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 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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 Crossroads is located in Edgefield 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 Edgefield County: Columbia (GA), Richmond (GA), Aiken, Greenwood, McCormick & 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:
- Edgefield 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.
- Colliers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Colliers is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers
- Edgefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lenoir ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lenoir is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
- Trenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Murphys Estates
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Murphys Estates is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Estates
- Johnston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Abbeville County
- Cana ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cana is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
- Aiken County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Crossroads, with the one closest to Johnson Crossroads listed first.
- Springdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Springdale is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Eureka
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Eureka is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Belvedere
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Belvedere is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere
- Vaucluse
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Augusta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Burnettown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Burnettown is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnettown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,769 people
- Graniteville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Warrenville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bath
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clearwater
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gloverville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Langley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Crossroads, with the one closest to Johnson Crossroads listed first.
- Troy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bradley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Promised Land
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Promised Land is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
- Verdery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Verdery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdery
- Fairforest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fairforest is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairforest
- Mathews Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mathews Village is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Village
- Ninety Six
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Springdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Springdale is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Panola Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Panola Village is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola Village
- Greenwood Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Greenwood Village is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
- Greenwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Grendel Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Grendel Village is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grendel Village
- Lexington County
- Batesburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- McCormick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Crossroads, with the one closest to Johnson Crossroads listed first.
- Clarks Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Modoc
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Parksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Liberty Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Hill is located in McCormick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Plum Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- McCormick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Willington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Willington is located in McCormick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington
- Mount Carmel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newberry County
- Chappells
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Saluda County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Crossroads, with the one closest to Johnson Crossroads listed first.
- Ward
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ridge Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Saluda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Grove is located in Saluda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Columbia County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Crossroads, with the one closest to Johnson Crossroads listed first.
- Snead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Snead is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snead
- Estimated population in 2019: 20,077 people
- Kiokee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kiokee is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiokee
- Evans
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lulaville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lulaville is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,961 people
- Martinez
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Memory Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Memory Park is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Park
- Population from the 2010 Census: 122 people
- Lamkin
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lamkin is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamkin
- Arrow Head
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Arrow Head is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Head
- Appling
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maddox
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maddox is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddox
- Grovetown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Forrest ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Forrest is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest
- Lincoln County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Crossroads, with the one closest to Johnson Crossroads listed first.
- Lincolnton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Loce
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Loce is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loce
- Goshen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Midway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Hesters Ferry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hesters Ferry is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesters Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 911 people
- McDuffie County (GA)
- Hamilton Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton Crossroads is located in McDuffie County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,117 people
- Richmond County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Crossroads, with the one closest to Johnson Crossroads listed first.
- Bonair
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bonair is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonair
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,135 people
- National Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- National Hills is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Hills
- Rockbrook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rockbrook is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook
- Population from the 2010 Census: 160 people
- Waverly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Waverly is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Forest Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Augusta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Belair
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Belair is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belair
- Barton Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Barton Village is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Village
- Southgate Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Southgate Village is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Village
- Fleming Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fleming Heights is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 717 people
- Richmond Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Richmond Hills is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 13,839 people
- Fairvale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fairvale is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairvale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,769 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.
- Martin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Prescott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Moss Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hollingsworth - Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holmes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Corley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cochran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spencer - Cochran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pressley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Griffis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- McKie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Liberty Spring Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (283 more) ...
- Frazier Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Edgefield Village Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield Village Cemetery
- The Edgefield Village Cemetery has also been known as:
- Edgefield First Baptist Church Cemetery
- Willow Brook Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2422814 <2>
- Blocker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 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.
- Colliers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Colliers is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers
- Modoc
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Lane
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Lane is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lane
- Morgana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Morgana is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgana
- Lenoir ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lenoir is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
- Trenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Eubank ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eubank is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eubank
- Meeting Street
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Meeting Street is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeting Street
- Plum Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Poverty Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Poverty Hill is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poverty Hill
- Johnston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Kiokee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kiokee is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiokee
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- McCormick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Double Branches
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Double Branches is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Branches
- Martinez
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
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 19 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]<4>. 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 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 Johnson Crossroads:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Edgefield County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Abbeville County
- Aiken County
- Greenwood County
- Lexington County
- McCormick County
- Newberry County
- Saluda County
- Columbia County
- Lincoln County
- McDuffie County
- Richmond County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South Carolina
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 Crossroads, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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'. |