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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 (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. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

Johnson is located in Lamoille County.

To see how the shape of Vermont's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lamoille County: Caledonia, Chittenden, Franklin, Orleans & Washington.

Below are the counties that are near Johnson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Johnson:

  • Lamoille County     (The home county of Johnson)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johnson, with the one closest to Johnson listed first.
    • Johnson
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Johnson is located in Lamoille County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,619 people
    • Hyde Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hyde Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Hyde Park is located in Lamoille County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,942 people
    • Waterville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Waterville is located in Lamoille County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
    • Morristown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Morristown is located in Lamoille County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,549 people
    • Cadys Falls
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cleveland Corners
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Morrisville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cambridge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Cambridge is located in Lamoille County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,817 people
    • Belvidere
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Belvidere Junction
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jeffersonville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Belvidere
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Belvidere is located in Lamoille County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
  • Caledonia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johnson, with the one closest to Johnson listed first.
    • Hardwick
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Hardwick is located in Caledonia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,839 people
    • East Hardwick
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • South Walden
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Stannard
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Walden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Walden is located in Caledonia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 944 people
    • Stannard
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Stannard is located in Caledonia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stannard
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
    • Walden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Sheffield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Sheffield is located in Caledonia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
    • Wheelock
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Wheelock is located in Caledonia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelock
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
    • Sheffield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • West Danville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Wheelock
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Danville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Danville is located in Caledonia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,105 people
  • Chittenden County
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johnson, with the one closest to Johnson listed first.
    • Bakersfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fletcher
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Fletcher is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
    • Bakersfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Bakersfield is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,336 people
    • Binghamville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Binghamville is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binghamville
    • Fairfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Fairfield is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,973 people
    • Egypt ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Montgomery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Montgomery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,212 people
    • Enosburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Fairfax
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Fairfax is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,917 people
    • West Enosburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Fairfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Montgomery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Enosburg Falls
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Grand Isle County
    • Grand Isle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Grand Isle is located in Grand Isle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Isle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
  • Orleans County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johnson, with the one closest to Johnson listed first.
    • Craftsbury
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Craftsbury is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craftsbury
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
    • Craftsbury
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Mill Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Mill Village is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
    • Lowell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Lowell is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
    • East Craftsbury
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Albany
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Albany
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Albany is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 904 people
    • Albany Center
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • South Albany
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • East Albany
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Greensboro
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Greensboro is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 687 people
    • Westfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Westfield is located in Orleans County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 491 people
    • Greensboro Bend
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Washington County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Johnson, see our County-by-County Page for Johnson.

Cemeteries Near Johnson ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Johnson.

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 - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Johnson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Johnson, with the one closest to Johnson listed first.

  • Lamoille View Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Whitting Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Old Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Clark Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Bidwell - French Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Plot Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Evergreen Ledge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Jedidia Hyde Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hooper Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • St. Teresa Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Village Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • North Hyde Park Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (413 more) ...

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Johnson had a population of 400 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Johnson had a population of 1,499 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Johnson, with the one closest to Johnson listed first.

  • Hyde Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Cadys Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Waterville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Waterville is located in Lamoille County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
  • Morristown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Morristown is located in Lamoille County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
  • Morrisville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cambridge Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Cambridge Junction is located in Lamoille County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge Junction
  • Garfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Garfield is located in Lamoille County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
  • Belvidere Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Belvidere Center is located in Lamoille County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere Center
  • Belvidere
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jeffersonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Eden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Eden Mills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • East Fletcher
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • East Fletcher is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fletcher
    • North Cambridge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • North Cambridge is located in Lamoille County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cambridge
    • Cambridge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Johnson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Johnson.

Newspapers Published in Johnson ...

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.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Johnson, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Johnson.

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 professional and volunteer 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:

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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Johnson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.