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 Johnston Circle (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 Johnston Circle. 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 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.
Johnston Circle is located in Bradley 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 Bradley County: Murray (GA), Whitfield (GA), Hamilton, McMinn, Meigs & Polk.
Below are the counties that are near Johnston Circle. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Johnston Circle:
- Bradley County (The home county of Johnston Circle)
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnston Circle, with the one closest to Johnston Circle listed first.
- Bellefounte
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- Countryside Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- Hopewell Estates
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hopewell Estates is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,874 people
- Hopewell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Charleston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cleveland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Cleveland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,608 people
- South Cleveland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,912 people
- Etola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
- Bent Tree Acres
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bent Tree Acres is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree Acres
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,309 people
- Wildwood Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wildwood Lake is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,124 people
- McDonald
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bledsoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnston Circle, with the one closest to Johnston Circle listed first.
- Brayton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brayton
- Summer City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnston Circle, with the one closest to Johnston Circle listed first.
- Birchwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lakewood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lakewood is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Estimated population in 2011: 2,336 people
- Apison
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Apison is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apison
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,469 people
- Collegedale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Howardville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Howardville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
- Ooltewah
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison Ferry
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Harrison Ferry is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Ferry
- Population from the 2010 Census: 7,769 people
- Lakesite
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lakesite is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
- Soddy Lake Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Soddy Lake Heights is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy Lake Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,190 people
- Sale Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Dweller
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lake Dweller is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dweller
- McMinn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnston Circle, with the one closest to Johnston Circle listed first.
- Calhoun
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lamontville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
- Luskville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Luskville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
- Claxton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Claxton is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Riceville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Goodsprings
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Goodsprings is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Etowah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grady
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Grady is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Athens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Englewood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mecca
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mecca is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Nonaburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Nonaburg is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonaburg
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnston Circle, with the one closest to Johnston Circle listed first.
- East View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- East View is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View
- Estimated population in 2014: 705 people
- Beta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- Goodfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Decatur
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Calico
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Calico is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico
- Estimated population in 2014: 495 people
- Cute ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Sewee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- Akeman Crossroad
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Akeman Crossroad is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeman Crossroad
- Surprise
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnston Circle, with the one closest to Johnston Circle listed first.
- Jalapa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jalapa is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Rural Vale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rural Vale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Vale
- Epperson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Epperson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epperson
- Coker Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Coker Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker Creek
- Tellico Plains
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnston Circle, with the one closest to Johnston Circle listed first.
- Chestuee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Chestuee is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestuee
- Ocoee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Benton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oldfort
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oldfort is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfort
- Parksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Parksville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
- Delano
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ball Play
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ball Play is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Play
- Archville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Archville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archville
- Chable ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chable is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chable
- Servilla
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Servilla is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilla
- Rymers ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rymers is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymers
- Chanceytown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chanceytown is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanceytown
- Rhea County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnston Circle, with the one closest to Johnston Circle listed first.
- Bryan Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Dayton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Graysville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Cumberland Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Spring
- Ogden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ogden is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Lakewood Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Catoosa County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnston Circle, with the one closest to Johnston Circle listed first.
- Mount Vernon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vernon is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,371 people
- Catoosa Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Catoosa Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa Springs
- Graysville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Ringgold
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dafron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dafron is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dafron
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,294 people
- Ellie Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ellie Spring is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellie Spring
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,714 people
- Poplar Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Boynton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boynton is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Newnan Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newnan Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newnan Springs
- Estimated population in 2019: 41,581 people
- Lakeview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Fannin County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnston Circle, with the one closest to Johnston Circle listed first.
- Fry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fry is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
- Epworth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- McCaysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pierceville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pierceville is located in Fannin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Murray County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnston Circle, with the one closest to Johnston Circle listed first.
- Tennga
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cisco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Gregory
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Gregory is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Population from the 2010 Census: 7,432 people
- Temple Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Temple Grove is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Grove
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,795 people
- Sumac
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sumac is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumac
- Crandall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Eton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Whitfield County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnston Circle, with the one closest to Johnston Circle listed first.
- Red Clay
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Red Clay is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Clay
- Parrett Crossing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Parrett Crossing is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrett Crossing
- Estimated population in 2019: 136 people
- Cohutta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ruralvale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ruralvale is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruralvale
- Varnell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Plainview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Plainview is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Estimated population in 2019: 318 people
- Waring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Waring is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waring
- Tunnel Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee County (NC)
- Liberty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Johnston Circle, see our County-by-County Page for Johnston Circle.
Cemeteries Near Johnston Circle ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Johnston Circle.
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 Johnston Circle - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Johnston Circle covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Johnston Circle, with the one closest to Johnston Circle listed first.
- Eldredge Camp Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Tasso Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Tasso Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bellefounte Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sunset Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ramsey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- New Friendship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Henry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Unity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spriggs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- McCarthy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (665 more) ...
- Candies Creek Company Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hennegers Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chambers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Johnston Circle in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Johnston Circle.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Johnston Circle, with the one closest to Johnston Circle listed first.
- Tasso
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Tasso is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tasso
- Climer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Climer is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climer
- Cleveland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Charleston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Calhoun
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Etola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
- Lamontville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
- Ocoee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Benton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Patty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Patty is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patty
- Luskville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Luskville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
- Sanford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sanford is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Black Fox
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Black Fox is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Fox
- Brittsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brittsville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittsville
- Folger ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Folger is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folger
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Johnston Circle. See our List of 1890's Communities around Johnston Circle.
Newspapers Published in Johnston Circle ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Johnston Circle.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Johnston Circle, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Johnston Circle.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Johnston Circle:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Bradley County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bledsoe County
- Hamilton County
- McMinn County
- Meigs County
- Monroe County
- Polk County
- Rhea County
- Catoosa County
- Fannin County
- Murray County
- Whitfield County
- Cherokee County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
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> | 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 Johnston Circle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Johnston Circle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |