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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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

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

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 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 Florence County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Florence County: Clarendon, Darlington, Dillon, Lee, Marion, Marlboro & Williamsburg.

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:

  • Florence 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.
    • Cusac Crossroads
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusac Crossroads
      • Cusac Crossroads is located in Florence County
    • Jones Crossroads
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
      • Jones Crossroads is located in Florence County
    • Danwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danwood
      • Danwood is located in Florence County
    • Effingham
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Salem
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Salem is located in Florence County
    • Coward
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sardis
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sardis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
      • Sardis is located in Florence County
    • Park City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
      • Park City is located in Florence County
    • Tara Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tara Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tara Village
      • Tara Village is located in Florence County
    • Ebenezer
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
      • Ebenezer is located in Florence County
    • Friendfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Friendfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendfield
      • Friendfield is located in Florence County
    • Scranton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Olanta
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Clarendon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Crossroads, with the one closest to Johnson Crossroads listed first.
    • Turbeville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • New Zion
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Union Crossroads
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossroads
      • Union Crossroads is located in Clarendon County
    • Sardinia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Gable
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Alcolu
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Darlington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Crossroads, with the one closest to Johnson Crossroads listed first.
    • Alexander Crossroads
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Crossroads
      • Alexander Crossroads is located in Darlington County
    • Palmetto
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Palmetto. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
      • Palmetto is located in Darlington County
    • Syracuse
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
      • Syracuse is located in Darlington County
    • Lamar
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
      • Lamar is located in Darlington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <1>
    • Philadelphia ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Philadelphia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
      • Philadelphia is located in Darlington County
    • Pine Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
      • Pine Village is located in Darlington County
    • Darlington
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Lydia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Dovesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dovesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovesville
      • Dovesville is located in Darlington County
    • Mont Clare
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Clare
      • Mont Clare is located in Darlington County
    • Hartsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • North Hartsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hartsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hartsville
      • North Hartsville is located in Darlington County
    • Prestwood Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prestwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwood Village
      • Prestwood Village is located in Darlington County
  • Dillon County
    • Latta
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Crossroads, with the one closest to Johnson Crossroads listed first.
    • Lynchburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Atkins
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Atkins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
      • Atkins is located in Lee County
    • Elliott
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Alcot
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcot
      • Alcot is located in Lee County
    • Bishopville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Manville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
      • Manville is located in Lee County
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Crossroads, with the one closest to Johnson Crossroads listed first.
    • Tabernacle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tabernacle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
      • Tabernacle is located in Marion County
    • Laughlin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laughlin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laughlin
      • Laughlin is located in Marion County
    • Gresham
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Centenary
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Marion
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sellers
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rains
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Marlboro County
    • Brownsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
      • Brownsville is located in Marlboro County
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Crossroads, with the one closest to Johnson Crossroads listed first.
    • Hobbs Crossroads
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Crossroads
      • Hobbs Crossroads is located in Sumter County
    • Shiloh
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiloh have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Shiloh is located in Sumter County
    • Mayesville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Oswego
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
      • Oswego is located in Sumter County
    • East Sumter
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Sumter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sumter
      • East Sumter is located in Sumter County
    • Mulberry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mulberry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
      • Mulberry is located in Sumter County
    • Sumter
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Williamsburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Crossroads, with the one closest to Johnson Crossroads listed first.
    • Moore Crossroads
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Crossroads
      • Moore Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
    • Terrell Crossroad
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Crossroad
      • Terrell Crossroad is located in Williamsburg County
    • Cades
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Kingstree
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Indiantown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
      • Indiantown is located in Williamsburg County
    • Stuckey
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stuckey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuckey
      • Stuckey is located in Williamsburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
    • Hemingway
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Salters
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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.

  • Meadow Prong Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meadow Prong Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meadow Prong Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lynchs Memorial Gardens Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lynchs Memorial Gardens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lynchs Memorial Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Elim Methodist Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Mossy Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mossy Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mossy Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cockfield - Lynch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cockfield - Lynch Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Cockfield - Lynch Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2308455 <4>
  • Sparrow Swamp Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sparrow Swamp Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sparrow Swamp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Matthews Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Carter's Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • McLaughlin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Broad Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Yarborough Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (299 more) ...
    • Olive Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olive Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olive Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Lebanon Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lebanon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lebanon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Peniel Baptist Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 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.<6>

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.

  • Effingham
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Coward
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sardis
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sardis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
    • Sardis is located in Florence County
  • Howe
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
    • Howe is located in Florence County
  • Ebenezer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
    • Ebenezer is located in Florence County
  • Scranton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Friendfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Friendfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendfield
    • Friendfield is located in Florence County
  • Timmonsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Florence
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Claussen
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claussen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claussen
    • Claussen is located in Florence County
  • Cartersville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
    • Cartersville is located in Florence County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Hyman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyman
      • Hyman is located in Florence County
    • Shiloh
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiloh have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Shiloh is located in Sumter County
    • Lynchburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)

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 41 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 11 miles [17.7 km]<5>. 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 helpful 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:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Johnson Crossroads. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Florence County: www.florenceco.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Johnson Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0349, Longitude: -79.8223       In this case, the coordinates for Johnson Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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.




 

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