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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 Johnsons Mill (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 Johnsons Mill. 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.
Name Variations for Johnsons Mill ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Johnsons Mill: Johnsons Ml. (or less commonly used: Johnsons Mll.)
- While the name of this community is Johnsons Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Johnsons Mill may originally have been Johnson's Mill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Johnsons Mill might be written as Johnson Mill.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Johnsons Mill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Johnsons Mill.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Johnsons Mill is located in Fulton County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fulton County: Allegany (MD), Washington (MD), Bedford, Franklin & Huntingdon.
Below are the counties that are near Johnsons Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Johnsons Mill:
- Fulton County (The home county of Johnsons Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnsons Mill, with the one closest to Johnsons Mill listed first.
- Warfordsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dott
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dott is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dott
- Covalt
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Covalt is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covalt
- Needmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Websters Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Websters Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- Sipes Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sipes Mill is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipes Mill
- Pleasant Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Emmaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Emmaville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
- Crystal Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Crystal Spring is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
- McConnellsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Akersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Akersville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Harrisonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Harrisonville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnsons Mill, with the one closest to Johnsons Mill listed first.
- Robinsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Robinsonville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
- Purcell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Purcell is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell
- Breezewood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Everett
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Graceville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Graceville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceville
- Rainsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rainsburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Hopewell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Dallas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Dallas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Dallas
- Ott Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ott Town is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott Town
- Coaldale
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Coaldale is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Charlesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Charlesville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
- Beans Cove
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Beans Cove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Cove
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnsons Mill, with the one closest to Johnsons Mill listed first.
- Claylick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Claylick is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
- Cove Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cove Gap is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Mercersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Welsh Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Welsh Run is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh Run
- Dickey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dickey is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
- Markes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Markes is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markes
- Fort Loudon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Williamson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Williamson is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
- Rockdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rockdale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Milnor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Milnor is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milnor
- Cowans Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cowans Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowans Village
- Saint Thomas
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnsons Mill, with the one closest to Johnsons Mill listed first.
- Maddensville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Maddensville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddensville
- Selea
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Selea is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selea
- Robertsdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Robertsdale is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsdale
- Allegany County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnsons Mill, with the one closest to Johnsons Mill listed first.
- Little Orleans
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Green Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Green Ridge is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Keifers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Keifers is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keifers
- Flintstone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Town Creek ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Town Creek is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Rush
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rush is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Oldtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Washington County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnsons Mill, with the one closest to Johnsons Mill listed first.
- Hancock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Big Pool
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pearre
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pearre is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearre
- Clear Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Wilson - Conococheague
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wilson - Conococheague is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson - Conococheague
- Huyett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Huyett is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huyett
- Williamsport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maugansville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Williamsport Station
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsport Station is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport Station
- Halfway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Halfway is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Fountainhead - Orchard Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Berkeley County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnsons Mill, with the one closest to Johnsons Mill listed first.
- Hedgesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Little Georgetown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Little Georgetown is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
- Falling Waters
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bedington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bedington is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedington
- Martinsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arden
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Arden is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Scrabble
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Scrabble is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Swan Pond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Swan Pond is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Pond
- Baker Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Baker Heights is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Heights
- Darkesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Darkesville is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkesville
- Gerrardstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Inwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hampshire County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnsons Mill, with the one closest to Johnsons Mill listed first.
- Okonoko
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Okonoko is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okonoko
- Good
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Good is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
- Jefferson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnsons Mill, with the one closest to Johnsons Mill listed first.
- Shepherdstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bardane
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bardane is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardane
- Morgan County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnsons Mill, with the one closest to Johnsons Mill listed first.
- Hancock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Sleepy Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sleepy Creek is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
- Bath
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bath is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Berkeley Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Run is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Holton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Holton is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
- Berryville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Berryville is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Woodmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodmont is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmont
- Orleans Cross Roads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Orleans Cross Roads is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cross Roads
- Doe Gully
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Doe Gully is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Gully
- Stotlers Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Stotlers Crossroads is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotlers Crossroads
- Hansrote
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hansrote is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansrote
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Johnsons Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Johnsons Mill.
Cemeteries Near Johnsons Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Johnsons Mill.
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 Johnsons Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Johnsons Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Johnsons Mill, with the one closest to Johnsons Mill listed first.
- St. Thomas Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bethel Community Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Alpine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Pauls Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Hancock (MD).
- The St. Pauls Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81574 <4>
- Hill Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Orchard Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stone Bridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mahnes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hendershot Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mt. Olivet Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (220 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bethel 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.<5>
While we didn't find Johnsons Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Johnsons Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Johnsons Mill, with the one closest to Johnsons Mill listed first.
- Plum Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Plum Run is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Run
- Warfordsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hancock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Dott
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dott is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dott
- Dickeys Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dickeys Mountain is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeys Mountain
- Covalt
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Covalt is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covalt
- Sleepy Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sleepy Creek is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
- Sylvan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sylvan is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
- Needmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Buck Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Buck Valley is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Valley
- Sir Johns Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sir Johns Run is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sir Johns Run
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Ridersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ridersville is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridersville
- Big Cove Tannery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Big Cove Tannery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove Tannery
- Berkeley Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Johnsons Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Johnsons Mill.
Newspapers Published in Johnsons Mill ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Johnsons Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Johnsons Mill, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Johnsons Mill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Johnsons Mill:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Fulton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Franklin County
- Huntingdon County
- Allegany County
- Washington County
- Berkeley County
- Hampshire County
- Jefferson County
- Morgan County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Johnsons Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |