RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Tennessee >> Crockett County >> Johnsons Grove >> Genealogy HelperIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Tennessee

The Commemorative Quarter for Tennessee





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 Johnsons Grove (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 Grove. 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 Grove ...

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.

  • A typical abbreviation for Johnsons Grove: Johnsons Grv.
  • While the name of this community is Johnsons Grove, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Johnsons Grove may originally have been Johnson's Grove.

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

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.

Johnsons Grove is located in Crockett 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 Crockett County: Dyer, Gibson, Haywood, Lauderdale & Madison.

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

  • Crockett County     (The home county of Johnsons Grove)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johnsons Grove, with the one closest to Johnsons Grove listed first.
    • Maury City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maury City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury City
      • Maury City is located in Crockett County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
    • Alamo
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Crockett Mills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Maury Junction
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maury Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury Junction
      • Maury Junction is located in Crockett County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 679 people
    • Bells
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Fruitvale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Friendship
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Chestnut Bluff
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Gadsden
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gadsden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
      • Gadsden is located in Crockett County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
    • Elizabeth
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
      • Elizabeth is located in Crockett County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 14,271 people
  • Carroll County
  • Dyer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johnsons Grove, with the one closest to Johnsons Grove listed first.
    • Tigrett
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Bruceville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruceville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
      • Bruceville is located in Dyer County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,453 people
    • Fowlkes
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Bishop
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Unionville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Tatumville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Dyersburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Middle City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle City
      • Middle City is located in Dyer County
    • Churchton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Churchton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchton
      • Churchton is located in Dyer County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 6,752 people
    • Newbern
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Finley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Finley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley
      • Finley is located in Dyer County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 299 people
    • Richwoods
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Fayette County
  • Gibson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johnsons Grove, with the one closest to Johnsons Grove listed first.
    • Brazil
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Humboldt
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humboldt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
      • Humboldt is located in Gibson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,126 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humboldt <3>
    • Trenton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
      • Trenton is located in Gibson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,147 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <3>
    • Gibson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Medina
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
      • Medina is located in Gibson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,379 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medina <3>
    • Yorkville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yorkville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
      • Yorkville is located in Gibson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
    • Dyer
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Goat City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goat City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat City
      • Goat City is located in Gibson County
    • Concord
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Sitka
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Graball
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graball have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
      • Graball is located in Gibson County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 236 people
    • Milan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hancock County
  • Hardeman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johnsons Grove, with the one closest to Johnsons Grove listed first.
    • Vildo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vildo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vildo
      • Vildo is located in Hardeman County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Vildo
      • From Johnsons Grove to Vildo
    • Teague
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teague have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
      • Teague is located in Hardeman County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,181 people
  • Haywood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johnsons Grove, with the one closest to Johnsons Grove listed first.
    • Owl City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owl City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl City
      • Owl City is located in Haywood County
    • Bradford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
      • Bradford is located in Haywood County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,017 people
    • Allens
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Allens. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens
      • Allens is located in Haywood County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Allens
      • From Johnsons Grove to Allens
    • Wellwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wellwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellwood
      • Wellwood is located in Haywood County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wellwood
      • From Johnsons Grove to Wellwood
    • Brownsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Willow Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Toulon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Toulon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toulon
      • Toulon is located in Haywood County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Toulon
      • From Johnsons Grove to Toulon
    • Woodville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Woodland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Ko Ko
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Hillville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Eurekaton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Lauderdale County
  • Madison County
  • Tipton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johnsons Grove, with the one closest to Johnsons Grove listed first.
    • Charleston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
      • Charleston is located in Tipton County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 671 people
    • Gift
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gift have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gift
      • Gift is located in Tipton County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 378 people
    • Gailor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gailor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gailor
      • Gailor is located in Tipton County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 468 people
    • Covington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Johnsons Grove ...

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

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

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

  • Liberty Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles 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.
  • Roberson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roberson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roberson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kail Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kail Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kail Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Harris Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evans Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evans Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pond Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pond Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pond Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wortham Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wortham Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wortham Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tipton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Cairo Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • New Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Nunn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nunn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nunn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (382 more) ...
    • Poston Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poston Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Belleview Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belleview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belleview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Bridget Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bridget Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bridget Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<7>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Johnsons Grove had a population of 64 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Maury City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maury City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury City
    • Maury City is located in Crockett County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
  • Alamo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Cairo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cairo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
    • Cairo is located in Crockett County
  • Rudolph
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rudolph have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudolph
    • Rudolph is located in Haywood County
  • Belle Eagle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Eagle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Eagle
    • Belle Eagle is located in Haywood County
  • Jones
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
    • Jones is located in Haywood County
  • Bells
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Crockett Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Friendship
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Providence
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Chestnut Bluff
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Forked Deer
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forked Deer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forked Deer
    • Forked Deer is located in Haywood County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Wellwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wellwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellwood
      • Wellwood is located in Haywood County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wellwood
      • From Johnsons Grove to Wellwood
    • Gadsden
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gadsden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
      • Gadsden is located in Crockett County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
    • Gibson Wells
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibson Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Wells
      • Gibson Wells is located in Gibson County

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

Newspapers Published in Johnsons Grove ...

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 Johnsons Grove.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Johnsons Grove, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Johnsons Grove.

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 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 Johnsons Grove:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Johnsons Grove. 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Johnsons Grove) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Johnsons Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7672, Longitude: -89.1954    
<6>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.
<7>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 Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

Copyright 2025
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 29 Apr 2025