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Welcome to Johnsons Mills ...

So far, we found very little information about Johnsons Mills. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Johnsons Mills to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Johnsons Mills, please Contact Us.


Johnsons Mills would have been located within present day Pitt County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Johnsons Mills, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Johnsons Mills: Johnsons Mls. (or less commonly used: Johnsons Mlls.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Johnsons Mills for more information about variations on the name of Johnsons Mills.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Johnsons Mills is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Johnsons Mills was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Johnsons Mills was located: 252

Communities Also Named Johnsons Mills ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Johnsons Mills - it's located in New Brunswick.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Johnsons Mills.

Communities near Johnsons Mills ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Johnsons Mills.

  • Greenville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Kinston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Winterville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Ayden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Farmville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Farmville is located in Pitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
  • Grifton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Snow Hill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Vanceboro
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Chocowinity
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Simpson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Simpson is located in Pitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Johnsons Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Johnsons Mills.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Johnsons Mills. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Johnsons Mills.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Johnsons Mills. See our Newspapers Page for Johnsons Mills.

Adding Johnsons Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Johnsons Mills in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Johnsons Mills was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Johnsons Mills.

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 Johnsons Mills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Pitt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Johnsons Mills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.