- Douglas County (The home county of Johns Mills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Johns Mills, with the one closest to Johns Mills listed first.
- Arden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Arden is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Red Bank
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bank is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Ava
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rome
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rome is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Smallett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Smallett is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallett
- Squires
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Squires is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires
- Olathia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Olathia is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathia
- Christian County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johns Mills, with the one closest to Johns Mills listed first.
- Elkhead
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Elkhead is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhead
- Bruner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bruner is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Velsor ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Velsor is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velsor
- Oldfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oldfield is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Sparta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Chadwick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chadwick is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwick
- Pembina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pembina is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembina
- Linden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Linden is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Garrison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Garrison is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Ozark
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cassidy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cassidy is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassidy
- Fremont Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fremont Hills is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 936 people
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johns Mills, with the one closest to Johns Mills listed first.
- Turners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Turners is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turners
- Mumford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mumford is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford
- Strafford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sequiota
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sequiota is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequiota
- Langston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Langston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
- Springfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Battlefield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Battlefield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,665 people
- Fair Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brookline Station
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Brookline Station is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Station
- Brookline
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Brookline is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Ozark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johns Mills, with the one closest to Johns Mills listed first.
- Foil
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Foil is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foil
- Wasola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wasola is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasola
- Summit City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Summit City is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
- Thornfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Thornfield is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornfield
- Noble
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Noble is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
- Almartha
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Almartha is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almartha
- Longrun
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Longrun is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longrun
- Romance
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Romance is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
- Stone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johns Mills, with the one closest to Johns Mills listed first.
- Ponce de Leon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ponce de Leon is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponce de Leon
- White City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- White City is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Taney County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johns Mills, with the one closest to Johns Mills listed first.
- Bradleyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bradleyville is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradleyville
- McClurg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- McClurg is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClurg
- Taneyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Taneyville is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taneyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Day
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Day is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
- Kissee Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Merriam Woods
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Merriam Woods is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,859 people
- Walnut Shade
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Shade is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
- Forsyth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rockaway Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bull Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bull Creek is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
- Rueter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rueter is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rueter
- Powersite
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Powersite is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersite
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johns Mills, with the one closest to Johns Mills listed first.
- Olga
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Olga is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olga
- Sarvis Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sarvis Point is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarvis Point
- Fordland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Diggins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Diggins is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diggins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Seymour
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rogersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Crown is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Northview
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Northview is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
- Marshfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Niangua
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Niangua is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niangua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
- Conklin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Conklin is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin
- Elkland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Elkland is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkland
- Wright County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johns Mills, with the one closest to Johns Mills listed first.
- Mansfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Odin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Odin is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Macomb
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Macomb is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
- Hartville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Norwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Grovespring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Johns Mills, see our County-by-County Page for Johns Mills.
Cemeteries Near Johns Mills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Johns Mills.
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 Mills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Johns Mills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Johns Mills, with the one closest to Johns Mills listed first.
- Swearengin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hyde Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Harvill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maggard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Easter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Silvey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cardwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ragsdale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Temple Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sartin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (322 more) ...
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stillings Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Arden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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.
Johns Mills itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Johns Mills, with the one closest to Johns Mills listed first.
- Elkhead
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Elkhead is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhead
- Olga
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Olga is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olga
- Dogwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dogwood is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Arden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Arden is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Sarvis Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sarvis Point is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarvis Point
- Fordland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Red Bank
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bank is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Velsor ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Velsor is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velsor
- Diggins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Diggins is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diggins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Sparta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Arno
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arno is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arno
- Seymour
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Rogersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chadwick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chadwick is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwick
- Roy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roy is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Johns Mills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Johns Mills.
Newspapers Published in Johns Mills ...
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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Johns Mills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Johns Mills, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Johns Mills.
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 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 Johns Mills:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Douglas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Christian County
- Greene County
- Ozark County
- Stone County
- Taney County
- Webster County
- Wright County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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). |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Johns Mills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |