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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 southeast 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 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.
Johnson is located in Fayette County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fayette County: Clinton, Greene, Highland, Madison, Pickaway & Ross.
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:
- Fayette County (The home county of Johnson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson, with the one closest to Johnson listed first.
- Bloomingburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Washington Court House
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Washington
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Washington is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Cook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cook is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Cook has also been known as:
- Cook Station
- Hagler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hagler is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Yatesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yatesville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Jeffersonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Milledgeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Milledgeville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Octa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Octa is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson, with the one closest to Johnson listed first.
- South Charleston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cortsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cortsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortsville
- Lisbon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lisbon is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- South Vienna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson, with the one closest to Johnson listed first.
- Sabina
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Memphis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Memphis is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Lees Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lees Creek is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Clinton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Clinton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- New Vienna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Port William
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Port William is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port William
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Wilmington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Morrisville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Morrisville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Martinsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Martinsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson, with the one closest to Johnson listed first.
- Stoutsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cedar Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cedar Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson, with the one closest to Johnson listed first.
- Harrisburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Darbydale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Darbydale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbydale
- Pleasant Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Corners
- Ridpath ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ridpath is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridpath
- Borrors Corners ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Borrors Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borrors Corners
- Zuber ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Zuber is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuber
- Darby Park ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Darby Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby Park
- Grove City Country Club
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Galloway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Grove City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lockbourne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Urbancrest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Urbancrest is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbancrest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson, with the one closest to Johnson listed first.
- Bowersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bowersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Grape Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grape Grove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Grove
- Jamestown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Shawnee Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Shawnee Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Hills
- New Jasper
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- New Jasper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jasper
- Cedarville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Highland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson, with the one closest to Johnson listed first.
- Greenfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- East Monroe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Monroe is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monroe
- Leesburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bridges
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bridges is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges
- Highland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Highland is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- New Petersburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- New Petersburg is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Petersburg
- Barretts Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Barretts Mills is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts Mills
- Marshall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Marshall is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Hillsboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Willettsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Willettsville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willettsville
- Turkey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Turkey is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
- Hoagland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hoagland is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoagland
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson, with the one closest to Johnson listed first.
- Mount Sterling
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Range
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Range is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- Midway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chrisman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Chrisman is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
- South Solon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- South Solon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Solon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- London
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Jefferson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- West Jefferson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- West Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
- Summerford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Summerford is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerford
- Choctaw Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Choctaw Lake is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Lake
- Deer Creek Village ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Deer Creek Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Village
- Gillivan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gillivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillivan
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson, with the one closest to Johnson listed first.
- New Holland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Grange Hall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grange Hall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Hall
- Williamsport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pherson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pherson is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pherson
- Darbyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Darbyville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Fox
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Fox is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Matville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Matville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matville
- Logan Elm Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Logan Elm Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Elm Village
- Commercial Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Orient
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Circleville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Elmwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Elmwood is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson, with the one closest to Johnson listed first.
- Cynthiana
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cynthiana is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthiana
- Spellman Crossing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Spellman Crossing is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spellman Crossing
- Newfain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Newfain is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfain
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson, with the one closest to Johnson listed first.
- Clarksburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Clarksburg is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Austin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Austin is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Frankfort
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roxabell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Roxabell is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxabell
- South Salem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lattaville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lattaville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattaville
- Lattaville has also been known as:
- Lattas
- Musselman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Musselman is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musselman
- Fruitdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fruitdale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
- Yellowbud
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Yellowbud is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowbud
- Humboldt
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Humboldt is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
- Andersonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Andersonville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Bourneville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bourneville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourneville
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.
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lloyd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rowe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Compton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Britton Chaffin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- New Holland Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland Union Cemetery
- The New Holland Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Holland Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
- Jester Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jester Cemetery
- The Jester Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grimes Cemetery
- Sates Gamble Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Otterbein Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Eyeman - Bryant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Washington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (519 more) ...
- Bloomingburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Colmans Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Old Washington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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 in 1895, Johnson had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Johnson, with the one closest to Johnson listed first.
- Kingfred ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Kingfred is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingfred
- McLean
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- McLean is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLean
- New Holland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Manara
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Manara is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manara
- Fairview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Bloomingburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Washington Court House
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pancoastburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pancoastburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pancoastburg
- Good Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Good Hope is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Atlanta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Atlanta is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
- Madison Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Madison Mills is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
- Staunton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Staunton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Ghormley ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ghormley is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ghormley
- Austin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Austin is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Clarksburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Clarksburg is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
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 39 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 22 miles [35.4 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 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 Johnson:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Fayette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Clinton County
- Fairfield County
- Franklin County
- Greene County
- Highland County
- Madison County
- Pickaway County
- Pike County
- Ross County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Johnson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |