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>.
The location of Johnsons Mills has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Johnsons Mills, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we 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<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Johnsons Mills was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Johnsons Mills would have been located in the (252) area code.
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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Pitt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94,779 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <5>
- Kinston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinston
- Kinston is located in Lenoir County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,849 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kinston <5>
- Winterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterville
- Winterville is located in Pitt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,132 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winterville <5>
- Ayden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ayden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayden
- Ayden is located in Pitt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,159 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ayden <5>
- Farmville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Farmville is located in Pitt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
- Grifton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grifton
- Grifton is located in Lenoir County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,709 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grifton <5>
- Snow Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Snow Hill is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,483 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snow Hill <5>
- Vanceboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vanceboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanceboro
- Vanceboro is located in Craven County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vanceboro <5>
- Chocowinity
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chocowinity have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chocowinity
- Chocowinity is located in Beaufort County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 770 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chocowinity <5>
- Simpson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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 for Johnsons Mills was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Johnsons Mills on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Johnsons Mills.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Pitt County: www.co.pitt.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Johnsons Mills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |