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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 Landing (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 Landing. 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 Landing ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Johnson Landing: Johnson Lndg. (or less commonly used: Johnson Lndng.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Johnson Landing. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Johnson Landing.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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 Landing is located in Pierce County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pierce County: King, Kitsap, Kittitas, Lewis, Mason, Thurston & Yakima.

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

  • Pierce County     (The home county of Johnson Landing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Landing, with the one closest to Johnson Landing listed first.
    • Anderson Island
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Anderson Island is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Island
    • Gertrude
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Gertrude is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gertrude
    • Meridian
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Meridian is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
    • Longbranch
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Steilacoom
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Fox Island
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakebay
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Lake City is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
    • DuPont
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cromwell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Cromwell is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
    • Home
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Home is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home
    • Fort Lewis
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Grays Harbor County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Landing, with the one closest to Johnson Landing listed first.
    • McCleary Junction
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • McCleary Junction is located in Grays Harbor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCleary Junction
    • McCleary
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Sine
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Sine is located in Grays Harbor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sine
    • Garden City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Garden City is located in Grays Harbor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • King County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Landing, with the one closest to Johnson Landing listed first.
    • Tahlequah
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Tahlequah is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahlequah
    • Magnolia Beach
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Magnolia Beach is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Beach
    • Milton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Buenna
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Buenna is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buenna
    • Federal Way
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Redondo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Redondo is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redondo
    • Algona
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Pacific
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Vashon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodmont Beach
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodmont Beach is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmont Beach
    • Des Moines
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Star Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Star Lake is located in King County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Lake
  • Kitsap County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Landing, with the one closest to Johnson Landing listed first.
    • Burley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Olalla
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Bethel
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • East Port Orchard
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • East Port Orchard is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Port Orchard
    • Gorst
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Parkwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Parkwood is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood
    • Port Orchard
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • South Colby
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • South Colby is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Colby
    • South Park Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Southworth
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Southworth is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southworth
    • Colby
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Colby is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
    • Colchester
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Colchester is located in Kitsap County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colchester
  • Mason County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Landing, with the one closest to Johnson Landing listed first.
    • Grapeview
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Allyn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bayshore
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Bayshore is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayshore
    • Belfair
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • New Kamilche
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • New Kamilche is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Kamilche
    • Shelton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Tahuya
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Union ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Union is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Skokomish
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Skokomish is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skokomish
    • Potlatch
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hoodsport
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mohrweis
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Mohrweis is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohrweis
  • Thurston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Landing, with the one closest to Johnson Landing listed first.
    • Puget
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Puget is located in Thurston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puget
    • Tanglewilde
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Tanglewilde is located in Thurston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewilde
    • Nisqually Indian Community
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Lacey
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Lacey is located in Thurston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,178 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacey <1>
    • Kellys Korner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Kellys Korner is located in Thurston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Korner
    • Olympia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • North Yelm
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • North Yelm is located in Thurston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Yelm
    • Tumwater
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • East Olympia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Yelm
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Yelm is located in Thurston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelm
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,591 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yelm <1>
    • Rainier
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • McIntosh
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • McIntosh is located in Thurston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh

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

Cemeteries Near Johnson Landing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Johnson Landing.

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 Landing - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Anderson Island Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Longbranch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • German Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Lutheran Cemetery
    • The German Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lakebay German Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    • Old German Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
  • Steilacoom Masonic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ft. Steilacoom Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Fox Island Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Western State Hospital Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • New Tacoma Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lakebay Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Old Settlers Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Settlers Cemetery
    • The Old Settlers Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Gravelly Lake Cemetery
  • Byrd Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (81 more) ...
    • Cromwell Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell Cemetery
      • The Cromwell Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hales Passage Cemetery
      • Hales Passage Scandinavian Lutheran Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2259125 <3>
    • Home of Peace Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 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 Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Johnson Landing.

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

  • Meridian
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Meridian is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
  • Longbranch
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Steilacoom
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Puget
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Puget is located in Thurston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puget
  • Fox Island
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lakebay
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Lake City is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
  • Wollochet
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Wollochet is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wollochet
  • Artondale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Artondale is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artondale
  • Lakeview
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Lakeview is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Hillhurst
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hillhurst is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhurst
  • Rosedale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Rosedale is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Lacey
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Lacey is located in Thurston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,178 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacey <1>
    • Vaughn
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Vaughn is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn
    • Excelsior
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Excelsior is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior

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

Newspapers Published in Johnson Landing ...

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 96 newspapers that have been published in the area around Johnson Landing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Johnson Landing, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Johnson Landing.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Landing:

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Johnson Landing) 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 Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.