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 Johnson Corner (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 Johnson Corner. 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 Johnson Corner ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Johnson Corner: Johnson Cor. (or less commonly used: Johnson Crn.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Johnson Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Johnson Corner.
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 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.
Johnson Corner is located in Accomack County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Accomack County: Somerset (MD), Lancaster, Middlesex, Northampton & Northumberland.
Below are the counties that are near Johnson Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Johnson Corner:
- Accomack County (The home county of Johnson Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Corner, with the one closest to Johnson Corner listed first.
- Temperanceville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wattsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wattsville is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Withams
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Withams is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withams
- Atlantic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hallwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hallwood is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Groton Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Groton Town is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton Town
- Mappsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sign Post
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sign Post is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sign Post
- Sinnickson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sinnickson is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinnickson
- Modest Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Nelsonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Nelsonia is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonia
- Bloxom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gargatha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gargatha is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gargatha
- Northampton County
- Exmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Somerset County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Corner, with the one closest to Johnson Corner listed first.
- Rehobeth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Costen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Costen is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costen
- West Pocomoke
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- West Pocomoke is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pocomoke
- Tulls Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tulls Corner is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulls Corner
- Annemessix Towne ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Annemessix Towne is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annemessix Towne
- Kingston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kingston is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Lawsonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lawsonia is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonia
- Westover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Manokin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Manokin is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manokin
- Crisfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Daugherty Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Daugherty Town is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daugherty Town
- Fairmount
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Fairmount is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Upper Fairmount
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Upper Fairmount is located in Somerset County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Fairmount
- Wicomico County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Corner, with the one closest to Johnson Corner listed first.
- Allen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Allen is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Fruitland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Whiton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Whiton is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Twiggs Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Twiggs Corner is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twiggs Corner
- Capitola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Capitola is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
- Green Hill Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hill Village is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Village
- Dogwood Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dogwood Village is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Powellville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Powellville is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
- Salisbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Nanticoke
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nanticoke is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanticoke
- Worcester County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Corner, with the one closest to Johnson Corner listed first.
- Pocomoke City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pocomoke City is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocomoke City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,095 people
- Former names for Pocomoke City:
- New Town
- Stevens Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocomoke City <1>
- Stockton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Girdletree
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Girdletree is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdletree
- Snow Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cedartown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cedartown is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedartown
- Newark
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Johnson Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Johnson Corner.
Cemeteries Near Johnson Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Johnson Corner.
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 Johnson Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Johnson Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Johnson Corner, with the one closest to Johnson Corner listed first.
- Greenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wessells Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bloxom Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. James Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pitts Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Remson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mechanics Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Red Mens Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Union Greenbackville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (101 more) ...
- St. Marks Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ridge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Union Franklin City Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Johnson Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Johnson Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Johnson Corner, with the one closest to Johnson Corner listed first.
- Horsey
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Horsey is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsey
- Temperanceville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Atlantic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wattsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wattsville is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Hallwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hallwood is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- New Church
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Messongo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Messongo is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messongo
- Mearsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mearsville is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mearsville
- Mappsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Horntown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sanford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sanford is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Belinda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Belinda is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Bloxom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nelsonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Nelsonia is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonia
- Modest Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Johnson Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Johnson Corner.
Newspapers Published in Johnson Corner ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Johnson Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Johnson Corner, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Johnson Corner.
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 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 Johnson Corner:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Accomack County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Northampton County
- Somerset County
- Wicomico County
- Worcester County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The 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. |
| <3> | 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 Johnson Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Johnson Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |