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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 Crossroads (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 Crossroads. 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 Johnson Crossroads ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Johnson Crossroads: Johnson Xrds.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Johnson Crossroads. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Johnson Crossroads.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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 Crossroads is located in Aiken County.

To see how the shape of South Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Aiken County: Burke (GA), Richmond (GA), Barnwell, Edgefield, Lexington, Orangeburg & Saluda.

Below are the counties that are near Johnson Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Johnson Crossroads:

  • Aiken County     (The home county of Johnson Crossroads)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Crossroads, with the one closest to Johnson Crossroads listed first.
    • Talatha
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Talatha is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talatha
    • New Ellenton
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Hawthorne ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Hawthorne is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
    • Jackson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Montmorenci
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Huntcliff
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Huntcliff is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntcliff
    • Cowden
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Cowden is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowden
    • Kathwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Kathwood is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathwood
    • Roseland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Roseland is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
    • Oakwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Oakwood is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
    • Bush ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Bush is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
    • Browns Hill ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Browns Hill is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Hill
    • Aiken
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Allendale County
  • Barnwell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Crossroads, with the one closest to Johnson Crossroads listed first.
    • Williston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Snelling
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Snelling is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snelling
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
    • Elko
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Elko is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elko <1>
    • Hattieville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Hattieville is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
    • Reynold
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Reynold is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynold
    • Barnwell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Whaley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Whaley is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
    • Blackville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Hilda
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Kline
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Edgefield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Crossroads, with the one closest to Johnson Crossroads listed first.
    • Murphys Estates
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Murphys Estates is located in Edgefield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Estates
    • Lenoir ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Lenoir is located in Edgefield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
    • Trenton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Edgefield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Orangeburg County
    • Springfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Burke County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Crossroads, with the one closest to Johnson Crossroads listed first.
    • Girard
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Girard is located in Burke County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Girard <1>
    • Waynesboro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Sardis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Sardis is located in Burke County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 970 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sardis <1>
  • Columbia County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Crossroads, with the one closest to Johnson Crossroads listed first.
    • Lulaville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Lulaville is located in Columbia County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,961 people
    • Martinez
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Memory Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Memory Park is located in Columbia County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Park
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 122 people
    • Arrow Head
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Arrow Head is located in Columbia County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Head
    • Lamkin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Lamkin is located in Columbia County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamkin
    • Fort Gordon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Snead
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Snead is located in Columbia County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snead
      • Estimated population in 2019: 20,077 people
    • Evans
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Forrest ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Forrest is located in Columbia County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest
    • Grovetown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Grovetown is located in Columbia County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovetown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,639 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grovetown <1>
  • Richmond County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Crossroads, with the one closest to Johnson Crossroads listed first.
    • Nixon ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Nixon is located in Richmond County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
    • Augusta
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Fairvale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Fairvale is located in Richmond County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairvale
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,769 people
    • Southgate Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Southgate Village is located in Richmond County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Village
    • National Hills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • National Hills is located in Richmond County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Hills
    • Fleming Heights
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Fleming Heights is located in Richmond County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Heights
      • Estimated population in 2019: 717 people
    • Gracewood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Pepperidge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Pepperidge is located in Richmond County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperidge
    • Richmond Hills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Richmond Hills is located in Richmond County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hills
      • Estimated population in 2019: 13,839 people
    • De Bruce
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • De Bruce is located in Richmond County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Bruce
      • Estimated population in 2019: 25,696 people
    • Forest Hills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Rockbrook
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Rockbrook is located in Richmond County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 160 people
    • Bonair
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Bonair is located in Richmond County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonair
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,135 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Johnson Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Johnson Crossroads.

Cemeteries Near Johnson Crossroads ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Johnson Crossroads.

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 Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Johnson Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Johnson Crossroads, with the one closest to Johnson Crossroads listed first.

  • Berry Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Spring Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Fairfield Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Ford Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Marks Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dorch Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Harris Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Galphin Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Glover Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Millbrook Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Montmorenci Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (217 more) ...
    • Hankinson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Scott Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Glover Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)

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.<2>

While we didn't find Johnson Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Johnson Crossroads.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Johnson Crossroads, with the one closest to Johnson Crossroads listed first.

  • Talatha
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Talatha is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talatha
  • Hawthorne ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Hawthorne is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
  • Jackson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenland ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenland is located in Barnwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
  • Cowden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Cowden is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowden
  • Montmorenci
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Oakwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Oakwood is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
  • Roseland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Roseland is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
  • Aiken
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Windsor
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • White Pond
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • White Pond is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pond
  • Langley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Johnson Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Johnson Crossroads.

Newspapers Published in Johnson Crossroads ...

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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Johnson Crossroads.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Johnson Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Johnson Crossroads.

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 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 Crossroads:

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>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 Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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- Johnson Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.