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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 Chapel (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 Chapel. 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 Chapel ...

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.

While the name of this community is Johnsons Chapel, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Johnsons Chapel may originally have been Johnson's Chapel.

Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Johnsons Chapel might be written as Johnson Chapel.

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 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.

Johnsons Chapel is located in DeKalb County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of DeKalb County: Cannon, Putnam, Smith, Warren, White & Wilson.

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

  • DeKalb County     (The home county of Johnsons Chapel)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johnsons Chapel, with the one closest to Johnsons Chapel listed first.
    • Young Bend
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Young Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Bend
      • Young Bend is located in DeKalb County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 279 people
    • Philippi
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Smithville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Bear Branch ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
      • Bear Branch is located in DeKalb County
    • Youngblood ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Youngblood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
      • Youngblood is located in DeKalb County
    • Temperance Hall
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Dowelltown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Liberty
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Alexandria
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Cannon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johnsons Chapel, with the one closest to Johnsons Chapel listed first.
    • Woods
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Gassaway
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Thomas Town ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
      • Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
    • Bluewing
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Manus Town ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manus Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
      • Manus Town is located in Cannon County
    • Auburntown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburntown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
      • Auburntown is located in Cannon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
    • Woodbury
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Burt
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johnsons Chapel, with the one closest to Johnsons Chapel listed first.
    • Todd Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Todd Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Town
      • Todd Town is located in Cumberland County
    • Pleasant Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
    • Erasmus
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Erasmus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erasmus
      • Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Erasmus
      • From Johnsons Chapel to Erasmus
    • Newton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Gilead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
      • Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johnsons Chapel, with the one closest to Johnsons Chapel listed first.
    • Nameless
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Mayfield ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
      • Mayfield is located in Jackson County
    • Dodson Branch
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodson Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Branch
      • Dodson Branch is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,074 people
    • Gainesboro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesboro
      • Gainesboro is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 951 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesboro <3>
    • Rough Point
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Columbus Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
      • Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
    • Burristown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Haydenburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Overton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johnsons Chapel, with the one closest to Johnsons Chapel listed first.
    • Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Beaver Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bushing ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bushing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
      • Bushing is located in Overton County
    • Obey City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Obey City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
      • Obey City is located in Overton County
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johnsons Chapel, with the one closest to Johnsons Chapel listed first.
    • Burton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Boiling Springs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Ditty
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ditty. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditty
      • Ditty is located in Putnam County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ditty
      • From Johnsons Chapel to Ditty
    • Boma
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Burgess
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Huntland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntland
      • Huntland is located in Putnam County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 860 people
    • Baxter
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baxter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
      • Baxter is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,543 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter <3>
    • Southtown Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southtown Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
      • Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
    • Lafayette
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lafayette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
      • Lafayette is located in Putnam County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 4,962 people
    • Pekin ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pekin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
      • Pekin is located in Putnam County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,114 people
    • Cookeville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Burnett
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
      • Burnett is located in Putnam County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 418 people
    • Park Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
      • Park Village is located in Putnam County
  • Rutherford County
  • Smith County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johnsons Chapel, with the one closest to Johnsons Chapel listed first.
    • Chestnut Mound
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hickman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Gordonsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Bluff Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
      • Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
    • Carthage
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • South Carthage
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carthage
      • South Carthage is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
    • Shaver Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaver Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Town
      • Shaver Town is located in Smith County
    • Defeated
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Monoville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Difficult
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Rock City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
      • Rock City is located in Smith County
  • Van Buren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johnsons Chapel, with the one closest to Johnsons Chapel listed first.
    • Bone Cave
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Meade ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meade have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
      • Meade is located in Van Buren County
    • Cummingsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Laurelburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Sweetgum
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sweetgum. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
      • Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sweetgum
      • From Johnsons Chapel to Sweetgum
    • Spencer
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
      • Spencer is located in Van Buren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,710 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <3>
    • Sopha ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sopha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
      • Sopha is located in Van Buren County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johnsons Chapel, with the one closest to Johnsons Chapel listed first.
    • Fall City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fall City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall City
      • Fall City is located in Warren County
    • Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horseshoe Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Falls
      • Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County
    • Dibrell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dibrell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibrell
      • Dibrell is located in Warren County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dibrell
      • From Johnsons Chapel to Dibrell
    • Campaign
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Gath
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gath. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gath
      • Gath is located in Warren County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gath
      • From Johnsons Chapel to Gath
    • Rowland Station ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Rowland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rowland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
      • Rowland is located in Warren County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rowland
      • From Johnsons Chapel to Rowland
    • Lucky
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lucky. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
      • Lucky is located in Warren County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lucky
      • From Johnsons Chapel to Lucky
    • Hillis ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillis
      • Hillis is located in Warren County
    • Daylight
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • McMinnville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Shellsford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Centertown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • White County
  • Wilson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johnsons Chapel, with the one closest to Johnsons Chapel listed first.
    • Cottage Home
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage Home have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Home
      • Cottage Home is located in Wilson County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 88 people
    • Round Top
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Statesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Commerce
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Watertown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Saulsbury
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saulsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
      • Saulsbury is located in Wilson County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 96 people

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

Cemeteries Near Johnsons Chapel ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Johnsons Chapel.

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

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

  • Anderson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Billings Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Billings Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Billings Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shaw Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shaw Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shaw Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Peeled Chestnut Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peeled Chestnut Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peeled Chestnut Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Elrod Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elrod Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elrod Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Baker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hutchings Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hutchings Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hutchings Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Petty Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Petty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Petty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wesleys Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wesleys Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wesleys Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Vaughn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vaughn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vaughn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Adcock Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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    • New Hope Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Plainview Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plainview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plainview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Dobbs Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)

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 Johnsons Chapel in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Johnsons Chapel.

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

  • Peeled Chestnut
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Grace ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
    • Grace is located in White County
  • Fanchers Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Drop ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
    • Drop is located in White County
  • Cassville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cassville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
    • Cassville is located in White County
  • Burton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Bakers Crossroads
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bakers Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Crossroads
    • Bakers Crossroads is located in White County
  • Darkey Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Elijah ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elijah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elijah
    • Elijah is located in White County
  • Silver Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Point
    • Silver Point is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Point <3>
  • Smithville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Pollard ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pollard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
    • Pollard is located in White County
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    • Yateston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yateston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yateston
      • Yateston is located in White County
    • Ditty
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ditty. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditty
      • Ditty is located in Putnam County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ditty
      • From Johnsons Chapel to Ditty
    • Keltonburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keltonburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltonburg
      • Keltonburg is located in DeKalb County

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

Newspapers Published in Johnsons Chapel ...

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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Johnsons Chapel.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Johnsons Chapel, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Johnsons Chapel.

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 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 Johnsons Chapel:

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

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

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>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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<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 Johnsons Chapel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Johnsons Chapel) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Johnsons Chapel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9905, Longitude: -85.6694    









 

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