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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 Mill (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 Mill. 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 Mill ...
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 occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Johnsons Mill: Johnsons Ml. (or less commonly used: Johnsons Mll.)
- While the name of this community is Johnsons Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Johnsons Mill may originally have been Johnson's Mill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Johnsons Mill might be written as Johnson Mill.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Johnsons Mill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Johnsons Mill.
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 and hospitals 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 Mill is located in Hickman County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hickman County: Dickson, Humphreys, Lewis, Maury, Perry & Williamson.
Below are the counties that are near Johnsons Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Johnsons Mill:
- Hickman County (The home county of Johnsons Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnsons Mill, with the one closest to Johnsons Mill listed first.
- Primm Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Primm Springs is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primm Springs
- Duck River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Duck River is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
- Littlelot
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Littlelot is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlelot
- Tottys Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tottys Bend is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottys Bend
- Graytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Graytown is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,528 people
- Wrigley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wrigley is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrigley
- Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
- Bon Aqua Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bon Aqua Junction is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Aqua Junction
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,230 people
- Lyles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Swan Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Swan Bluff is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Bluff
- Centerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Graham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Graham is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Nunnelly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nunnelly is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnelly
- Aetna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Aetna is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
- Cheatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnsons Mill, with the one closest to Johnsons Mill listed first.
- Kingston Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bell Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bell Town is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Pegram
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pegram is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pegram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,056 people
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnsons Mill, with the one closest to Johnsons Mill listed first.
- Linton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Linton is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
- Bellevue
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tennessee Towne ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tennessee Towne is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee Towne
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,347 people
- Forest Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,721 people
- Watkins ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Watkins is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Belle Meade
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Meade is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Meade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,788 people
- Dickson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnsons Mill, with the one closest to Johnsons Mill listed first.
- Abiff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Abiff is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abiff
- Spencers Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Spencers Mill is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Mill
- Tidwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Tidwell is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Pomona
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pomona is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Burns
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Water Valley ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Water Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,516 people
- White Bluff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Dickson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Tennessee City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- Charlotte
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- White Oak Flat
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- White Oak Flat is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Flat
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnsons Mill, with the one closest to Johnsons Mill listed first.
- Campbellsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Campbellsville is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
- Liberty Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Liberty Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Lynnville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnsons Mill, with the one closest to Johnsons Mill listed first.
- Bethpage
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bethpage is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethpage
- Population from the 2010 Census: 288 people
- Grandmother Ford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Grandmother Ford is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandmother Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 307 people
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnsons Mill, with the one closest to Johnsons Mill listed first.
- Henryville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Henryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Webber City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Webber City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnsons Mill, with the one closest to Johnsons Mill listed first.
- Kimmins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kimmins is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmins
- Hohenwald
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Voorhies
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Voorhies is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,476 people
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnsons Mill, with the one closest to Johnsons Mill listed first.
- Berlin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Caney Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- South Berlin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Holts Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- Anes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Globe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Verona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnsons Mill, with the one closest to Johnsons Mill listed first.
- New Flys Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- New Flys Village is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Flys Village
- Chartersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chartersville is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartersville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,494 people
- Fly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fly is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- Hill Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hill Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Town
- Greenfield Bend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Greenfield Bend is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Bend
- Estimated population in 2014: 15,035 people
- Williamsport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Williamsport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Santa Fe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arkland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Arkland is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkland
- Sawdust
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sawdust is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,053 people
- New Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- New Hope is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,070 people
- Chapel Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Chapel Hill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,461 people
- Mowd ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mowd is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowd
- Armour Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Armour Village is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour Village
- Perry County
- Lobelville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rutherford County
- Allisona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnsons Mill, with the one closest to Johnsons Mill listed first.
- Burwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Burwood is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwood
- Fernvale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fernvale is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernvale
- Fairview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Loriland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Loriland is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loriland
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,735 people
- Leipers Fork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkes ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wilkes is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes
- Spring Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Thompson's Station
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Thompson's Station is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson's Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,973 people
- Former name for Thompson's Station:
- Littlebury
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson's Station <2>
- Southall
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Southall is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southall
- Parry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Parry is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parry
- Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
- Harpeth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
- Forest Home
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Home is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Duplex
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Johnsons Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Johnsons Mill.
Cemeteries Near Johnsons Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Johnsons Mill.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Johnsons Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Johnsons Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Johnsons Mill, with the one closest to Johnsons Mill listed first.
- Woody Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Brooks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hanes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jones Valley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Byrd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Byrd Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Fly.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #10045 <4>
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Akin Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akin Ridge Cemetery
- The Akin Ridge Cemetery has also been known as:
- Akin Ridge Nazarene Church Cemetery
- Alexander Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Alexander Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Santa Fe.
- The Alexander Cemetery has also been known as:
- Alexander Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8551 <4>
- Harbison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gardner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gardner Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Fly.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2527995 <4>
- Continue List (1225 more) ...
- Gardner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Oakley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakley Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Fly.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #16527 <4>
- Potts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potts Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Potts Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Fly.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17373 <4>
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.<5>
While we didn't find Johnsons Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Johnsons Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Johnsons Mill, with the one closest to Johnsons Mill listed first.
- Jones Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jones Valley is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Valley
- Water Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Water Valley is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Lick Creek ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lick Creek is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Duck River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Duck River is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
- Fly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fly is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- Bluffpoint ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bluffpoint is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffpoint
- Littlelot
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Littlelot is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlelot
- Williamsport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Williamsport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Santa Fe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whiteoak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteoak is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteoak
- Little Rock Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Little Rock Mills is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Mills
- Kettle Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kettle Mills is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Mills
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Tottys Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tottys Bend is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottys Bend
- Mowd ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mowd is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowd
- Graytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Graytown is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,528 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Johnsons Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Johnsons Mill.
Newspapers Published in Johnsons Mill ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Johnsons Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Johnsons Mill, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Johnsons Mill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Johnsons Mill:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Hickman County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cheatham County
- Davidson County
- Dickson County
- Giles County
- Humphreys County
- Lawrence County
- Lewis County
- Marshall County
- Maury County
- Perry County
- Rutherford County
- Williamson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Johnsons Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |