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 (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. 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.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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 is located in Orange County.
To see how the shape of New York's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Orange County: Passaic (NJ), Sussex (NJ), Dutchess, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster & Pike (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Johnson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Johnson:
- Orange County (The home county of Johnson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson, with the one closest to Johnson listed first.
- South Centerville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- South Centerville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Centerville
- New Hampton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Hampton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampton
- Finchville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Finchville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Pine Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Island is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
- Unionville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shin Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shin Hollow is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shin Hollow
- Newport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Newport is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Big Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Big Island is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Island
- East Middletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Middletown is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Middletown
- Huguenot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Amity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Amity is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Edenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Edenville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
- Dutchess County
- Beacon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Greene County
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall-on-Hudson
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson, with the one closest to Johnson listed first.
- Cold Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Glenclyffe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Glenclyffe is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenclyffe
- Garrison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Nelsonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Nelsonville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Rockland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson, with the one closest to Johnson listed first.
- Sloatsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ramapo
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ramapo is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramapo
- Hillburn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Suffern
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Montebello
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Montebello is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montebello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,579 people
- Pomona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wesley Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wesley Hills is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,919 people
- Doodletown ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Doodletown is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doodletown
- Thiells
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Ivy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Ivy is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ivy
- New Hempstead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Hempstead is located in Rockland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hempstead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,456 people
- Tallman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sullivan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson, with the one closest to Johnson listed first.
- Bloomingburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wurtsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Yankee Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Yankee Lake is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake
- Summitville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pond Eddy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rock Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Glen Wild
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Squirrels Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Squirrels Corners is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrels Corners
- Thompsonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Monticello
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eldred
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Barryville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ulster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson, with the one closest to Johnson listed first.
- Walker Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ulsterville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ulsterville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulsterville
- Cragsmoor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cragsmoor is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cragsmoor
- Spring Glen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Crawford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crawford is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Dwaarkill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dwaarkill is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwaarkill
- Wallkill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ellenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bruynswick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bruynswick is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruynswick
- Rutsonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rutsonville is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutsonville
- New Hurley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Hurley is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hurley
- Napanoch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Westchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson, with the one closest to Johnson listed first.
- Buchanan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Verplanck
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Montrose
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Peekskill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bergen County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson, with the one closest to Johnson listed first.
- Mahwah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mahwah is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahwah
- Campgaw
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Campgaw is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campgaw
- Ackermans Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ackermans Mills is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackermans Mills
- Wyckoff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wyckoff is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyckoff
- Morris County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson, with the one closest to Johnson listed first.
- Newfoundland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Newfoundland is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfoundland
- Butler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Butler is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Weldon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Weldon is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Woodport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Woodport is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodport
- Hurdtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hurdtown is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurdtown
- Lake Telemark
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lake Telemark is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Telemark
- Lyonsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lyonsville is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsville
- Hibernia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hibernia is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernia
- Hilltown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hilltown is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltown
- Powerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Powerville is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powerville
- Taylortown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Taylortown is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylortown
- White Meadow Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- White Meadow Lake is located in Morris County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Meadow Lake
- Passaic County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson, with the one closest to Johnson listed first.
- West Milford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Milford is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milford
- Macopin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Macopin is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macopin
- Haskell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Haskell is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell
- Sussex County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson, with the one closest to Johnson listed first.
- Vernon Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Vernon Valley is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Valley
- Colesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Colesville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesville
- Libertyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Libertyville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Highland Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Highland Lake is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
- McCoys Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- McCoys Corner is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoys Corner
- Beaver Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Beaver Run is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Run
- Hardistonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hardistonville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardistonville
- Roys
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Roys is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roys
- Pellettown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pellettown is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellettown
- Wykertown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wykertown is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wykertown
- Armstrong
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Armstrong is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Layton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Layton is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Pike County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson, with the one closest to Johnson listed first.
- Matamoras
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Millrift
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Millrift is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrift
- Milford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Conashaugh
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Conashaugh is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conashaugh
- Parkers Glen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Parkers Glen is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Glen
- Delaware
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Delaware is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Lackawaxen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Westcolang
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Westcolang is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westcolang
- Egypt Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Egypt Mills is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Mills
- Lords Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rowland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Masthope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Masthope is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masthope
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Johnson, see our County-by-County Page for Johnson.
Cemeteries Near Johnson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Johnson.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Johnson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Johnson, with the one closest to Johnson listed first.
- Stewartown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Old School Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Minisink Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgebury Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Unionville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Stanislaus RC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Denton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pinehill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hillside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (192 more) ...
- Seeley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Beth Shalom Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Johnson had a population of 159 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Johnson, with the one closest to Johnson listed first.
- South Centerville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- South Centerville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Centerville
- Westtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Slate Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgebury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgebury is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgebury
- Wilcox
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wilcox is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox
- Unionville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Island is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
- New Hampton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Hampton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampton
- Mount Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mount Hope is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Big Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Big Island is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Island
- Guymard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Guymard is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guymard
- Otisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Glenwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Glenwood is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Amity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Amity is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Edenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Edenville is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Johnson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Johnson.
Newspapers Published in Johnson ...
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 126 newspapers that have been published in the area around Johnson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Johnson, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Johnson.
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 helpful 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:
- Websites specific to New York
- Pages specific to Orange County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dutchess County
- Greene County
- Putnam County
- Rockland County
- Sullivan County
- Ulster County
- Westchester County
- Bergen County
- Morris County
- Passaic County
- Sussex County
- Pike County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New York
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, 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) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |