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 Johnstons Station (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 Johnstons Station. 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 Johnstons Station ...
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 Johnstons Station: Johnstons Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)
- While the name of this community is Johnstons Station, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Johnstons Station may originally have been Johnston's Station.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Johnstons Station might be written as Johnston Station.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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.
Johnstons Station is primarily located in Lincoln County. A portion of Johnstons Station extends into Pike County.
To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lincoln County: Amite, Copiah, Franklin, Jefferson, Lawrence, Pike & Walthall.
Below are the counties that are near Johnstons Station. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Johnstons Station:
- Lincoln County (The home county of Johnstons Station)
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnstons Station, with the one closest to Johnstons Station listed first.
- Norfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Norfield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield
- Wellman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wellman is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
- Brookhaven
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cobbs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cobbs is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
- Montgomery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Montgomery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- New Sight
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- New Sight is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sight
- Caseyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
- Amite County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnstons Station, with the one closest to Johnstons Station listed first.
- Thompson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- McElveen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- McElveen is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
- Mount Olive
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Olive is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Glading
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glading is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading
- Brookside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Brookside is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Huron
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Huron is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Liberty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- Gillsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gillsburg is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillsburg
- O'Neil
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- O'Neil is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil
- Bewelcome
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bewelcome is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewelcome
- Copiah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnstons Station, with the one closest to Johnstons Station listed first.
- Wesson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Beauregard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Beauregard is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Bowerton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bowerton is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerton
- Martinsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Martinsville is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Allen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Allen is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnstons Station, with the one closest to Johnstons Station listed first.
- McCall Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Eddiceton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eddiceton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddiceton
- Bude
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Meadville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Jefferson Davis County
- Oak Vale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Oak Vale is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Vale
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnstons Station, with the one closest to Johnstons Station listed first.
- Verna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Verna is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verna
- Nola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nola is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nola
- Monticello
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tilton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Tilton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Rosella
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rosella is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosella
- Arm
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Arm is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arm
- Tryus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tryus is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryus
- Hooker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hooker is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Marion County
- Kokomo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnstons Station, with the one closest to Johnstons Station listed first.
- Summit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- McComb
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bear Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bear Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
- Bacots
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bacots is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacots
- Topisaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Topisaw is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topisaw
- Holmesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Holmesville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
- Magnolia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Chatawa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Chatawa is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatawa
- Osyka
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Smithburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Smithburg is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
- Walthall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnstons Station, with the one closest to Johnstons Station listed first.
- Sartinville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sartinville is located in Walthall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartinville
- Tylertown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
- Kentwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Washington Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnstons Station, with the one closest to Johnstons Station listed first.
- Mount Hermon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sunny Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Johnstons Station, see our County-by-County Page for Johnstons Station.
Cemeteries Near Johnstons Station ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Johnstons Station.
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 Johnstons Station - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Johnstons Station covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Johnstons Station, with the one closest to Johnstons Station listed first.
- Henry D. Berry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry D. Berry Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Henry D. Berry Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Summit.
- The Henry D. Berry Cemetery has also been known as:
- Berry Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57966 <4>
- Johnstons Station Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wells Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Old Friendship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rollins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dickerson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Covington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bolian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (722 more) ...
- Charles Cole Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fellowship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Price Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Johnstons Station had a population of 27 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Johnstons Station, with the one closest to Johnstons Station listed first.
- Norfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Norfield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield
- Summit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bogue Chitto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bogue Chitto is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
- McComb
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ruth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ruth is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Wellman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wellman is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
- Auburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Auburn is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Fernwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fernwood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood
- Topisaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Topisaw is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topisaw
- Thompson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Holmesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Holmesville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
- Smithdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Smithdale is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithdale
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Magnolia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Brookhaven
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- East Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Fork is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Johnstons Station. See our List of 1890's Communities around Johnstons Station.
Newspapers Published in Johnstons Station ...
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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Johnstons Station.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Johnstons Station, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Johnstons Station.
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 websites either 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 Johnstons Station:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Lincoln County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amite County
- Copiah County
- Franklin County
- Jefferson Davis County
- Lawrence County
- Marion County
- Pike County
- Walthall County
- Tangipahoa Parish
- Washington Parish
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
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> | 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- Johnstons Station) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Johnstons Station, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |