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 northwest 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 north.
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 north 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 Mecklenburg 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 Mecklenburg County: Granville (NC), Vance (NC), Warren (NC), Brunswick, Charlotte, Halifax & Lunenburg.
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:
- Mecklenburg 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.
- Dunns Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Dunns Corner is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunns Corner
- Ogburn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ogburn is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogburn
- Wightman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wightman is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wightman
- Union Level
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Union Level is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Level
- Opie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Opie is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opie
- South Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- La Crosse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Boydton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hagood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hagood is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagood
- Marengo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marengo is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Chase City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cusco Willa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cusco Willa is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusco Willa
- Bracey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brunswick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Corner, with the one closest to Johnson Corner listed first.
- Brodnax
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Netta ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Netta is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netta
- Alberta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Alberta is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
- Gholsonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Gholsonville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholsonville
- Ezell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ezell is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezell
- Lawrenceville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Jonesboro ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesboro is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Ankum
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ankum is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankum
- Gasburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dolphin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Dolphin is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolphin
- Edgerton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Edgerton is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Powellton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Powellton is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Ante
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ante is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ante
- Charlotte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Corner, with the one closest to Johnson Corner listed first.
- Wylliesburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Keysville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Drakes Branch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Charlotte Court House
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Abilene
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Abilene is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abilene
- Dinwiddie County
- Oldenplace ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oldenplace is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldenplace
- Fluvanna County
- Scottsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Halifax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Corner, with the one closest to Johnson Corner listed first.
- Aarons Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Aarons Creek is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Creek
- Clover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Midway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Lunenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Corner, with the one closest to Johnson Corner listed first.
- Bagleys Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bagleys Mills is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagleys Mills
- Wattsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wattsboro is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsboro
- Oral Oaks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Oral Oaks is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oral Oaks
- Lunenburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lunenburg is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
- Lochleven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lochleven is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochleven
- Victoria
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kenbridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dundas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dundas is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Pleasant Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Nutbush
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Nutbush is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
- Meherrin
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Meherrin is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meherrin
- Nottoway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Corner, with the one closest to Johnson Corner listed first.
- Winnie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Winnie is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnie
- Forkland ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Forkland is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Blackstone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crewe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Burkeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Prince Edward County
- Green Bay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Spotsylvania County
- Brokenburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Brokenburg is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokenburg
- Granville County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Corner, with the one closest to Johnson Corner listed first.
- Townsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bullock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stovall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stovall is located in Granville County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Gela
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gela is located in Granville County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gela
- Halifax County (NC)
- Littleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Northampton County (NC)
- Henrico
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vance County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Corner, with the one closest to Johnson Corner listed first.
- Drewry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Drewry is located in Vance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewry
- Middleburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Flat Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Flat Rock is located in Vance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Adcock Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Adcock Crossroads is located in Vance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adcock Crossroads
- Warren County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Corner, with the one closest to Johnson Corner listed first.
- Rose Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Wise
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wise is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
- Norlina
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Manson
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Warren Plains
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Warren Plains is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Plains
- Church Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Church Hill is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Snow Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Snow Hill is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Soul City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Soul City is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soul City
- Macon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Warrenton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Vaughan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Afton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Afton is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
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.
- Berea Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Union Level Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Horeb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tabernacle Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tabernacle Baptist Church Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the northwest of South Hill.
- The Tabernacle Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tabernacle Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52374 <3>
- Ferguson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (202 more) ...
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Easters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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.<4>
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.
- North View
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- North View is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North View
- Wightman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wightman is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wightman
- Union Level
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Union Level is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Level
- Drapersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Drapersville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drapersville
- Baskerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Baskerville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskerville
- Wilburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wilburn is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilburn
- Muck Cross
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Muck Cross is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muck Cross
- Bagleys Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bagleys Mills is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagleys Mills
- Antlers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Antlers is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antlers
- Wattsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wattsboro is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsboro
- South Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Smiths Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Smiths Crossroads is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Crossroads
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Boydton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- La Crosse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oral Oaks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Oral Oaks is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oral Oaks
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 30 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]<2>. 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 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 Johnson Corner:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Mecklenburg County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brunswick County
- Charlotte County
- Dinwiddie County
- Fluvanna County
- Halifax County
- Lunenburg County
- Nottoway County
- Prince Edward County
- Spotsylvania County
- Granville County
- Halifax County
- Northampton County
- Vance County
- Warren 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> | 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- Johnson Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |