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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 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 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.
Johnson Corner is located in Southampton 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 Southampton County: Hertford (NC), Northampton (NC), Franklin, Greensville, Suffolk City, Surry & Sussex.
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:
- Southampton 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.
- Ivor
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Doles Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Doles Crossroads is located in Southampton County
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- Berlin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin is located in Southampton County
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- Black Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Black Creek is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Burdette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Burdette is located in Southampton County
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- Sedley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sedley is located in Southampton County
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- Edgehill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Edgehill is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- Cypress Manor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cypress Manor is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Manor
- Hunterdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hunterdale is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunterdale
- Sebrell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sebrell is located in Southampton County
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- Isaac
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Isaac is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaac
- Courtland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Charles City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Corner, with the one closest to Johnson Corner listed first.
- Charles City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ruthville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ruthville is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
- Westover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Chesapeake City
- Charlton Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Charlton Village is located in Chesapeake City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton Village
- Franklin City
- Franklin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Gloucester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Corner, with the one closest to Johnson Corner listed first.
- Gloucester Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crab
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crab is located in Gloucester County
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- Clay Bank
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clay Bank is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Bank
- Country Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Country Village is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- York View
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- York View is located in Gloucester County
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- Ordinary
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hampton City
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Corner, with the one closest to Johnson Corner listed first.
- Greenwood Farms
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Farms is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Farms
- Newgate Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Newgate Village is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newgate Village
- Aberdeen Gardens
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Aberdeen Gardens is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen Gardens
- Chapel Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Village
- Pine Chapel Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pine Chapel Village is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Chapel Village
- Hampton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Phoebus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Phoebus is located in Hampton City
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- Isle of Wight County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Corner, with the one closest to Johnson Corner listed first.
- Raynor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Raynor is located in Isle of Wight County
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- Zuni
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Zuni is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuni
- Magnet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Magnet is located in Isle of Wight County
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- Rushmere
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rushmere is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmere
- Smithfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Windsor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Walters
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Walters is located in Isle of Wight County
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- Rescue
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rescue is located in Isle of Wight County
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- Carrsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Carrsville is located in Isle of Wight County
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- James City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Corner, with the one closest to Johnson Corner listed first.
- Jamestown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Norge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Newport News City
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Corner, with the one closest to Johnson Corner listed first.
- Lee Hall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lee Hall is located in Newport News City
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- Red Hill Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hill Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Village
- Bernard Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bernard Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernard Village
- Hilton Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hilton Village is located in Newport News City
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- Newport News
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Norfolk City
- Glenwood Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Glenwood Park is located in Norfolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Park
- Poquoson City
- Poquoson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Prince George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Corner, with the one closest to Johnson Corner listed first.
- Burrowsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Newville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Garysville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Talpa ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Talpa is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
- Derby ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
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- Suffolk City
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Corner, with the one closest to Johnson Corner listed first.
- Chuckatuck
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chuckatuck is located in Suffolk City
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- Holland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Holland is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Ames Cove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ames Cove is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames Cove
- Oak Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Bennett Harbor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bennett Harbor is located in Suffolk City
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- Kilby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kilby is located in Suffolk City
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- Driver
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Driver is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driver
- Manning
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Manning is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Suffolk
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wilroy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wilroy is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilroy
- Shoulders Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shoulders Hill is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoulders Hill
- Russell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Russell is located in Suffolk City
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- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Corner, with the one closest to Johnson Corner listed first.
- Itata
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Itata is located in Surry County
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- Dendron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beachland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Beachland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachland
- Surry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Carsley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carsley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsley
- Scotland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Scotland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Spring Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Grove is located in Surry County
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- Homewood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Homewood is located in Surry County
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- Claremont
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Claremont is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Corner, with the one closest to Johnson Corner listed first.
- Wakefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Waverly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sussex
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sussex is located in Sussex County
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- Yale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Yale is located in Sussex County
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- Stony Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Williamsburg City
- Williamsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Corner, with the one closest to Johnson Corner listed first.
- Rochambeau Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rochambeau Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochambeau Village
- Charles Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Charles Corner is located in York County
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- Lackey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lackey is located in York County
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- Oaktree
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Oaktree is located in York County
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- Dare
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dare is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dare
- Yorktown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Yorkville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Yorkville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Barlows Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Barlows Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlows Corner
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.
- Mill Swamp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Briggs / Davis / Johnson Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Holmes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Sinai Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cypress Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Booker T Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Diggs Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ivor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Brittle Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gilfield Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (174 more) ...
- Stephenson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moores Swamp Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Spratley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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 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.
- Raynor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Raynor is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor
- Ivor
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Comet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Comet is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Itata
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Itata is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itata
- Dendron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Zuni
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Zuni is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuni
- Moorings
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Moorings is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorings
- Magnet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Magnet is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Septa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Septa is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Septa
- Berlin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Carsley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carsley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsley
- Highgate
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Highgate is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgate
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- Alliance
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Alliance is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Windsor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Smithfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
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 12 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 18 miles [29 km]<3>. 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 begin with 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 Johnson Corner:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Southampton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Charles City County
- Chesapeake City
- Franklin City
- Gloucester County
- Hampton City
- Isle of Wight County
- James City County
- Newport News City
- Norfolk City
- Poquoson City
- Prince George County
- Suffolk City
- Surry County
- Sussex County
- Williamsburg City
- York 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> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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'. |