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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 Johnsville (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 Johnsville. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Johnsville is located in Colleton 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 Colleton County: Allendale, Bamberg, Beaufort, Charleston, Dorchester, Hampton & Orangeburg.

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

  • Colleton County     (The home county of Johnsville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johnsville, with the one closest to Johnsville listed first.
    • Smoaks
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Williams
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ruffin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Canadys
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lodge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Ashton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
      • Ashton is located in Colleton County
    • Sidney
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
      • Sidney is located in Colleton County
    • Walterboro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sniders Crossroads
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sniders Crossroads
      • Sniders Crossroads is located in Colleton County
    • Drigger Crossroads
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drigger Crossroads
      • Drigger Crossroads is located in Colleton County
    • Islandton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Round O
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Cottageville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Allendale County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johnsville, with the one closest to Johnsville listed first.
    • Ulmer
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Sycamore
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Fairfax
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Bamberg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johnsville, with the one closest to Johnsville listed first.
    • Ehrhardt
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Bamberg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Govan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Govan
      • Govan is located in Bamberg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
    • Olar
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olar
      • Olar is located in Bamberg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olar <1>
    • Denmark
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Barnwell County
    • Hilda
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Beaufort County
    • Yemassee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Berkeley County
    • Sandridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
      • Sandridge is located in Berkeley County
  • Calhoun County
    • Cameron
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Cameron is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
  • Charleston County
    • Canady Landing ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canady Landing
      • Canady Landing is located in Charleston County
  • Dorchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johnsville, with the one closest to Johnsville listed first.
    • Reevesville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Grover
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Saint George
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Harleyville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Dorchester
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Ridgeville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Hampton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johnsville, with the one closest to Johnsville listed first.
    • Miley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Crocketville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Pond Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pond Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Town
      • Pond Town is located in Hampton County
    • Varnville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hampton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Early Branch
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Brunson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Barkerville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkerville
      • Barkerville is located in Hampton County
      • Barkerville has also been known as:
      • Haywardville
  • Orangeburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johnsville, with the one closest to Johnsville listed first.
    • Branchville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Sixty Six
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixty Six
      • Sixty Six is located in Orangeburg County
    • Bowman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Rowesville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Cope
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cope
      • Cope is located in Orangeburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cope <1>
    • Cordova
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Wells
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
      • Wells is located in Orangeburg County
    • Edisto
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edisto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edisto
      • Edisto is located in Orangeburg County
    • Orangeburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Holly Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Brookdale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale
      • Brookdale is located in Orangeburg County
    • Wilkinson Heights
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilkinson Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson Heights
      • Wilkinson Heights is located in Orangeburg County
    • Bolen Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolen Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolen Town
      • Bolen Town is located in Orangeburg County

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

Newspapers Published in Johnsville ...

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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Johnsville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Johnsville, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Johnsville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Johnsville:

Cemeteries Near Johnsville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Johnsville.

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 Johnsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Connor Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Connor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Connor Cemetery
  • May - Stokes - Raysor Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the May - Stokes - Raysor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the May - Stokes - Raysor Cemetery
  • Tabernacle Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Old Miss Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Miss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Miss Cemetery
  • Patrick Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patrick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patrick Cemetery
  • Spell - Risher Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spell - Risher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spell - Risher Cemetery
  • May Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the May Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the May Cemetery
  • Smoaks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smoaks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smoaks Cemetery
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
  • Spell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Buckhead Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buckhead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buckhead Cemetery
  • Green Pond Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Pond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Pond Cemetery
  • Continue List   (227 more) ...
    • Beulah Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beulah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beulah Cemetery
    • McAlhany Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McAlhany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McAlhany Cemetery
    • Smith Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery

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.<4>

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

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

  • Fifty Eight ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fifty Eight have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifty Eight
    • Fifty Eight is located in Orangeburg County
  • Branchville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Reevesville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Sixty Six
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixty Six
    • Sixty Six is located in Orangeburg County
  • Ashton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
    • Ashton is located in Colleton County
  • Walterboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bowman
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Rowesville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Islandton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bamberg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Miley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Harleyville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Felder
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Felder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felder
      • Felder is located in Orangeburg County
    • Drawdy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drawdy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drawdy
      • Drawdy is located in Colleton County
    • Cottageville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)

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

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

The official website for Colleton County: www.colletoncounty.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>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.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Johnsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Johnsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1276, Longitude: -80.7789    
<4>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 Johnsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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