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 Johnsonville (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 Johnsonville. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Johnsonville is located in McClain County.
To see how the shape of Oklahoma's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of McClain County: Cleveland, Garvin, Grady, Pontotoc & Pottawatomie.
Below are the counties that are near Johnsonville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Johnsonville:
- McClain County (The home county of Johnsonville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnsonville, with the one closest to Johnsonville listed first.
- Byars
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rosedale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rosedale is located in McClain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Wayne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Purcell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Payne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Payne is located in McClain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Washington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Goldsby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Criner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Criner is located in McClain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Criner
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnsonville, with the one closest to Johnsonville listed first.
- Etowah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Etowah is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Lexington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Maguire
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maguire is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maguire
- Slaughterville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Slaughterville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,359 people
- Little Axe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Little Axe is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Axe
- Noble
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Hall Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hall Park is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Park
- Garvin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnsonville, with the one closest to Johnsonville listed first.
- Stratford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Paoli
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pauls Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Whitebead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whitebead is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitebead
- Whitebead has also been known as:
- White Bead
- Wynnewood
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Maysville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Antioch
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Elmore City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Katie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Katie is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
- Wallville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Wallville is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallville
- Satterwhite
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Satterwhite is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satterwhite
- Murray County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnsonville, with the one closest to Johnsonville listed first.
- Washita
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Washita is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washita
- Hickory
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Sulphur
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pontotoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnsonville, with the one closest to Johnsonville listed first.
- Oil Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Oil Center is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Center
- Bebee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bebee is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bebee
- Byng
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Byng is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byng
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
- Ada
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ada is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,239 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ada <1>
- Roff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fitzhugh
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Homer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Homer is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Oakman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Oakman is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakman
- Francis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ahloso
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ahloso is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ahloso
- Fittstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Franks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Franks is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks
- Pottawatomie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnsonville, with the one closest to Johnsonville listed first.
- Wanette
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Asher
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tribbey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tribbey is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribbey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Sacred Heart
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sacred Heart is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart
- Saint Louis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Macomb
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Brooksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Brooksville is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Maud
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maud is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,059 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maud <1>
- Pink
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pink is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,187 people
- Tecumseh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bethel Acres
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bethel Acres is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,262 people
- Earlsboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Seminole County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnsonville, with the one closest to Johnsonville listed first.
- Konawa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bowlegs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sasakwa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Johnsonville, see our County-by-County Page for Johnsonville.
Cemeteries Near Johnsonville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Johnsonville.
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 Johnsonville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Johnsonville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Johnsonville, with the one closest to Johnsonville listed first.
- New Johnsonville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Byars Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dixon Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wanette Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Blue Branch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rosedale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Civit Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Abney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- McGee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the McGee Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Stratford.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1419634 <2>
- Martin Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cook Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (165 more) ...
- Box Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clabber Flats Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Avoca Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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>
While we didn't find Johnsonville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Johnsonville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Johnsonville, with the one closest to Johnsonville listed first.
- Eason
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eason is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eason
- Anderson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Anderson is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Sacred Heart
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sacred Heart is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart
- Romulus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Romulus is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romulus
- Etowah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Etowah is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Lexington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Noble
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Francis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Denver
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Denver is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Tecumseh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Johnsonville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Johnsonville.
Newspapers Published in Johnsonville ...
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 121 newspapers that have been published in the area around Johnsonville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Johnsonville, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Johnsonville.
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 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 Johnsonville:
- Websites specific to Oklahoma
- Pages specific to McClain County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cleveland County
- Garvin County
- Murray County
- Pontotoc County
- Pottawatomie County
- Seminole County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Oklahoma
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 Johnsonville, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Johnsonville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |